Housing density: 8,159 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $231,294.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,234 (lower quartile is $1,013, upper quartile is $1,576)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,232
Median gross rent in Irvington, NJ in 2022: $1,382
Housing units in Irvington with a mortgage: 2,780 (316 second mortgage, 205 home equity loan, 27 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 542
In family households: 645,040 (104,343 male householders, 84,996 female householders)
113,673 spouses, 245,726 children (232,723 natural, 5,793 adopted, 7,210 stepchildren), 20,627 grandchildren, 15,422 brothers or sisters, 11,923 parents, foster children, 19,910 other relatives, 22,762 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 115,157 (42,135 male householders (33,262 living alone)), 52,238 female householders (45,266 living alone)), 20,784 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 23,772 (12,126 institutionalized population)
108,634 married couples with children.
65,899 single-parent households (10,059 men, 55,840 women).
74.6% of residents of Irvington speak English at home.
7.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
14.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (53% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak other language at home (84% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
Foreign born population: 21,737 (33.5%)
(57.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Irvington, New Jersey
3,5221995 to March 2000
3,0041990 to 1994
2,2821985 to 1989
2,4161980 to 1984
1,2141975 to 1979
1,2041970 to 1974
5691965 to 1969
467Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Other: 35,878 (68.4%)
West Indian: 9,590 (18.3%)
Subsaharan African: 2,422 (4.6%)
United States: 1,149 (2.2%)
Italian: 705 (1.3%)
Polish: 669 (1.3%)
Irish: 477 (0.9%)
German: 447 (0.9%)
English: 206 (0.4%)
Greek: 132 (0.3%)
Portuguese: 131 (0.2%)
Ukrainian: 123 (0.2%)
Lithuanian: 92 (0.2%)
Russian: 86 (0.2%)
Slovak: 75 (0.1%)
French: 69 (0.1%)
Hungarian: 54 (0.1%)
Scottish: 41 (0.08%)
French Canadian: 25 (0.05%)
Dutch: 22 (0.04%)
Scotch-Irish: 15 (0.03%)
Norwegian: 14 (0.03%)
Arab: 13 (0.02%)
Czech: 8 (0.02%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Haiti
Irvington:
33.3% (4,886)
New Jersey:
2.2% (31,963)
Jamaica
Irvington:
15.7% (2,310)
New Jersey:
2.5% (36,443)
Guyana
Irvington:
10.0% (1,468)
New Jersey:
1.2% (17,746)
Nigeria
Irvington:
4.7% (691)
New Jersey:
0.6% (8,389)
Trinidad and Tobago
Irvington:
4.4% (646)
New Jersey:
0.9% (13,289)
Ghana
Irvington:
3.6% (531)
New Jersey:
0.5% (7,079)
Ecuador
Irvington:
3.2% (466)
New Jersey:
3.6% (53,482)
Dominican Republic
Irvington:
2.9% (430)
New Jersey:
6.2% (91,316)
Other Caribbean
Irvington:
2.2% (321)
New Jersey:
0.5% (7,928)
Philippines
Irvington:
1.8% (262)
New Jersey:
4.7% (69,773)
Poland
Irvington:
1.5% (227)
New Jersey:
3.8% (55,466)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 31,656
Other state: 12,804
Northeast: 3,716
Midwest: 439
South: 8,500
West: 149
59% of Irvington residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in New Jersey.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 253
Nursery to 4th grade: 78
5th and 6th grade: 292
7th and 8th grade: 652
9th grade: 349
10th grade: 513
11th grade: 616
12th grade, no diploma: 1,823
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,699
Less than 1 year of college: 1,168
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,277
Associate degree: 735
Bachelor's degree: 1,470
Master's degree: 323
Professional school degree: 119
Doctorate degree: 34
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 370
Nursery to 4th grade: 181
5th and 6th grade: 305
7th and 8th grade: 687
9th grade: 525
10th grade: 803
11th grade: 835
12th grade, no diploma: 2,120
High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,431
Less than 1 year of college: 1,627
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,238
Associate degree: 1,083
Bachelor's degree: 1,997
Master's degree: 394
Professional school degree: 132
Doctorate degree: 14
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 4,113
One, attached: 473
Two: 5,304
3 or 4: 5,521
5 to 9: 1,766
10 to 19: 1,987
20 to 49: 2,003
50 or more: 2,955
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.1%
