Montclair township, Essex County, New Jersey (NJ)

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Montclair township, NJ map Land area: 6.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 38,977 (all urban)

Males: 18,053	(46.3%)
Females: 20,924	(53.7%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 38,008 (24,695 owner occupied, 13,313 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	35%
State:	34%

Races in Montclair township:

White Non-Hispanic: 57.1%
Black: 31.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
Asian: 3.1%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
Hispanic or Latino: 5.1%
Two or more races: 2.6%
Some other race: 0.6%

Median age of males: 37.5
Median age of females: 38.7

Average houshold size: 2.53
Average family size: 3.16

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Population density: 6184 people per square mile

(very high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	5.6%
Whole state:	8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This township:	2.7%
Whole state:	4.2%

Cities in this township include: Montclair.

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Number of foreign born residents: 5,679 (51% naturalized citizens)

Montclair township:	14.6%
State:	17.5%

59% of Montclair township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in New Jersey.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 17746
Northeast: 9379
Midwest: 1670
South: 3265
West: 766

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $279,200

Montclair township, New Jersey satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households

People in group quarters in Montclair township, New Jersey

371 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
297 people in nursing homes
209 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
37 people in other nonhousehold living situations
33 people in homes for the mentally ill
22 people in religious group quarters

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 7,358
One, attached: 298
Two: 2,082
3 or 4: 1,748
5 to 9: 1,178
10 to 19: 710
20 to 49: 959
50 or more: 1,269
Mobile homes: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $275,000

Housing units in Montclair township with a mortgage: 5,183 (506 second mortgage, 854 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,478

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 13
1995 to 1998: 85
1990 to 1994: 271
1980 to 1989: 650
1970 to 1979: 612
1960 to 1969: 1,121
1950 to 1959: 1,766
1940 to 1949: 1,596
1939 or earlier: 9,493

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Montclair township, New Jersey:

1 room: 16
2 rooms: 75
3 rooms: 238
4 rooms: 454
5 rooms: 580
6 rooms: 1,048
7 rooms: 1,278
8 rooms: 1,518
9 or more rooms: 3,367

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Montclair township, New Jersey:

1 room: 292
2 rooms: 613
3 rooms: 1,906
4 rooms: 1,575
5 rooms: 1,224
6 rooms: 531
7 rooms: 179
8 rooms: 101
9 or more rooms: 112

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Montclair township:

no bedroom: 23
1 bedroom: 392
2 bedrooms: 985
3 bedrooms: 2,435
4 bedrooms: 2,238
5 or more bedrooms: 2,501

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Montclair township:

no bedroom: 380
1 bedroom: 2,909
2 bedrooms: 2,292
3 bedrooms: 668
4 bedrooms: 179
5 or more bedrooms: 105

Cars and other vehicles available in Montclair township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 340
1 vehicle: 2,620
2 vehicles: 4,135
3 vehicles: 1,185
4 vehicles: 220
5 or more vehicles: 74

Cars and other vehicles available in Montclair township in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 1,381
1 vehicle: 3,513
2 vehicles: 1,415
3 vehicles: 186
4 vehicles: 17
5 or more vehicles: 21

Most common industries for males:

Professional, scientific, and technical services (15%)
Finance and insurance (13%)
Educational services (7%)
Health care (6%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (4%)
Construction (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (17%)
Health care (14%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (12%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Social assistance (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Computer specialists (5%)
Lawyers (5%)
Top executives (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Media and communication equipment workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Business operations specialists (5%)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Montclair township:

Irish (11.6%)
Italian (9.6%)
German (5.8%)
English (5.4%)
Russian (3.4%)
Polish (3.2%)
United States or American (2.8%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Jamaica (13%)
Haiti (5%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Germany (5%)
Trinidad and Tobago (4%)
Guyana (4%)
Canada (4%)

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 11,743 (59%)
Carpooled: 1,514 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2,551 (13%)
Subway or elevated: 67 (0%)
Railroad: 1,724 (9%)
Taxi: 59 (0%)
Motorcycle: 15 (0%)
Bicycle: 24 (0%)
Walked: 816 (4%)
Other means: 203 (1%)
Worked at home: 1,261 (6%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (61%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%)
Electricity (7%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
Other fuel (1%)

People in group quarters in Montclair township, New Jersey

371 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
297 people in nursing homes
209 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
37 people in other nonhousehold living situations
33 people in homes for the mentally ill
22 people in religious group quarters

84.6% of residents of Montclair township speak English at home.
5.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
7.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (74% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 4% don't speak English at all).

Household type by relationship

Households: 38,098

In family households: 31,839 (6,654 male householders, 3,172 female householders)
7,354 spouses, 11,823 children (11,145 natural, 440 adopted, 238 stepchildren), 730 grandchildren, 356 brothers or sisters, 249 parents, 662 other relatives, 839 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 6,259 (1,966 male householders (1,517 living alone)), 3,258 female householders (2,869 living alone)), 1,035 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 970 (285 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,542 2-persons, 2,408 3-persons, 2,369 4-persons, 985 5-persons, 366 6-persons, 156 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,386 1-person, 725 2-persons, 83 3-persons, 26 4-persons, 4 6-persons.

7,105 married couples with children.
2,032 single-parent households (276 men, 1,756 women).

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 703

Here:	15.5%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 443

Here:	22.2%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 728

Here:	37.6%
New Jersey:	30.1%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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