Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households
Housing units in zip code 07026 with a mortgage: 2,835 (246 second mortgage, 437 home equity loan, 128 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,885
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,532
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $833
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
16.1%
Whole state:
9.5%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 07026: Garfield Station (A), Garfield Volunteer Ambulance Corps (B), City of Garfield Fire Department Company 2 (C), City of Garfield Fire Department Company 3 (D), City of Garfield Fire Department Company 4 (E), City of Garfield Fire Department Company 5 (F), City of Garfield Fire Department Company 1 (G), Garfield Free Public Library (H), Garfield City Hall (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 07026 include: Friendship Baptist Church (A), Calvary Baptist Church (B), Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (C), Our Lady of Sorrows Church (D), Saint Stanislaus Kostka Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
2,990 married couples with children.
4,533 single-parent households (1,333 men, 3,200 women).
43.0% of residents of 07026 zip code speak English at home.
55.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% very well, 18% well, 28% not well, 12% not at all).
39.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (39% very well, 26% well, 25% not well, 9% not at all).
11.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% very well, 28% well, 16% not well, 7% not at all).
23.9% of residents speak other language at home (17% very well, 20% well, 36% not well, 27% not at all).
Foreign born population: 12,881 (41.6%) (49.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
41.6%
Whole state:
20.6%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Poland (37%)
Other Eastern Europe (10%)
Peru (8%)
Italy (7%)
Colombia (5%)
Dominican Republic (4%)
Mexico (2%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 4,250
1990 to 1999: 4,382
1980 to 1989: 1,964
Before 1980: 3,099
Races in zip code 07026:
White population: 17,624 Black population: 3,545 American Indian population: 0 Asian population: 1,207 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 559 Two or more races population: 768 Hispanic or Latino population: 10,672
First ancestries reported:
Other groups: 12,844
Polish: 5,611
Italian: 4,047
Albanian: 1,285
Bulgarian: 1,000
Macedonian: 949
American: 817
Swedish: 748
Irish: 744
Guyanese: 607
German: 599
Hungarian: 555
Jamaican: 456
Ukrainian: 405
Arab: 344
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 334
Portuguese: 331
Norwegian: 327
Czechoslovakian: 312
Arab: 306
Welsh: 288
Syrian: 288
Yugoslavian: 278
Israeli: 230
Brazilian: 227
Armenian: 223
English: 219
Scottish: 187
Egyptian: 164
Turkish: 161
Russian: 152
Greek: 151
Moroccan: 143
Serbian: 141
European: 129
Czech: 120
Haitian: 120
Cypriot: 98
Slovak: 97
Maltese: 95
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 95
Eastern European: 86
Dutch: 85
Other West Indian: 85
Austrian: 76
Slovene: 73
French (except Basque): 72
Northern European: 62
Romanian: 62
French Canadian: 62
British: 56
Latvian: 54
Pennsylvania German: 30
Lithuanian: 29
Lebanese: 23
Swiss: 22
Scotch-Irish: 21
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
NEWSTECH NJ (950 RIVER DRIVE in GARFIELD, NJ)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-00014, AIR PROGRAM, NJEMS-005903, STATE CLEANUP SITE, NJEMS-02100, AIR PROGRAM, NJEMS-022100194000, RELEASE ASSESSMENT, NJEMS-02532, LABORATORY CERTIFICATION, NJEMS-0805, MINERAL EXPLORATION, NJEMS-15833100000, EPCRA, NJEMS-46374, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, NJEMS-15833100000, RIGHT-TO-KNOW - RPPR & P2 PLANNING National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: PAPER MILLS Organizations: GARDEN STATE PAPER CO LLC, NEWSTECH NJ LP, NEWSTECH NJ, LP (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, GARDEN STATE PAPER CO LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
, GARDEN STATE PAPER CO LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
, NEWSTECH NJ LP (CONTACT/OWNER)
, NEWSTECH NJ, LP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: GARDEN STATE PAPER CO, GARDEN STATE PAPER CO LLC
PRESTO LOCK INC FORMER (100 OUTWATER LANE in GARFIELD, NJ)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-02-1985-0020, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-001828, STATE CLEANUP SITE, NJEMS-49558, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: HARDWARE Organizations: EBERHARD FRANZEN - PRESTO LOCK (CONTACT/OWNER)
, GARFIELD EQUITES LTD PARNERSHIP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: EIKON PLANNING & DESIGN, PRESTO LOCK INCORPORATED
ONEIL COLOR & COMPOUNDING (61 RIVER DRIVE in GARFIELD, NJ)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-02-1999-4115, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-66944700000, RIGHT-TO-KNOW - RPPR & P2 PLANNING, NJEMS-01861, AIR PROGRAM, NJEMS-49473, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: CYCLIC ORGANIC CRUDES AND INTERMEDIATES, AND ORGANIC DYES AND PIGMENTS; UNSUPPORTED PLASTICS FILM AND SHEET; CHEMICALS AND ALLIED PRODUCTS Organizations: O'NEIL COLOR & COMPOUNDING (CONTACT/OWNER)
, PRIMEX PLASTICS (CONTACT/OWNER)
GARFIELD MOLDING CO INC (10 MIDLAND AVENUE in GARFIELD, NJ)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-018572, STATE CLEANUP SITE, NJEMS-025144, NJEMS-46377, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, NJEMS-57321500000, EPCRA National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: UNSUPPORTED PLASTICS FILM AND SHEET; PLASTICS PRODUCTS Organizations: BAUER BRUCE L, ELIZABETH M WATSON (CONTACT/OWNER)
, MURRAY CHARLES M (CONTACT/OWNER)
, BAUER BRUCE L (CONTACT/OWNER)
, BENNETT DON F (CONTACT/OWNER)
PRIMEX PLASTICS CORP (65 RIVER DRIVE in GARFIELD, NJ)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-00577, AIR PROGRAM, NJEMS-022100165000, RELEASE ASSESSMENT, NJEMS-47840, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, NJEMS-48151400000, EPCRA, NJEMS-G000004053, STATE CLEANUP SITE, NJEMS-NJD096976345, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: UNSUPPORTED PLASTICS FILM AND SHEET Organizations: SOMERSET REALTY CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
CHOMAS AMOCO SERVICE STATION #04115 (45 MONROE ST in GARFIELD, NJ)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-02-1998-0012, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-024762, STATE CLEANUP SITE, NJEMS-02723, AIR PROGRAM, NJEMS-90437500000, EPCRA, NJEMS-A0271, AIR PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS; GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS Organizations: BP AMOCO OIL CORP, BP PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA INC, CHOMAS SERVICE CENTER, ESTATE OF CHOMA ROBERT (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CHOMAS SERVICE, GARFIELD GETTY
GARFIELD CITY BD OF ED THOMAS JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL #9 (62 ALPINE ST in GARFIELD, NJ)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-070 STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-02647, AIR PROGRAM, NJEMS-033315, STATE CLEANUP SITE Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
GARFIELD CITY BD OF ED WOODROW WILSON SCHOOL #5 (205 OUTWATER LN in GARFIELD CITY, NJ)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-130 STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-02649, AIR PROGRAM, NJEMS-033318, STATE CLEANUP SITE Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
GARFIELD CITY (111 OUTWATER LN in GARFIELD, NJ)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-197921, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
GREAT A&P TEA CO (165 LANZA AVE in GARFIELD, NJ)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-L0180, AIR PROGRAM, NJEMS-NJD986629418, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS Organizations: CAMEO CLEANERS Alternative names: CAMEO CLEANERS
ABC LAUNDROMAT & DRY CLEANER (67 RIVER DRIVE in GARFIELD CITY, NJ)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-L0021, AIR PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: COIN-OPERATED LAUNDRIES AND DRYCLEANING; DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING Organizations: QUACHS FAMILY CORP Alternative names: ABC LAUNDERMAT & DRY CLEANERS, LAUNDERMAT AND DRY CLEANERS
AYAN TRAVEL INC (510 PALISADE AVE in GARFIELD, NJ)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-283778, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Organizations: C&C REALTY PARTNERS (CONTACT/OWNER)
PALISADE CLEANERS (195 PALISADE AVE in GARFIELD, NJ)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-L0166, AIR PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 11.1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (70%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (9%)
Electricity (8%)
Wood (5%)
No fuel used (3%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
Other fuel (2%)
Population in 1990: 26,727. Population change in the 1990s: +3,123 (+11.7%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 14,076
Northeast: 2,604
Midwest: 212
South: 508
West: 86
60% of the 07026 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in New Jersey.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,453
Here:
28.3%
New Jersey:
11.1%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,063
Here:
33.2%
New Jersey:
11.8%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,741
Here:
53.6%
New Jersey:
27.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
STAR DYNAMIC CORPORATION (100 OUTWATER LANE in GARFIELD, NJ; small business) : $43,845,608 in 139 contractsfrom 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Miscellaneous Communication Equipment, Electrical and Electronic assemblies, Boards, Cards, and Associated Hardware, Headsets, Handsets, Microphones and Speakers, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Electronic and Communications Facilities, and moreby Army, Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System, Defense Logistics Agency, Navy, and others Signed by year:2000: $1,506,949; 2001: $2,675,270; 2002: $9,219,730; 2003: $3,567,362; 2004: $24,216,268; 2005: $1,316,985; 2006: $633,635.
Biggest contracts:
$17,070,000 with Army for Miscellaneous Communication Equipment. Signed on 2004-12-03. Completion date: 2009-09-02.
$3,846,000, same as above.Signed on 2004-09-03. Completion date: 2004-07-01.
$2,005,500, same as above.Signed on 2003-06-18. Completion date: 2007-06-30.
$1,925,700, same as above.Signed on 2002-11-13. Completion date: 2007-06-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Wholesale Trade: Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Merchant Wholesalers (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)