Clark is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 14,597 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Clark is the 141st largest community in New Jersey.

Unlike some towns, Clark isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Clark are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Clark is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Clark who work in office and administrative support jobs (21.25%), sales jobs (13.29%), and management occupations (7.92%).

Also of interest is that Clark has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Clark is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Clark is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Clark really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Clark perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

As is often the case in a small town, Clark doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Clark Information and Demographics

The education level of Clark citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 28.18% of adults in Clark have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Clark in 2000 was $29,883, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $119,532 for a family of four. However, Clark contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Clark home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Clark is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Clark include Italian, Polish, Irish, German, Portuguese, English, Russian, and Ukrainian.

The languages spoken by people in Clark are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Clark is English. Other important languages spoken here include Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Polish.