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Elmwood Park, NJ
Demographic Data




Elmwood Park Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Elmwood Park Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

21,233

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.5%
5 - 17:
14.9%
18 - 24:
9.2%
25 - 34:
15.0%
35 - 54:
24.5%
55 - 64:
12.9%
Over 65 Years:
17.0%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.1%
5.1%
90.6%
90.6%
32.3%
32.3%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Elmwood Park
USA
$36,519
$36,519
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Elmwood Park
USA
$84,578
$84,578
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

12.0%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Manufacturing
Construction
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Accommodation
Education
Transportation
Finance
Other
Public Service
Administration
Arts
Wholesale
20.8%
20.8%
15.1%
15.1%
10.5%
10.5%
7.2%
7.2%
6.1%
6.1%
6.0%
6.0%
5.5%
5.5%
5.4%
5.4%
3.8%
3.8%
3.6%
3.6%
3.5%
3.5%
3.3%
3.3%
2.5%
2.5%
2.5%
2.5%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
49.8%
49.8%
31.8%
31.8%
9.5%
9.5%
6.2%
6.2%
2.7%
2.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Italian
Polish
Irish
German
Jamaican
Macedonian
Albanian
Russian
Syrian
English
Hungarian
Ukrainian
Slovak
Greek
French
Dutch
Egyptian
Croatian
Canadian
Portuguese
13.7%
13.7%
7.8%
7.8%
6.7%
6.7%
5.4%
5.4%
3.3%
3.3%
2.7%
2.7%
2.5%
2.5%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Polish
Langs. of India
Italian
Arabic
Tagalog
Slavic languages
Other Asian languages
Greek
African languages
Korean
Russian
Other Indo-European
Chinese
Portuguese
Serbo-Croatian
Urdu
French
Armenian
43.6%
43.6%
25.3%
25.3%
7.6%
7.6%
3.1%
3.1%
2.4%
2.4%
2.0%
2.0%
1.8%
1.8%
1.8%
1.8%
1.6%
1.6%
1.4%
1.4%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Elmwood Park Residents

36.5%


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