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GARFIELD, NEW JERSEY QUICK STATSCounty: Bergen
Elevation: 36 feet
Land Area: 2.13 square miles
Population Density: 13594 people per square mile
Population: 28,971
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (72.4%), Hispanic (20.1%), Other race (8.1%), Two or more races (3.8%), Black (3.0%), Filipino (0.8%), Asian Indian (0.7%), American Indian (0.6%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): Polish (24.9%), Italian (19.5%), Irish (6.7%), German (5.5%), United States (2.6%), Arab (2.3%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Passaic, NJ (1.9 miles , pop. 67,861)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Manhattan, NY (10.4 miles , pop. 1,537,195)
Nearest cities: Lodi borough, NJ (1.2 miles ), Saddle Brook, NJ (1.3 miles ), Wallington borough, NJ (1.4 miles ), Elmwood Park borough, NJ (1.4 miles ), Passaic, NJ (1.4 miles ), Hasbrouck Heights borough, NJ (1.4 miles ), Rochelle Park, NJ (1.6 miles ), Wood-Ridge borough, NJ (1.6 miles )
Garfield Compared to State Average: Median house value above state average. Black race population percentage significantly above state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average. Renting percentage above state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
GARFIELD, NEW JERSEY EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 70.30%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.00%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.80%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Garfield:
PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 5 miles, PATERSON, NJ, Full-time enrollment: 2,452 BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 5 miles, PARAMUS, NJ, FT enrollment: 7,733 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY-ALL CAMPUSES about 6 miles, TEANECK, NJ, FT enrollment: 6,482 MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY about 6 miles, UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ, FT enrollment: 10,226 WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY about 9 miles, WAYNE, NJ, FT enrollment: 8,017 CUNY CITY COLLEGE about 10 miles, NEW YORK, NY, FT enrollment: 7,635 UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY about 10 miles, NEWARK, NJ, FT enrollment: 4,134
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