Editing Montclair, New Jersey (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1870= 2853
| 1880= 5147
| 1890= 8636
| 1900= 13962
| 1910= 21550
| 1920= 28810
| 1930= 42017
| 1940= 39807
| 1950= 43927
| 1960= 43129
| 1970= 44043
| 1980= 38321
| 1990= 37729
| 2000= 38977
| 2010= 37669
| 2020= 40921
| estimate=41076
| estyear=2024
| estref=<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2024/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2024-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024], [[United States Census Bureau]], released May 2025. Accessed May 18, 2025.</ref>
| footnote=Population sources:<small><br>1870–1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726–1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226125132/https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full |date=February 26, 2021 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed October 3, 2013.</ref> 1870–1910<ref>Staff. [https://books.google.com/books?id=PcQpAAAAYAAJ&q=montclair+2853+5147 ''1914 Year Book''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930112205/https://books.google.com/books?id=PcQpAAAAYAAJ&q=montclair+2853+5147 |date=September 30, 2023 }}, p. 69. Board of Trade of the City of Newark, 1914. Accessed October 11, 2012.</ref><br>1870<ref>Raum, John O. [https://books.google.com/books?id=5qZ4AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA243 ''The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930112205/https://books.google.com/books?id=5qZ4AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA243#v=onepage&q&f=false |date=September 30, 2023 }}, p. 243, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed October 3, 2013. "Montclair was formed from Bloomfield, April 15th, 1868. The first mountain forms its boundary on the west, and separates it from Caldwell township. Population in 1870, 2,853."</ref><ref>Staff. [https://books.google.com/books?id=gNwIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA258 ''A compendium of the ninth census, 1870''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930112249/https://books.google.com/books?id=gNwIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA258#v=onepage&q&f=false |date=September 30, 2023 }}, p. 258. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1872. Accessed October 3, 2013.</ref> 1880–1890<ref>Porter, Robert Percival. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA98 ''Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III – 51 to 75''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930112205/https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA98#v=onepage&q&f=false |date=September 30, 2023 }}, p. 98. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1890. Accessed October 3, 2013.</ref><br>1890–1910<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA336 ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715184554/https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA336 |date=July 15, 2023 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 336. Accessed July 8, 2012. 1890 population for Montclair Township is listed in Footnote 11.</ref> 1900–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA711 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 – Population Volume I''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930112206/https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA711#v=onepage&q&f=false |date=September 30, 2023 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 711. Accessed July 8, 2012.</ref><br>1940–2000<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005222054/https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 |date=October 5, 2022 }}, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> 2000<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603401347500.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Montclair township, Essex County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100602052849/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603401347500.pdf |date=June 2, 2010 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed March 26, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3401347500 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 – Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Montclair township, Essex County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212101931/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3401347500 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed October 11, 2012.</ref><br>2010<ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3401347500 DP-1 – Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Montclair township, Monmouth County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212113358/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3401347500 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed April 5, 2012.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_ess/montclair1.pdf Table DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Montclair township] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602062427/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_ess/montclair1.pdf |date=June 2, 2013 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed April 5, 2012.</ref> 2020<ref name=Census2020>[https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/montclairtownshipessexcountynewjersey QuickFacts Montclair township, Essex County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304021333/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/montclairtownshipessexcountynewjersey |date=March 4, 2023 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 21, 2022.</ref><ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213084623/https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf |date=February 13, 2023 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref></small>
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The township has long celebrated its diversity, a feature that has attracted many to the community.<ref name=NYT2012>Goodnough, Abby. [https://www.nytimes.com/1995/10/22/nyregion/schools-referendum-how-to-pick-the-school-board.html "Schools: Referendum; How to Pick the School Board?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828063105/http://www.nytimes.com/1995/10/22/nyregion/schools-referendum-how-to-pick-the-school-board.html |date=August 28, 2017 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 22, 1995. Accessed August 5, 2022. "In a town that has always been proud of its diversity – many residents say it was their primary reason for moving to Montclair – the difference of opinion has caused considerable strife."</ref> The African American population has been stable at around 30% for decades, although it fell from 32% in the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]] to 27% in 2010.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2010/>

Montclair has attracted many New Yorkers.<ref>Poletto, Christina. [https://nypost.com/2019/09/04/montclair-is-the-only-suburb-true-new-yorkers-will-even-consider/ "Montclair is the only suburb true New Yorkers will even consider"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106024402/https://nypost.com/2019/09/04/montclair-is-the-only-suburb-true-new-yorkers-will-even-consider/ |date=November 6, 2019 }}, ''[[New York Post]]'', September 4, 2019. Accessed November 5, 2019. "Some folks like to say that Montclair, the winsome New Jersey township 12 miles west of Manhattan, is the optimal spot for urbanites ready for more bang for their real estate buck."</ref> Many residents work for major media organizations in New York City, including ''[[The New York Times]]'' and ''[[Newsweek]]''. A March 11, 2007, posting in the blog [[Gawker.com]] listed some of those who work in the media and live in Montclair.<ref>[https://gawker.com/243262/where-they-weekend-montclair-nj Where They Weekend: Montclair, NJ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211015443/https://gawker.com/243262/where-they-weekend-montclair-nj |date=February 11, 2021 }}, [[Gawker.com]], March 11, 2007. Accessed July 3, 2007.</ref> Many residents are commuters to [[New York City]] and the metro area.

===2020 census===
{{expand section|household and income data for the 2020 census|date=November 2023}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Montclair township, Essex County, New Jersey – Racial and Ethnic Composition'''<br /> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity
!Pop 1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Jersey: 1990 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-32-1.pdf |access-date=June 20, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Jersey: 2000 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2002/dec/phc-1-32.pdf |access-date=June 20, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>[https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2010.P2?q=P2:+HISPANIC+OR+LATINO,+AND+NOT+HISPANIC+OR+LATINO+BY+RACE+Montclair+township,+Essex+County,+New+Jersey P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Montclair township, Essex County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 10, 2024.</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>[https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=P2:+HISPANIC+OR+LATINO,+AND+NOT+HISPANIC+OR+LATINO+BY+RACE+Montclair+township,+Essex+County,+New+Jersey P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Montclair township, Essex County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 10, 2024</ref>
!% 1990
!% 2000
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|24,013
|22,268
|21,920
|22,593
|63.65%
|57.13%
|58.12%
|55.25%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|11,464
|12,194
|9,902
|9,008
|30.39%
|31.29%
|26.25%
|22.02%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|79
|57
|39
|36
|0.21%
|0.15%
|0.10%
|0.09%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|840
|1,214
|1,416
|2,045
|2.23%
|3.11%
|3.76%
|5.00%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|N/A
|12
|8
|11
|N/A
|0.03%
|0.02%
|0.03%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|84
|220
|237
|444
|0.22%
|0.56%
|0.63%
|1.08%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|N/A
|1,017
|1,337
|2,480
|N/A
|2.61%
|3.55%
|6.07%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|1,249
|1,995
|2,810
|4,304
|3.31%
|5.12%
|7.47%
|10.53%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''37,729'''
|'''38,977'''
|'''37,669'''
|'''40,921'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 37,669 people, 15,089 households, and 9,446 families in the township. The [[population density]] was {{convert|5971.2|/sqmi}}. There were 15,911 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2522.2|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup was 62.16% (23,416) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 27.16% (10,230) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.16% (59) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 3.81% (1,434) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.02% (9) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.19% (826) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 4.50% (1,695) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 7.46% (2,810) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 15,089 households, 33.9% had children under the age of 18; 46.1% were married couples living together; 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 37.4% were non-families. Of all households, 30.9% were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.15.<ref name=Census2010/>

25.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 30.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.9 years. For every 100 females, the population had 87.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 82.2 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 [[American Community Survey]] showed that (in 2010 [[inflation adjustment|inflation-adjusted]] dollars) [[median household income]] was $95,696 (with a margin of error of +/− $5,396) and the median family income was $126,983 (+/− $8,950). Males had a median income of $83,589 (+/− $5,955) versus $66,063 (+/− $3,616) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $53,572 (+/− $2,671). About 4.6% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3401347500 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Montclair township, Essex County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212084813/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3401347500 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed April 5, 2012.</ref>