Clifton.
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New Jersey·Passaic County
18 tracts·89K people·$462K median·7,928/mi²
White 46 · Hispanic 39 · Asian 8 · Black 4 · Multiracial 2 · Other 1
Married couple 49 · Living alone 26 · Other 25
Retail 26 · Manufacturing 25 · Health 20 · Professional 16 · Leisure 7 · Public admin 2 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 42 · Sales · office 22 · Production · transport 16 · Service 13 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 66 · Carpool 17 · Work from home 12 · Transit 9 · Walk 2 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Clifton is $461,900 (Census ACS) — 1.0× the US median of $458,812.
Clifton has 89,379 residents across 18 census tracts and 11 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 41.6; the population is 45.9% White, 39.4% Hispanic or Latino, 8.3% Asian, 3.5% Black, 2.3% Multiracial and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.6 people; 35.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.9% (Census ACS).
School #9 (61%), School #2 (51%) and School #16 (48%) lead the elementary schools; Classical Academy Charter School of Clifton (49%), Woodrow Wilson Middle School (38%) and Christopher Columbus Middle School (31%) lead the middle schools; Clifton High School is the high school with reported scores (33%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,711/month, 8% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Clifton is $98,237 a year, 14% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Clifton, median rent is $1,711/month and the median home value is $461,900 (Census ACS).
Clifton reported 1.2 violent crimes and 15.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 24°F; there are 86 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 51 inches; snowfall averages 32 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Clifton are strong wind (78), winter weather (75) and lightning (63), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.34g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Clifton, 1.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).