Garfield, New Jersey

City in Bergen County, New Jersey

Population, 2000 to 2020+9.6%

Population of Garfield at each census
Census	Population
2000	29,786
2010	30,487
2020	32,655

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Garfield compared with its county and state

Garfield compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Measure	Garfield	Bergen County	New Jersey
Population	32,502	954,717	9,267,014
Median household income	$75,701	$123,715	$101,050
Median age	39.0	42.1	40.1
Median home value	$454,300	$593,200	$427,600
Bachelor’s degree or higher	24.3%	52.6%	42.9%
Foreign-born residents	47.3%	31.4%	23.5%
Owner-occupied homes	45.4%	65.4%	63.7%
Mean commute to work	27.8 minutes	31.3 minutes	30.9 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Garfield

Under $50k32.4%

$50k to $100k31.6%

$100k to $150k17.7%

$150k to $200k6.8%

$200k and over11.5%

Median household income $75,701 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Garfield

45.4%owner occupied

Owner occupied: 5,237 units
Renter occupied: 6,304 units
Vacancy rate: 5.7%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Public schools in Garfield12

Public schools in Garfield, NCES directory 2023–2024
School	Type	Grades	District
Garfield Early Childhood Learning Center	Public	Pre-K	Garfield Public School District
Garfield Public Preschool 3 at Headstart	Public	Pre-K	Garfield Public School District
Garfield Public Preschool Annex	Public	Pre-K	Garfield Public School District
Abraham Lincoln School #6	Public	Pre-K–5	Garfield Public School District
Christopher Columbus School #8	Public	Pre-K–5	Garfield Public School District
James Madison School #10	Public	Pre-K–5	Garfield Public School District
Roosevelt School #7	Public	Pre-K–5	Garfield Public School District
Thomas Jefferson School #9	Public	Pre-K–5	Garfield Public School District
Washington Irving School #4	Public	Pre-K–5	Garfield Public School District
Garfield Middle School	Public	6–8	Garfield Public School District
Garfield High School	Public	9–12	Garfield Public School District
Bergen Arts and Sciences Charter School	Charter	K–12	Bergen Arts and Science Charter School

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.