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Population (year 2000): 78,672. Estimated
population in July 2005: 79,922 (+1.6% change)
Males: 37,560 (47.7%), Females: 41,112 (52.3%)
Passaic County
Zip codes: .
Median resident age: 38.8 years
Median household income: $50,619 (year 2000)
Median house value: $181,600 (year 2000)
Races in Clifton:
- White Non-Hispanic (67.6%)
- Hispanic (19.8%)
- Other race (9.6%)
- Two or more races (4.6%)
- Asian Indian (3.0%)
- Black (2.9%)
- Filipino (1.9%)
- Chinese (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Italian (19.2%), Polish (14.6%),
Irish (9.8%), German (8.7%), Arab (3.4%), English (2.9%).
Elevation: 233 feet
Land area: 11.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Clifton
- High school or higher: 78.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.6%
- Unemployed: 4.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Clifton city
- Never married: 26.9%
- Now married: 53.7%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 9.7%
- Divorced: 7.5%
29.2% Foreign born (10.7% Europe, 10.3% Latin
America, 7.4% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +6,570 (+9.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Clifton:
- BETH ISRAEL HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; PASSAIC, NJ)
- GENERAL HOSPITAL CENTER AT PASSAIC (about 2 miles;
PASSAIC, NJ)
- ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; PASSAIC, NJ)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Clifton:
- TETERBORO (about 8 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; ID: TEB)
- NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 13 miles; NEWARK, NJ; ID:
EWR)
- PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 16 miles;
NEW YORK, NY; ID: JRB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Clifton:
- ESSEX COUNTY (about 8 miles; CALDWELL, NJ; ID: CDW)
- NEWARK NR 1 (about 10 miles; NEWARK, NJ; ID: 3N4)
- LITTLE FERRY (about 10 miles; LITTLE FERRY, NJ; ID:
2N7)
Amtrak stations near Clifton:
- 10 miles: NEWARK (RAYMOND PLAZA WEST). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack
bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term
parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand,
intercity bus service, public transit connection.
- 13 miles: NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NEWARK, ).
Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones.
- 14 miles: NEW YORK (PENN STA) (NEW YORK, 7TH AVE. &
W. 32ND ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, full-service food facilities, snack
bar, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking,
paid long-term parking, call for car rental service,
taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges/Universities in Clifton:
- CAPRI INSTITUTE OF HAIR DESIGN (Full-time
enrollment: 109; Location: 1595 MAIN AVE; Private,
for-profit)
- WORLDWIDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INC-PASSAIC OFFICE
(FT enrollment: 12; Location: 1410 MAIN AVE; Private,
for-profit; Website: WORLDWIDEEDUCATIONAL.COM)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Clifton:
- PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 4 miles;
PATERSON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,452)
- MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; UPPER
MONTCLAIR, NJ; FT enrollment: 10,226)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY
(about 8 miles; NEWARK, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,134)
- BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; PARAMUS,
NJ; FT enrollment: 7,733)
- WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 9
miles; WAYNE, NJ; FT enrollment: 8,017)
- RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK (about 10 miles; NEWARK,
NJ; FT enrollment: 6,878)
- NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 10 miles;
NEWARK, NJ; FT enrollment: 6,565)
Public high schools in Clifton:
- CLIFTON HIGH (Students: 3,335; Location: 333
COLFAX AVENUE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 57; Location:
1037 ROUTE 46 EAST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Clifton:
- PASSAIC COUNTY ELKS CP CENTER (Students: 80;
Location: 15 UNION AVENUE; Grades: 9 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Clifton:
- CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS MID (Students: 1,279;
Location: 350 PIAGET AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WOODROW WILSON MIDDLE SCH (Students: 1,246;
Location: 1400 VAN HOUTEN AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- NUMBER 12 (Students: 730; Location: 165
CLIFTON AVENUE; Grades: KG - 05)
- NUMBER 11 (Students: 529; Location: 147
MERSELIS AVENUE; Grades: KG - 05)
- NUMBER 15 (Students: 450; Location: 700
GREGORY AVENUE; Grades: KG - 05)
- NUMBER 13 (Students: 382; Location: 782 VAN
HOUTEN AVENUE; Grades: KG - 05)
- NUMBER 2 (Students: 378; Location: 1270 VAN
HOUTEN AVENUE; Grades: KG - 05)
- NUMBER 5 (Students: 335; Location: 136 VALLEY
ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- NUMBER 9 (Students: 313; Location: 25
BRIGHTON ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- NUMBER 14 (Students: 300; Location: 99 ST.
ANDREW'S BOULEVARD; Grades: KG - 05)
Biggest private primary/middle schools in Clifton:
- POPE JOHN PAUL II ELEMENTARY S (Students:
818; Location: 775 VALLEY ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST BRENDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 320;
Location: 154 EAST FIRST STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- SACRED HEART SCHOOL (Students: 276; Location:
43 CLIFTON AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST ANDREW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 250;
Location: 418 MT PROSPECT AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST JOHN KANTY ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 235;
Location: 37 SPEER AVE; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 200;
Location: 1255 MAIN AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- PASSAIC CO ELKS CP CENTER (Students: 118;
Location: 1481 MAIN STREET; Grades: UG - UG)
- BROAD ST CHILDREN'S ACADEMY (Students: 95;
Location: 810 BROAD ST; Grades: PK - 2)
- JIN-A CHILD CARE CENTER (Students: 95;
Location: 77 JAY STREET; Grades: PK - 4)
- WEE CARE CHILD CARE CENTER (Students: 80;
Location: 303 MAPLEWOOD AVENUE; Grades: PK - KG)
Library in Clifton:
- CLIFTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$2,313,768; Location: 292 PIAGET AVENUE; 179,109 books;
5,478 audio materials; 4,707 video materials; 486 serial
subscriptions)
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