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Totowa, NJ

Population (year 2000): 9,892. Estimated population in July 2005: 10,592 (+7.1% change)
Males: 4,672 (47.2%), Females: 5,220 (52.8%)

Passaic County

Zip codes: .

Median resident age: 42.7 years
Median household income: $60,408 (year 2000)
Median house value: $197,500 (year 2000)

Races in Totowa:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.2%)
  • Hispanic (6.4%)
  • Other race (2.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Black (1.1%)
  • Asian Indian (0.8%)
  • Chinese (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Italian (44.3%), Irish (12.9%), German (11.2%), Polish (5.8%), English (5.5%), Arab (4.3%).

Elevation: 200 feet

Land area: 4.0 square miles

For population 25 years and over in Totowa

  • High school or higher: 74.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
  • Unemployed: 3.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Totowa borough

  • Never married: 27.2%
  • Now married: 55.9%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 9.7%
  • Divorced: 5.9%

13.3% Foreign born (7.3% Europe, 2.8% Latin America, 2.8% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: -171 (-1.7%).

Hospitals/medical centers near Totowa:
  • ESSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER (about 4 miles; CEDAR GROVE, NJ)
  • WAYNE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; WAYNE, NJ)
  • ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; PATERSON, NJ)

 
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Totowa:
  • TETERBORO (about 13 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; ID: TEB)
  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 16 miles; NEWARK, NJ; ID: EWR)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 21 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: JRB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Totowa:
  • ESSEX COUNTY (about 5 miles; CALDWELL, NJ; ID: CDW)
  • LINCOLN PARK (about 7 miles; LINCOLN PARK, NJ; ID: N07)
  • NEWARK NR 1 (about 13 miles; NEWARK, NJ; ID: 3N4)

 
Amtrak stations near Totowa:
  • 13 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.
  • 15 miles: NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NEWARK, ). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.
  • 19 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.
College/University in Totowa:
 
  • BERDAN INSTITUTE (Full-time enrollment: 452; Location: 265 RTE 46; Private, for-profit; Website: berdanionstitute.com)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Totowa:
  • PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 4 miles; PATERSON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,452)
  • WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 4 miles; WAYNE, NJ; FT enrollment: 8,017)
  • MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ; FT enrollment: 10,226)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY (about 11 miles; NEWARK, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,134)
  • BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; PARAMUS, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,733)
  • SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,509)
  • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK (about 12 miles; NEWARK, NJ; FT enrollment: 6,878)
Public primary/middle schools in Totowa:
 
  • WASHINGTON PARK (Students: 504; Location: 10 CREWS STREET; Grades: KG - 04)
  • MEMORIAL (Students: 448; Location: 294 TOTOWA ROAD; Grades: 05 - 08)
Private primary/middle schools in Totowa:
 
  • ST JAMES ACADEMY (Students: 185; Location: 400 TOTOWA ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
  • MOUNT SAINT JOSEPH CHILDRENS C (Students: 61; Location: 124 SHEPHERD LANE; Grades: UG - UG)
Library in Totowa:
 
  • DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER LIBRARY (Operating income: $400,827; Location: 537 TOTOWA ROAD; 46,911 books; 1,840 audio materials; 962 video materials; 353 serial subscriptions)

 

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