Garfield, NJ Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Population (total): Population in 2017: 32,393 (100% urban, 0% rural). >Population change since 2000: +8.8%

Population (male): 15,480

Median Rent: Median gross rent in 2017: $1,291.

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Garfield: 122.5 (high, U.S. average is 100)

Sex Offenders: According to our research of New Jersey and other state lists, there were 19 registered sex offenders living in Garfield, New Jersey as of January 16, 2021. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Garfield is 1,671 to 1.The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is n

Land Area: 2.13 square miles.

Zip Codes: 07026

Races:
      White alone - 17,109 - 53.4%
      Hispanic - 12,484 - 38.9%
      Black alone - 1,302 - 4.1%
      Asian alone - 844 - 2.6%
      Two or more races - 367 - 1.1%
      Other race alone - 85 - 0.3%
      American Indian alone - 41 - 0.1%
      Native Hawaiian and Other
>Pacific Islander alone - 13 - 0.04%

The United States Environmental Protection Agency has identified Garfield as the site of groundwater contaminated hexavalent chromium from a spill in 1983 at the E.C. Electroplating Corporation site. In 2016, the EPA announced a $37 million project to cleanup contamination at the site using Superfund money, as the company responsible for the spill of 3,600 US gallons (14,000 l; 3,000 imp gal) of chromic acid is no longer in business.