Moving to Clark, New Jersey
Population: 14,597
Males: 6,934 (47.5%), Females: 7,663 (52.5%)
Union County
Demographics
Median resident age: 42.7 years
Median household income: $65,019
Median house value: $217,500
Population by Race
Races in Clark:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.7%)
- Hispanic (3.7%)
- Filipino (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- Chinese (0.6%)
- Other race (0.6%)
- Asian Indian (0.6%)
- Korean (0.5%)
Ancestries: Italian (31.5%), Irish (18.8%), Polish (17.7%), German (16.2%), English (4.6%), Portuguese (3.4%).
Elevation: 80 feet
Land area: 4.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Clark
- High school or higher: 88.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 28.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.6%
- Unemployed: 2.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Clark CDP
- Never married: 21.1%
- Now married: 63.8%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 9.1%
- Divorced: 5.2%
11.1% Foreign born (6.6% Europe, 2.2% Asia, 1.8% Latin America).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Clark:
- RAHWAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; RAHWAY, NJ)
- TRINITAS HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; ELIZABETH, NJ)
- MUHLENBERG REGIONAL MED CTR (about 4 miles; PLAINFIELD, NJ)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Clark:
- NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 11 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
- PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 23 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)
- TETERBORO (about 24 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Clark:
- LINDEN (about 6 miles; LINDEN, NJ; Abbreviation: LDJ)
- MORRISTOWN MUNI (about 13 miles; MORRISTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: MMU)
- NEWARK NR 1 (about 14 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: 3N4)
Amtrak stations near Clark:
- 4 miles: METROPARK (ISELIN, 100 MIDDLESEX-ESSEX TPK.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
- 10 miles: NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NEWARK, ). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.
- 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.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Clark:
- UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 3 miles; CRANFORD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,856)
- KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; UNION, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,627)
- SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,509)
- CUNY COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND (about 12 miles; STATEN ISLAND, NY; Full-time enrollment: 8,135)
- DREW UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; MADISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,133)
- RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK (about 13 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,878)
- NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 13 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,565)
Schools
Public high school in Clark:
- ARTHUR L. JOHNSON H S (Students: 989; Location: 365 WESTFIELD AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Clark:
- CARL H. KUMPF (Students: 574; Location: 59 MILDRED TERRACE; Grades: 06 – 08)
- FRANK K. HEHNLY (Students: 537; Location: 590 RARITAN ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
- VALLEY ROAD (Students: 437; Location: 150 VALLEY ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Clark:
- ST JOHN THE APOSTLE SCHOOL (Students: 434; Location: VALLEY ROAD; Grades: PK – 8)
- FEATHERBED LANE SCHOOL (Students: 231; Location: 801 FEATHERBED LANE; Grades: PK – 6)
- ST AGNES SCHOOL (Students: 160; Location: 342 MADISON HILL ROAD; Grades: KG – 8)
Libraries
Library in Clark:
- CLARK PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $717,313; Location: 303 WESTFIELD AVENUE; 60,851 books; 11,185 audio materials; 2,642 video materials; 215 serial subscriptions)