Moving to Haledon, New Jersey

Population: 8,252. Estimated population in July 2024: 8,398 (+1.8% change)
Males: 3,894 (47.2%), Females: 4,358 (52.8%)

Passaic County

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.6 years
Median household income: $45,599
Median house value: $164,100

Population by Race

Races in Haledon:

  • White Non-Hispanic (63.3%)
  • Hispanic (22.6%)
  • Other race (10.1%)
  • Black (7.1%)
  • Two or more races (4.5%)
  • Filipino (1.6%)
  • Asian Indian (1.6%)
  • Chinese (0.6%)
  • Other Asian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Italian (18.6%), Irish (9.6%), German (8.8%), Arab (8.5%), Dutch (6.4%), United States (4.8%).

Elevation: 300 feet

Land area: 1.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Haledon

  • High school or higher: 77.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
  • Unemployed: 7.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Haledon borough

  • Never married: 31.0%
  • Now married: 51.2%
  • Separated: 3.0%
  • Widowed: 7.8%
  • Divorced: 7.0%

26.1% Foreign born (11.0% Asia, 10.1% Latin America, 4.3% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +1,083 (+15.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Haledon:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Haledon:

  • TETERBORO (about 12 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)
  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 18 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 21 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Haledon:

Amtrak stations near Haledon:

  • 14 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.
  • 17 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.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Haledon:

  • PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 2 miles; PATERSON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,452)
  • WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 5 miles; WAYNE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,017)
  • MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 10,226)
  • BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; PARAMUS, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,733)
  • RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 10 miles; MAHWAH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,076)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY (about 13 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,134)
  • FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY-ALL CAMPUSES (about 13 miles; TEANECK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,482)

Schools

Public high school in Haledon:

  • MANCHESTER REG H (Students: 784; Location: 70 CHURCH STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Haledon:

  • HALEDON PUBLIC SCH (Students: 986; Location: 91 HENRY STREET; Grades: PK – 08)

Libraries

Library in Haledon:

  • HALEDON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $145,851; Location: 404 MORRISSEE AVENUE; 16,975 books; 745 audio materials; 904 video materials; 61 serial subscriptions)