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:
- BARNERT HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; PATERSON, NJ)
- ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; PATERSON, NJ)
- WAYNE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; WAYNE, NJ)
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:
- ESSEX COUNTY (about 8 miles; CALDWELL, NJ; Abbreviation: CDW)
- LINCOLN PARK (about 8 miles; LINCOLN PARK, NJ; Abbreviation: N07)
- LITTLE FERRY (about 14 miles; LITTLE FERRY, NJ; Abbreviation: 2N7)
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)