Roselle Park, New Jersey Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 13,281. Estimated population in July 2024: 13,189 (-0.7% change)
Males: 6,469 (48.7%), Females: 6,812 (51.3%)

Union County

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.7 years
Median household income: $53,717
Median house value: $157,700

Population by Race

Races in Roselle Park:

  • White Non-Hispanic (70.8%)
  • Hispanic (16.3%)
  • Asian Indian (6.5%)
  • Other race (4.9%)
  • Two or more races (2.6%)
  • Black (2.4%)
  • Filipino (1.6%)
  • Chinese (0.6%)

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

Ancestries: Italian (25.2%), Irish (20.0%), German (12.4%), Polish (7.8%), English (4.0%), United States (2.6%).

Elevation: 85 feet

Land area: 1.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Roselle Park

  • High school or higher: 82.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 25.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.7%
  • Unemployed: 4.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Roselle Park borough

  • Never married: 29.1%
  • Now married: 53.4%
  • Separated: 3.1%
  • Widowed: 7.0%
  • Divorced: 7.5%

24.8% Foreign born (9.2% Latin America, 8.0% Asia, 6.3% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +483 (+3.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Roselle Park:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Roselle Park:

  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 8 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 19 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)
  • TETERBORO (about 20 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Roselle Park:

  • LINDEN (about 5 miles; LINDEN, NJ; Abbreviation: LDJ)
  • NEWARK NR 1 (about 10 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: 3N4)
  • MORRISTOWN MUNI (about 13 miles; MORRISTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: MMU)

Amtrak stations near Roselle Park:

  • 6 miles: NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NEWARK, ). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.
  • 8 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.
  • 9 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 Roselle Park:

  • KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; UNION, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,627)
  • UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 3 miles; CRANFORD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,856)
  • SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,509)
  • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK (about 9 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,878)
  • NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 9 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,565)
  • ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,893)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY (about 9 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,134)

Schools

Public high school in Roselle Park:

  • ROSELLE PARK HIGH (Students: 843; Location: 185 W WEBSTER AVE; Grades: 08 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Roselle Park:

  • SHERMAN (Students: 323; Location: 375 E GRANT AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • ROSELLE PARK MIDDLE (Students: 320; Location: 57 W GRANT AVE; Grades: 06 – 07)
  • ROBERT GORDON (Students: 297; Location: 59 WEST GRANT AVENUE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • ERNEST J FINIZIO – ALDENE (Students: 259; Location: 339 WEST WEBSTER AVENUE; Grades: KG – 05)

Libraries

Library in Roselle Park:

  • ROSELLE PARK VETERANS MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $410,561; Location: 404 CHESTNUT STREET; 60,607 books; 775 audio materials; 409 video materials; 129 serial subscriptions)