Moving to Totowa, New Jersey
Population: 9,892. Estimated population in July 2024: 10,592 (+7.1% change)
Males: 4,672 (47.2%), Females: 5,220 (52.8%)
Passaic County
Demographics
Median resident age: 42.7 years
Median household income: $60,408
Median house value: $197,500
Population by Race
Races in Totowa:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.2%)
- Hispanic (6.4%)
- Other race (2.0%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- Black (1.1%)
- Asian Indian (0.8%)
- Chinese (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Italian (44.3%), Irish (12.9%), German (11.2%), Polish (5.8%), English (5.5%), Arab (4.3%).
Elevation: 200 feet
Land area: 4.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Totowa
- High school or higher: 74.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
- Unemployed: 3.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Totowa borough
- Never married: 27.2%
- Now married: 55.9%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 9.7%
- Divorced: 5.9%
13.3% Foreign born (7.3% Europe, 2.8% Latin America, 2.8% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -171 (-1.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Totowa:
- ESSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER (about 4 miles; CEDAR GROVE, NJ)
- WAYNE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; WAYNE, NJ)
- ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; PATERSON, NJ)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Totowa:
- TETERBORO (about 13 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)
- NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 16 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 Totowa:
- ESSEX COUNTY (about 5 miles; CALDWELL, NJ; Abbreviation: CDW)
- LINCOLN PARK (about 7 miles; LINCOLN PARK, NJ; Abbreviation: N07)
- NEWARK NR 1 (about 13 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: 3N4)
Amtrak stations near Totowa:
- 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.
- 15 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
College/University in Totowa:
- BERDAN INSTITUTE (Full-time enrollment: 452; Location: 265 RTE 46; Private, for-profit; Website: berdanionstitute.com)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Totowa:
- PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 4 miles; PATERSON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,452)
- WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 4 miles; WAYNE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,017)
- MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 10,226)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY (about 11 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,134)
- BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; PARAMUS, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,733)
- SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,509)
- RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK (about 12 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,878)
Public primary/middle schools in Totowa:
- WASHINGTON PARK (Students: 504; Location: 10 CREWS STREET; Grades: KG – 04)
- MEMORIAL (Students: 448; Location: 294 TOTOWA ROAD; Grades: 05 – 08)
Private primary/middle schools in Totowa:
- ST JAMES ACADEMY (Students: 185; Location: 400 TOTOWA ROAD; Grades: PK – 8)
- MOUNT SAINT JOSEPH CHILDRENS C (Students: 61; Location: 124 SHEPHERD LANE; Grades: UG – UG)
Libraries
Library in Totowa:
- DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER LIBRARY (Operating income: $400,827; Location: 537 TOTOWA ROAD; 46,911 books; 1,840 audio materials; 962 video materials; 353 serial subscriptions)