Bloomfield, New Jersey Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 47,683
Males: 22,695 (47.6%), Females: 24,988 (52.4%)

Essex County

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.1 years
Median household income: $53,289
Median house value: $164,800

Population by Race

Races in Bloomfield:

  • White Non-Hispanic (63.0%)
  • Hispanic (14.5%)
  • Black (11.7%)
  • Other race (6.4%)
  • Filipino (3.3%)
  • Two or more races (3.2%)
  • Asian Indian (2.7%)
  • Chinese (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
  • Other Asian (0.6%)

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

Ancestries: Italian (26.4%), Irish (13.9%), German (10.2%), Polish (7.0%), English (4.2%), West Indian (2.2%).

Elevation: 131 feet

Land area: 5.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bloomfield

  • High school or higher: 83.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 31.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.9%
  • Unemployed: 5.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bloomfield CDP

  • Never married: 32.1%
  • Now married: 50.9%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 7.3%
  • Divorced: 7.6%

22.8% Foreign born (9.1% Latin America, 6.7% Asia, 5.9% Europe).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Bloomfield:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bloomfield:

  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 9 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • TETERBORO (about 11 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 15 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bloomfield:

Amtrak stations near Bloomfield:

  • 6 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.
  • 8 miles: NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NEWARK, ). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.
  • 15 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 in Bloomfield:

  • BLOOMFIELD COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,468; Location: 467 FRANKLIN ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.bloomfield.edu)
  • CONCORDE SCHOOL OF HAIR DESIGN-BLOOMFIELD (Full-time enrollment: 112; Location: 9-15 WARD ST; Private, for-profit)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bloomfield:

  • UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY (about 3 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,134)
  • MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 10,226)
  • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK (about 5 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,878)
  • NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 5 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,565)
  • ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,893)
  • SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,509)
  • PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; PATERSON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,452)

Schools

Public high schools in Bloomfield:

  • BLOOMFIELD HIGH (Students: 1,861; Location: 160 BROAD ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • BLOOMFIELD MIDDLE (Students: 1,038; Location: 60 HUCK RD; Grades: 07 – 12)
  • ESSEX CTY VOC BLOOMFIELD (Students: 470; Location: 209 FRANKLIN STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • MEMORIAL HALL (Students: 99; Location: 236 HOOVER AVENUE; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Bloomfield:

  • FAIRVIEW (Students: 515; Location: 376 BERKELEY AVE; Grades: KG – 06)
  • BERKELEY (Students: 496; Location: 351 BLOOMFIELD AVE; Grades: PK – 06)
  • CARTERET (Students: 459; Location: 158 GROVE ST; Grades: KG – 06)
  • DEMAREST (Students: 431; Location: 465 BROUGHTON AVE; Grades: KG – 06)
  • FRANKLIN (Students: 362; Location: 85 CURTIS ST; Grades: PK – 06)
  • OAK VIEW (Students: 340; Location: 150 GARRABRANT AVE; Grades: PK – 06)
  • WATSESSING (Students: 325; Location: 71 PROSPECT ST; Grades: KG – 06)
  • BROOKDALE (Students: 275; Location: 1230 BROAD ST; Grades: KG – 06)
  • FOREST GLEN (Students: 34; Location: 280 DAVEY STREET; Grades: UG – UG)

Private primary/middle schools in Bloomfield:

  • SACRED HEART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 333; Location: 683 BLOOMFIELD AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)
  • BROOKDALE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 307; Location: 1350 BROAD STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
  • THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (Students: 90; Location: 60 WEST ST; Grades: UG – UG)
  • RAINBOW MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 54; Location: 1255 BROAD STREET; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in Bloomfield:

  • BLOOMFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,283,467; Location: 90 BROAD ST.; 171,970 books; 8,219 audio materials; 8,315 video materials; 483 serial subscriptions)