Moving to Cedar Grove, New Jersey

Population: 12,300
Males: 5,722 (46.5%), Females: 6,578 (53.5%)

Demographics

Median resident age: 44.0 years
Median household income: $78,863
Median house value: $237,600

Population by Race

Races in Cedar Grove:

  • White Non-Hispanic (87.6%)
  • Hispanic (3.2%)
  • Black (3.0%)
  • Asian Indian (1.7%)
  • Chinese (1.7%)
  • Filipino (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)

Ancestries: Italian (34.8%), Irish (21.7%), German (12.1%), Polish (6.7%), English (6.1%), United States (3.2%).

Land area: 4.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Cedar Grove

  • High school or higher: 88.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 41.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 14.0%
  • Unemployed: 1.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cedar Grove CDP

  • Never married: 23.6%
  • Now married: 58.2%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 10.2%
  • Divorced: 6.8%

11.0% Foreign born (4.5% Asia, 3.7% Europe, 1.9% Latin America).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Cedar Grove:

  • ESSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER (125 FAIRVIEW AVENUE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Cedar Grove:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cedar Grove:

  • TETERBORO (about 13 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)
  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 13 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 20 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cedar Grove:

Amtrak stations near Cedar Grove:

  • 10 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.
  • 12 miles: NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NEWARK, ). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.
  • 18 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 Cedar Grove:

  • MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 10,226)
  • PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; PATERSON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,452)
  • WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 7 miles; WAYNE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,017)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY (about 8 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,134)
  • SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,509)
  • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK (about 10 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,878)
  • NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 10 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,565)

Schools

Public high school in Cedar Grove:

  • CEDAR GROVE HIGH (Students: 390; Location: RUGBY RD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Cedar Grove:

  • MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 467; Location: YUGBY ROAD; Grades: 05 – 08)
  • NORTH END (Students: 309; Location: 122 STEVENS AVE; Grades: KG – 04)
  • SOUTH END (Students: 308; Location: HARPER TERR; Grades: KG – 04)
  • ESSEX JR ACADEMY (Students: 69; Location: 520 POMPTON AVENUE; Grades: UG – UG)

Private primary/middle schools in Cedar Grove:

  • ST CATHERINE OF SIENA (Students: 289; Location: 39 EAST BRADFORD AVE; Grades: PK – 8)
  • CHILDRENS HOUSE CREATIVE CENTE (Students: 25; Location: 437 POMPTON AVE; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in Cedar Grove:

  • CEDAR GROVE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $644,714; Location: ONE MUNICIPAL PLAZA; 44,258 books; 2,695 audio materials; 979 video materials; 110 serial subscriptions)