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Moving to Maplewood, New Jersey

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Population: 23,868
Males: 11,347 (47.5%), Females: 12,521 (52.5%)

Essex County

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.7 years
Median household income: $79,637
Median house value: $222,700

Population by Race

Races in Maplewood:

  • White Non-Hispanic (56.1%)
  • Black (32.6%)
  • Hispanic (5.2%)
  • Two or more races (4.0%)
  • Other race (1.6%)
  • Asian Indian (0.8%)
  • Chinese (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
  • Filipino (0.6%)

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

Ancestries: Irish (11.8%), West Indian (10.2%), Italian (10.0%), German (9.5%), English (6.0%), Polish (6.0%).

Elevation: 136 feet

Land area: 3.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Maplewood

  • High school or higher: 91.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 50.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 22.0%
  • Unemployed: 3.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 34.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Maplewood CDP

  • Never married: 25.8%
  • Now married: 58.1%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 6.5%
  • Divorced: 7.3%

17.8% Foreign born (10.2% Latin America, 3.8% Europe, 2.2% Asia).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Maplewood:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Maplewood:

  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 8 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • TETERBORO (about 18 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 19 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Maplewood:

  • LINDEN (about 9 miles; LINDEN, NJ; Abbreviation: LDJ)
  • NEWARK NR 1 (about 9 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: 3N4)
  • ESSEX COUNTY (about 10 miles; CALDWELL, NJ; Abbreviation: CDW)

Amtrak stations near Maplewood:

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

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Maplewood:

  • SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 2 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,509)
  • KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; UNION, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,627)
  • UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; CRANFORD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,856)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY (about 6 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,134)
  • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK (about 7 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,878)
  • NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 7 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,565)
  • ESSEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,893)

Schools

Public high school in Maplewood:

  • COLUMBIA SR HIGH (Students: 2,017; Location: 17 PARKER AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Maplewood:

  • MAPLEWOOD MIDDLE (Students: 725; Location: 7 BURNETT ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • TUSCAN (Students: 584; Location: 25 HARVARD AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • SETH BOYDEN (Students: 496; Location: 274 BOYDEN AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • CLINTON (Students: 470; Location: 27 BERKSHIRE RD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • JEFFERSON (Students: 412; Location: 518 RIDGEWOOD RD; Grades: 03 – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Maplewood:

  • ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PR (Students: 278; Location: 240 FRANKLIN AVENUE; Grades: PK – 6)
  • IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY (Students: 188; Location: 276 PARKER AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)
  • SOUTH MOUNTAIN NURS & KNG (Students: 68; Location: 550 RIDGEWOOD RD; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in Maplewood:

  • MAPLEWOOD MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,484,709; Location: 51 BAKER ST.; 123,528 books; 2,608 audio materials; 2,723 video materials; 333 serial subscriptions)

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