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

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Population: 6,602. Estimated population in July 2024: 6,635 (+0.5% change)
Males: 3,112 (47.1%), Females: 3,490 (52.9%)

Union County

Demographics

Median resident age: 46.4 years
Median household income: $97,195
Median house value: $346,100

Population by Race

Races in Mountainside:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.6%)
  • Hispanic (3.0%)
  • Chinese (1.2%)
  • Black (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Asian Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: Italian (23.4%), German (20.1%), Irish (15.5%), Polish (12.2%), English (8.7%), Russian (3.7%).

Elevation: 142 feet

Land area: 4.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mountainside

  • High school or higher: 92.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 47.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 21.9%
  • Unemployed: 2.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mountainside borough

  • Never married: 16.2%
  • Now married: 70.1%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 9.6%
  • Divorced: 3.4%

13.3% Foreign born (7.6% Europe, 3.0% Asia, 2.2% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -61 (-0.9%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Mountainside:

  • CHILDRENS SPECIALIZED HOSP (150 NEW PROVIDENCE ROAD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Mountainside:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mountainside:

  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 14 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • TETERBORO (about 25 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 25 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mountainside:

  • MORRISTOWN MUNI (about 8 miles; MORRISTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: MMU)
  • LINDEN (about 10 miles; LINDEN, NJ; Abbreviation: LDJ)
  • ESSEX COUNTY (about 15 miles; CALDWELL, NJ; Abbreviation: CDW)

Amtrak stations near Mountainside:

  • 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.
  • 12 miles: NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NEWARK, ). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.
  • 14 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 Mountainside:

  • UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 4 miles; CRANFORD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,856)
  • KEAN UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; UNION, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,627)
  • DREW UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; MADISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,133)
  • SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,509)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY (about 13 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,134)
  • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEWARK (about 14 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,878)
  • NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 14 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,565)

Public primary/middle schools in Mountainside:

  • DEERFIELD ELEMENTARY (Students: 660; Location: 302 CENTRAL AVENUE; Grades: PK – 08)
  • BEECHWOOD SCHOOL (Location: 1497 WOODACRES DRIVE; Grades: PK – 02)
  • DEVEL L C-MOUNTAINSIDE (Location: 1497 WOODACRES DRIVE; Grades: UG – UG)

Libraries

Library in Mountainside:

  • MOUNTAINSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $380,152; Location: CONSTITUTION PLAZA; 51,210 books; 2,004 audio materials; 1,733 video materials; 130 serial subscriptions)

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