Moving to Northfield, New Jersey
Population: 7,725. Estimated population in July 2024: 8,025 (+3.9% change)
Males: 3,679 (47.6%), Females: 4,046 (52.4%)
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.4 years
Median household income: $56,875
Median house value: $128,100
Population by Race
Races in Northfield:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.8%)
- Hispanic (4.4%)
- Black (2.7%)
- Other race (1.8%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Filipino (0.6%)
- Vietnamese (0.6%)
- Korean (0.5%)
Ancestries: Irish (26.0%), German (20.1%), Italian (19.6%), English (15.6%), United States (5.4%), Polish (4.1%).
Land area: 3.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Northfield
- High school or higher: 87.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 22.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
- Unemployed: 3.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Northfield city
- Never married: 22.3%
- Now married: 59.1%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 9.7%
- Divorced: 8.2%
5.7% Foreign born (2.2% Asia, 1.6% Latin America, 1.6% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +338 (+4.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Northfield:
- SHORE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; SOMERS POINT, NJ)
- ATLANTIC CITY MEDICAL CTR (about 8 miles; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ)
- BETTY BACHARACH REHAB CENTER (about 9 miles; POMONA, NJ)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Northfield:
- ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL (about 6 miles; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Abbreviation: ACY)
- MC GUIRE AFB (about 44 miles; WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: WRI)
- LAKEHURST NAES /MAXFIELD FIELD (about 48 miles; LAKEHURST, NJ; Abbreviation: NEL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Northfield:
- ATLANTIC CITY MUNI/BADER FIELD (about 8 miles; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Abbreviation: AIY)
- OCEAN CITY MUNI (about 9 miles; OCEAN CITY, NJ; Abbreviation: 26N)
- STEEL PIER TAJ MAHAL (about 10 miles; ATLANTIC CITY, NJ; Abbreviation: 92N)
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Northfield:
- SOUTH JERSEY PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (Location: PO BOX 112; Private, for-profit)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Northfield:
- THE RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 9 miles; POMONA, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,526)
- ATLANTIC CAPE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; MAYS LANDING, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,086)
- BURLINGTON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 42 miles; PEMBERTON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,751)
- CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; BLACKWOOD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,662)
- ROWAN UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; GLASSBORO, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,587)
- GLOUCESTER COUNTY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; SEWELL, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,135)
- OCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; TOMS RIVER, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,651)
Public primary/middle schools in Northfield:
- NORTHFIELD COMMUNITY E S (Students: 587; Location: 2000 NEW ROAD; Grades: PK – 04)
- NORTHFIELD COMMUNITY M S (Students: 541; Location: 2000 NEW ROAD; Grades: 05 – 08)
Libraries
Library in Northfield:
- OTTO BRUYNS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $174,960; Location: 241 W. MILL ROAD; 26,907 books; 668 audio materials; 367 video materials; 74 serial subscriptions)