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Belleville, NJ vs Garfield, NJ

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- Garfield is 0% more densely populated than Belleville.
- People are 6.6% more likely to be married in Garfield.
- The Median Age is 3.0 years younger in Garfield.
 Belleville, NJGarfield, NJUnited States
 Population37,91432,481329,725,481
 Female Population51.9%50.3%50.5%
 Male Population48.1%49.7%49.5%
 Median Age41.338.338.4
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 Population - 201035,82230,545309,327,143
 Population - 200035,92829,786285,036,114
 Population - 199034,21326,727251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now1.4%6.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now6.5%18.4%30.8%
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 Population Density11,351.515,386.693.4
 Land Area3.32.13,531,905.4
 Water Area0.10.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Belleville, NJGarfield, NJUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.5%6.3%5.9%
 Age 5 to 95.5%6.0%6.1%
 Age 10 to 143.9%5.1%6.6%
 Age 15 to 173.8%3.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.9%3.4%4.0%
 Age 21 to 245.9%5.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.8%15.6%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4412.0%14.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5417.3%13.5%12.6%
 Age 55 to 596.9%7.1%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.8%5.7%6.3%
 Age 65 to 748.5%8.0%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%4.3%4.5%
 Age 85 and over2.3%1.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Belleville, NJGarfield, NJUnited States
 White30.3%53.8%59.4%
 Black7.3%4.9%12.2%
 Asian10.5%2.7%5.6%
 Native American0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%0.0%0.2%
 Other1.3%0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.0%0.6%3.2%
 Hispanic48.7%37.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Belleville, NJGarfield, NJUnited States
 Married Population45.9%48.9%49.8%
     Currently Married42.5%46.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.4%2.4%1.8%
 Single Population54.1%51.1%50.2%
 Never Married37.6%35.1%33.8%
 Divorced10.9%10.7%10.8%
 Widowed5.5%5.3%5.6%
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 Household Size2.792.762.60
 Households13,58411,762124,010,992
 Family Households9,2498,58680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children26.5%30.0%30.5%
     Married couple, no children38.2%32.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,3353,17643,255,233
     Single householder, w/children17.3%16.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children18.0%21.3%10.8%
Reviews for Belleville    2 Reviews

I've lived in Belleville for 22 years, and I've seen so much development, my family and I no longer need to leave town to buy whatever we want or need. But Belleville  More

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Belleville, NJ is like the show cheers where everyone knows your name. We love it! It's a small township like my hometown of Weehawken, NJ. It's close to NYC and a hop,  More

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Reviews for Garfield    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Garfield used to be a really great town to live in. It's been at a constant rate of decline for the past 20 years. It seems it keeps getting worse and worse every year.  More

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