Totowa borough, NJ

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 10,975 ( 171 from 2010 )
Land area: 4.0 square miles
Population density: 2743.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,412	67.54%	10.1%
Black:	448	4.08%	103.6%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	271	2.47%	57.6%
2+ races:	274	2.50%	122.8%
Hispanic:	2,570	23.42%	65.8%

Total non-White:	3,563	32.46%	39.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-837	-9.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,008	11.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
10,804
8,249	76.35%
220	2.04%
4	0.04%
639	5.91%
123	1.14%
1,550	14.35%
2,555	23.65%

2000
9,846
8,791	89.28%
148	1.50%
0	0.00%
182	1.85%
97	0.99%
628	6.38%
1,055	10.72%

1990
10,177
9,640	94.72%
99	0.97%
0	0.00%
191	1.88%
n/a
247	2.43%
537	5.28%

1980
11,448
11,018	96.24%
86	0.75%
0	0.00%
110	0.96%
n/a
226	1.97%
430	3.76%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-542	-5.5
1,500	15.2

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-849	-8.3
518	5.1

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-1,378	-12.0
107	0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Totowa borough, NJ

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
43.9
2,522	23.0%
8,453	77.0%
2,126	19.4%

3,781
2.84

3,000	79.3%
2,156	71.9%
303	10.1%
781	20.7%

2010
Number	Percent
43.3
2,173	20.1%
8,631	79.9%
1,947	18.0%

3,783
2.73

2,826	74.7%
2,225	78.7%
152	5.4%
957	25.3%

2000
Number	Percent
42.4
1,756	17.8%
8,090	82.2%
2,109	21.4%

3,528
2.63

2,644	74.9%
2,214	83.7%
89	3.4%
884	25.1%

1990
Number	Percent
40.8
1,763	17.3%
8,414	82.7%
1,999	19.6%

3,529
2.69

2,799	79.3%
2,370	84.7%
74	2.6%
730	20.7%

1980
Number	Percent
36.9
2,597	22.7%
8,851	77.3%
1,564	13.7%

3,385
3.03

2,891	85.4%
2,531	87.5%
84	2.9%
494	14.6%

2022 Housing Data for Totowa borough, NJ

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	84	2.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	39	1.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	36	1.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	147	3.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	52	1.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	100	2.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	315	8.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	193	5.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	253	6.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	370	9.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	531	14.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	246	6.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	560	14.8%
$200,000 or more	855	22.6%

Median Household Income	112,097
Per Capita Income	50,260

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	111	2.9%
Public Assistance	65	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	368	9.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,000	78.1%
Unemployed	188	3.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	4,188	81.8%
Not in Labor Force	934	18.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,805	1,625	52.6%
Non-Profit	219	330	39.9%
Self-Employed	440	154	74.1%

Local Government	318	326	49.4%
State Government	89	178	33.3%
Federal Government	30	11	73.2%

Total Private + Self	2,245	1,779	55.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	656	845	43.7%
Total	2,901	2,624	52.5%

Pct. Govt.	17.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	965	17.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,547	28.0%
Professional, Technical	1,368	24.8%
Service Occupations	778	14.1%
All others	867	15.7%

White Collar		70.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	803	14.5%
Retail trade	590	10.7%
Manufacturing	572	10.4%
Health care and social assistance	556	10.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	506	9.2%
Construction	375	6.8%
Public administration	303	5.5%
Wholesale trade	297	5.4%
Transportation and warehousing	291	5.3%
Finance and insurance	288	5.2%
Accommodation and food services	281	5.1%
Other services	185	3.3%
Information	135	2.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	125	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	97	1.8%
Utilities	90	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	31	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	108	0.98%
Puerto Rican	576	5.25%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	161	1.47%

Total Central American	293	2.67%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	6	0.05%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	287	2.62%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,422	12.96%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	1,066	9.71%
Ecuadorian	254	2.31%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	102	0.93%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	10	0.09%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	108	0.98%
Chinese	70	0.64%
Indian	66	0.60%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,018	66.4%
Spanish	1,743	16.5%
Other Indo-European	841	8.0%
Arabic	341	3.2%
Other Asian	322	3.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	121	1.1%
Chinese	97	0.9%
Tagalog	58	0.5%
German, other Germanic	27	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Italian	2,909	26.5%
Irish	895	8.2%
Turkish	707	6.4%
German	671	6.1%
Polish	582	5.3%
English	554	5.0%
Syrian	526	4.8%
Dutch	426	3.9%
Greek	224	2.0%
Hungarian	213	1.9%
Lebanese	148	1.3%
Scottish	139	1.3%
Jamaican	133	1.2%
Brazilian	126	1.1%
Portuguese	122	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	10,243	93.3%
Not a citizen	732	6.7%

Native	8,865	80.8%
Foreign-born	2,110	19.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
233	3.0%	317	4.0%	2,438	31.0%	2,079	26.4%	1,978	25.1%	824	10.5%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	233	3.0%
9-12 Years	317	4.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,438	31.0%
Some College	2,079	26.4%
Bach. Degree	1,978	25.1%
Grad Degree	824	10.5%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +468	D +88	D + 5.4%
D +556
2020 vs. 2012	R +970	R +500	R + 4.4%
D +470
2020 vs. 2008	R +686	R +159	D + 1.5%
D +527

2016 vs. 2008	R +218	R +247	R + 3.9%
D -29
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	77%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,804	59.3%	Joe Biden (D)	2,553	39.8%	59	0.9%	6,416	18	12	0.14%
2016	65%	Donald Trump (R)	3,336	60.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,997	36.3%	165	3.0%	5,498	20	15	0.14%
2012	58%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,834	57.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,083	42.0%	37	0.7%	4,954	17	10	0.14%
2008	61%	John McCain (R)	3,118	59.9%	Barack Obama (D)	2,026	38.9%	63	1.2%	5,207	18	14	0.13%
2004	61%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,981	59.2%	John Kerry (D)	2,029	40.3%	24	0.5%	5,034	13	9	0.14%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Totowa borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,553

39.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,804

59.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.4%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

6,416

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 12

2016 President, Totowa borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,997

36.3%

Donald Trump (R)

3,336

60.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

5,498

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 15

2012 President, Totowa borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,083

42.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,834

57.2%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

4,954

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 10

2008 President, Totowa borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,026

38.9%

John McCain (R)

3,118

59.9%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

5,207

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 14

2004 President, Totowa borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,981

59.2%

John Kerry (D)

2,029

40.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

5,034

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 9

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Totowa borough, NJ

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2021	G	49%	Jack Ciattarelli (R)	2,827	69.6%	Phil Murphy* (D)	1,219	30.0%	17 [+]	0.4%	4,063	22	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2021: Other (Write-in) 17 (0.4%);
2020	S2	75%	Rik Mehta (R)	3,562	57.0%	Cory Booker* (D)	2,578	41.2%	110 [+]	1.8%	6,250	16	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 56 (0.9%); Veronica Fernandez (Of, By, For) 37 (0.6%); Daniel Burke (LaRouche Was Right) 17 (0.3%);
2018	S1	54%	Bob Hugin (R)	2,956	65.1%	Robert Menendez* (D)	1,501	33.1%	84 [+]	1.8%	4,541	22	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 49 (1.1%); Murray Sabrin (Libertarian) 18 (0.4%); Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 17 (0.4%);
2017	G	40%	Kim Guadagno (R)	2,065	60.9%	Phil Murphy (D)	1,281	37.8%	47 [+]	1.4%	3,393	19	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2017: Other (Write-in) 22 (0.6%); Peter Rohrman (Libertarian) 18 (0.5%); Gina Genovese (Reduce Property Taxes) 7 (0.2%);
2014	S2	35%	Jeffrey Bell (R)	2,055	68.5%	Cory Booker* (D)	928	30.9%	16 [+]	0.5%	2,999	26	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Joseph Baratelli (Libertarian) 8 (0.3%); Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth) 4 (0.1%); Jeff Boss (NSA Did 9/11) 3 (0.1%); Antonio Sabas (I) 1 (0.0%); Eugene LaVergne (D-R Party) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,860
Median Value	$470,700

Occupied	3,781	98.0%
Vacant	79	2.0%

Owned	2,929	77.5%
Rented	852	22.5%
Median Rent	$1,620

Single-Family Units	3,236	83.8%
Detached	2,893	74.9%
Attached	343	8.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	9	0.2%
Mobile Homes	23	0.6%

Totowa borough, NJ

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Totowa borough, NJ

2022 Housing Data for Totowa borough, NJ

2022 Income & Employment Data for Totowa borough, NJ

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Totowa borough, NJ

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Totowa borough, NJ

Historical Presidential Election Results for Totowa borough, NJ

Historical Statewide Election Results for Totowa borough, NJ