Garwood, NJ

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Garwood, New Jersey

Garwood, New Jersey is 4 miles SW of Union, New Jersey (center to center) and 9 miles SW of Newark, New Jersey. It is in Union county. The population of the town is 4,153.

The People and Families of Garwood

In Garwood, about 51% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Garwood had a median family income of $64,053. The people of Garwood can point with pride to the large number of college graduates in the the town.

Political Inclinations

The Democratic party attracted the largest share of donations from Garwood.

Garwood Housing

Of the housing in Garwood, approximately 63% is occupied by their owners. The average age of homes in the town is noticeably higher than in other similarly-sized communities.

Commuting

In Garwood, 87% of commuters drive to work. The layout of Garwood makes walking and bicycling easier than most places.

High Points

Garwood strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New Jersey):

Category	Trophy
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 3%
Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers)	Top 5%
Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers)	Top 6%
Median Family Income (vs. Peers)	Top 9%
People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers)	Top 10%
College Educated Adults (vs. Peers)	Top 13%
Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers)	Top 17%
Walking and Biking to Work (vs. Peers)	Top 17%

Comparative Profile of Garwood, NJ

Comparing Garwood to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New Jersey (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Well-Paid Single Women
Well-Paid Single Men
Racial Diversity
Senior Citizens
Age of the Population
Male Share of the Population
Female Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Median Family Income
People in Middle Class or Better
College Educated Adults
People Above Poverty

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Walking and Biking to Work
Short Commute Times
Working at Home

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
People Living Alone
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Housing Recently Built
Affordability of Rents
Affordability of Property Taxes

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Violent Crime
Low Property Crime

Category	Value
Near Medium City	4 miles SW of Union, New Jersey (center to center)
Nearest Large City	9 miles SW of Newark, New Jersey
County	Union
Standard Zip Codes	07027
Phone Area Codes	908
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	40.652
Longitude	-74.322

Station	CRANFORD
Distance	1.2 miles
Jan Temp	20 to 39 F
Apr Temp	38 to 62 F
Jul Temp	63 to 86 F
Oct Temp	42 to 65 F
Annual Precip	50.9 inches

Station	PLAINFIELD
Distance	5.4 miles
Jan Temp	22 to 39 F
Apr Temp	39 to 63 F
Jul Temp	63 to 87 F
Oct Temp	42 to 66 F
Annual Precip	49.6 inches

Station	CANOE BROOK
Distance	6.9 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 39 F
Apr Temp	38 to 62 F
Jul Temp	62 to 86 F
Oct Temp	40 to 66 F
Annual Precip	51.6 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	4,153	100%
Male	2,005	48.3%
Female	2,148	51.7%
Under 18	831	20%
18+	3,322	80%
65+	716	17.2%
Median Age	38.3
Average Family Size	2.96
White	3,983	95.9%
African-American	15	0.4%
Asian	55	1.3%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	64	1.5%
Mixed Race	36	0.9%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	207	5%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	4,145
Growth	-8
Growth %	-0.19%

Ancestry	Percent
Italian	27%
Irish	20.1%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	10.5%
German	9.1%
Polish	7.4%
English	3.8%
US/American	3.1%
Ukrainian	2.5%
Portuguese	2.3%
Hungarian	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	1.4%
Greek	1%
Russian	0.9%
Romanian	0.8%
Slovak	0.8%
Lithuanian	0.7%
Swedish	0.7%
Syrian	0.7%
French (except Basque)	0.6%
European	0.5%
British	0.5%
Egyptian	0.5%
French Canadian	0.5%
Czechoslovakian	0.4%
Slavic	0.3%
Israeli	0.3%
Austrian	0.3%
Scottish	0.3%
Welsh	0.3%
Canadian	0.3%
Brazilian	0.2%
Norwegian	0.2%
Moroccan	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Garwood	4,153	$64,053
Clark	14,597	$77,291
Cranford	22,578	$86,624
Kenilworth	7,675	$66,500
Mountainside	6,602	$105,773
Roselle Park	13,281	$63,403
Westfield	29,644	$112,145

Library
Garwood Free Public Library 223 Walnut Street Garwood, New Jersey (908) 789-1670

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