Montclair, NJ
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Montclair, NJ: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 37,737. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet MONTCLAIR-NJ · Montclair, NJ 2 ZIPs · 37,737 pop · #333/25278 · Essex County
INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-WIDE · HOME-TOP
- INC-TOP $186,424
- RANK-TOP #333/25278
- BELOW-PEER under South Orange
- BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
- OWN-MID 66% owners
- POP-SMALL 37,737
- SPREAD-WIDE 07042→07043
- HOME-TOP $898,450
Nearest income peer: South Orange, NJ (+ $8,993 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Montclair
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Montclair on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Newark · lowest $48,814
Newark · lowest
$48,814 median HH income
- Caldwell · near
Caldwell · near
$149,102 median HH income
- Maplewood · near
Maplewood · near
$173,500 median HH income
- Montclair · this city
Montclair · this city
$186,424 median HH income
- South Orange · near
South Orange · near
$195,417 median HH income
- Livingston · highest
Livingston · highest
$229,806 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Montclair, NJ sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- Top 1%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 37,737
- city population (Census)
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $186,424
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
High-income footprint on only 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $186,424 and home value $898,450 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 76.3%.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (66.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Montclair as a pure owner town.
Within New Jersey, Montville is the closest lower-income city and Hillsdale the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Montclair.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Montclair differ
Income is the clearest internal divide in Montclair. ZIP 07042 reports $122,847 in median household income, while ZIP 07043 reports $250,000+. The city average sits between those published endpoints, so it is a starting point rather than a substitute for the ZIP records.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 2.0×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.2×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 8.4 points
07042 to 07043
07042 to 07043
07043 to 07042
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Lead ZIP 07042 skews compact Montclair
In this 2-ZIP cluster, 07042 covers about 68% of Montclair's 37,737 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Employer-heavy short list in Montclair
Citywide ZBP: 1,452 establishments, 13,173 employees , annual payroll $791,442k (~38 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 07042 (1,074 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (242) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .
ZIP Codes in Montclair, NJ
These ZIP codes sit in Essex County, which covers 31 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Montclair. See the Essex County roll-up →
Montclair sits in the upper half of Essex County on income: Newark, East Orange and Irvington report less, while Livingston and South Orange report more. Newark marks the far end of that range at $48,814, 74% below Montclair.
Side-by-side: Compare 07042 vs 07043 →
Montclair roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Montclair, .