Demographics of Closter borough, New Jersey

Closter borough, New Jersey had 8,663 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +87 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Closter borough, in four figures

8,663
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,606 ±26.; +1.0%
Change since July 2020: +87 people.; 39.8 ±2.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $190,469 ±$40,179
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Closter borough, New Jersey's population grew 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Closter borough, New Jersey's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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Closter borough, New Jersey's population grew 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Closter borough, New Jersey's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	8,576	100.0	100.0
2021	8,550	99.7	100.2
2022	8,553	99.7	100.7
2023	8,613	100.4	101.6
2024	8,684	101.3	102.5
2025	8,663	101.0	103.1

Population of Closter borough, New Jersey on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,576	—
2021	8,550	−26
2022	8,553	+3
2023	8,613	+60
2024	8,684	+71
2025	8,663	−21

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.8 ±2.9: for men 36.7 ±5.0 and for women 42.0 ±2.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Closter borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	551 ±191	6.4% ±2.2	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,988 ±318	23.1% ±3.7	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	606 ±168	7.0% ±2.0	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,838 ±266	21.4% ±3.1	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,350 ±283	27.3% ±3.3	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,273 ±192	14.8% ±2.2	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $190,469 ±$40,179, and income per person $79,250 ±$10,377, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,556 ±$513 in New Jersey and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Closter borough by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	74 to 222	2.8% to 8.3%	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	161 ±76	6.1% ±2.8	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	263 ±113	9.9% ±4.2	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	220 ±83	8.3% ±3.1	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	367 ±115	13.8% ±4.3	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	228 ±68	8.6% ±2.5	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,267 ±139	47.7% ±4.8	21.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Closter borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	302 to 1,076	3.5% to 12.6%	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	77 to 613	3.3% to 24.3%	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	75 to 361	1.8% to 8.4%	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	39 to 213	2.3% to 12.0%	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Closter borough, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Closter borough	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	2,834 ±130	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.6% ±5.9	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.8% to 9.9%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	81.5% ±5.6	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	18.5% ±4.8	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$871,300 ±$40,449	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,721 ±$286	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1959 ±3	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Closter borough by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	958 ±343	11.1% ±4.0	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,203 ±506	48.8% ±5.9	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	48 to 296	0.6% to 3.4%	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,672 ±433	31.0% ±5.0	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1 to 91	< 0.1% to 1.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 58	0% to 0.7%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	237 to 825	2.8% to 9.6%	3.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Closter borough by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	3,078 ±426	35.8% ±4.9	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,566 ±452	29.8% ±5.3	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	79 to 265	0.9% to 3.1%	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,790 ±400	32.4% ±4.6	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,052 ±325	23.8% ±3.8	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	738 ±235	8.6% ±2.7	10.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Closter borough among the places of New Jersey

191st of 295 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New Jersey page.

Places of New Jersey near Closter borough in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Boonton town	8,854 ±35
White Meadow Lake CDP	8,842 ±1,218
Flanders CDP	8,809 ±705
North Haledon borough	8,778 ±35
Audubon borough	8,730 ±26
Closter borough	8,606 ±26
West Long Branch borough	8,586 ±22
Northfield city	8,456 ±39
Upper Saddle River borough	8,439 ±24
Kenilworth borough	8,401 ±24
Twin Rivers CDP	8,382 ±770

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in New Jersey by median household income
No. 3 Places by median household income
No. 5 Places in New Jersey by median rent
No. 15 Places in New Jersey by median home value
No. 15 Places in New Jersey by per capita income
No. 30 Places by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026