Cliffside Park is a medium-sized borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 25,570 people and six associated neighborhoods, Cliffside Park is the 70th largest community in New Jersey.

Housing costs in Cliffside Park are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.

Also of interest is that Cliffside Park has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Cliffside Park telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.97% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Cliffside Park, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.62 minutes every day commuting to work. It is, however, a pedestrian-friendly borough. Many of its neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot. In addition, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the borough are by private automobile, Cliffside Park is somewhat unusual for a borough of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Cliffside Park area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

Cliffside Park is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 44.31% of adults in Cliffside Park have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Cliffside Park in 2022 was $49,434, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $197,736 for a family of four. However, Cliffside Park contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Cliffside Park is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Cliffside Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cliffside Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Cliffside Park also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 36.19% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Cliffside Park include Italian, Irish, Russian, Brazilian, and Polish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Cliffside Park's cultural character, accounting for 46.45% of the borough’s population.

The most common language spoken in Cliffside Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.