Montclair is a medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 39,797 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Montclair is the 43rd largest community in New Jersey. Montclair has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic townships in the country. Montclair home prices are not only among the most expensive in New Jersey, but Montclair real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Montclair is a decidedly white-collar township, with fully 93.04% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Montclair is a township of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Montclair who work in management occupations (19.20%), business and financial occupations (10.11%), and teaching (9.47%). Of important note, Montclair is also a township of artists. Montclair has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Montclair’s character. Also of interest is that Montclair 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 Montclair telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 32.32% 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. In addition, Montclair is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums. In Montclair, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.76 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. In addition, the township is also quite pedestrian-friendly, because many neighborhoods are very dense and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot. For the size of the township, public transportation in Montclair is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the train. For Montclair, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.If knowledge is power, Montclair is a pretty powerful place. 72.40% of the adults in Montclair have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns. The per capita income in Montclair in 2022 was $94,035, which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $376,140 for a family of four. Montclair is an extremely ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Montclair home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Montclair residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Montclair also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.92% of the township’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Montclair include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Montclair is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
