Borough · Passaic County, New Jersey

Bloomingdale, New Jersey

Bloomingdale is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area. It has 7,716 residents. Bloomingdale, New Jersey has a quality-of-life score of 57 out of 100 (moderate), ranking #6,678 of 15,651 US cities and towns. Within New Jersey it ranks #459 of 552 cities and towns. It ranks best on grocery stores (high), suicide rate (low) and access to exercise opportunities (high). It ranks worst on effective property tax rate (high), child care cost burden (high) and average commute time (high).

57Moderate

Quality-of-life score: #6,678 of 15,651 cities and towns
New Jersey: #459 of 552 in NJ
Population: 7,716 (2020-2024)
Land area: 9 mi²
Density: 876.7 /mi²
FIPS code: 3406340

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 76 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety48#8,171/15,637
Economy63#5,783/15,631
Housing16#12,591/14,977
Health84#2,518/15,609
Healthcare58#6,612/15,650
Environment48#8,003/15,453
Education49#7,953/15,649
Infrastructure72#4,437/15,650
Community55#6,992/15,651
Leisure & amenities50#7,887/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Bloomingdale, New Jersey ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Passaic County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Grocery stores · high3.9 /10k
98/100New Jersey 2.4 /10kUnited States 1.7 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsPassaic County value
Suicide rate · low6.2 /100k
97/100New Jersey 8.0 /100kUnited States 14.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional dataPassaic County value
Access to exercise opportunities · high98.8%
95/100New Jersey 95.9%United States 84.5%2022 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstitutePassaic County value
Traffic deaths · low5.3 /100k
94/100New Jersey 6.9 /100kUnited States 12.3 /100k2020-2024National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationProvisional dataPassaic County value
Pharmacies · high2.7 /10k
93/100New Jersey 2.4 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsPassaic County value
Depression · low18.1%
92/100New Jersey 15.6%United States 20.7%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionModel-based estimate

Weaknesses

Effective property tax rate · high2.82%
1/100New Jersey 1.88%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090
Child care cost burden · high41.8%
5/100New Jersey 34.2%United States 27.9%2023 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstitutePassaic County value
Average commute time · high28.6 min
13/100New Jersey 30.5 minUnited States 26.4 min2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08013
Uninsured residents (under 65) · high15.3%
18/100New Jersey 9.0%United States 9.8%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B27010
Violent crime rate · high390 /100k
19/100New Jersey 194 /100kUnited States 328 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationPassaic County value
Time spent in the emergency room · high204 min
19/100New Jersey 185 minUnited States 170 minOct 2024–Sep 2025Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesPassaic County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

New homes permittedImproving
0.1 /1k (2021) → 0.6 /1k (Sep 2025–Aug 2026)
+403%5 yearsUS 5.2 /1k → 4.2 /1k
Rent-burdened householdsWorsening
46.3% (2015-2019) → 56.9% (2020-2024)
+11 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%
Median household incomeImproving
$93,603 (2015-2019) → $127,500 (2020-2024)
+36%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
Bachelor's degree or higherWorsening
44.2% (2015-2019) → 37.2% (2020-2024)
−7 pts5 yearsCensus table B15003US 32.1% → 35.7%
Uninsured residents (under 65)Worsening
8.6% (2015-2019) → 15.3% (2020-2024)
+6.6 pts5 yearsCensus table B27010US 10.8% → 9.8%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
90.1% (2015-2019) → 96.2% (2020-2024)
+6.2 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Bloomingdale, New Jersey improved on 1 of 11 measures with a comparison and declined on 1. 9 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved1

Household income+36%$93,603 → $127,500

Declined1

Inequality+0.0760.364 → 0.440

All 11 measures

Change of every measure of Bloomingdale, New Jersey between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	30.2 min2015-2019	28.6 min2020-2024	−1.6 min	Within the margin of error	67%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.2%2015-2019	37.2%2020-2024	−7 points	Within the margin of error	4%
Broadband subscriptions	90.1%2015-2019	96.2%2020-2024	+6.2 points	Within the margin of error	39%
Effective property tax rate	3.33%2015-2019	2.82%2020-2024	−0.5 points	Within the margin of error	91%
High school diploma or higher	94.7%2015-2019	93.1%2020-2024	−1.6 points	Within the margin of error	18%
Home price to income ratio	3.2×2015-2019	3.4×2020-2024	+0.1×	Within the margin of error	71%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.3642015-2019	0.4402020-2024	+0.076	Declined	9%
Median household income	$93,6032015-2019	$127,5002020-2024	+36%	Improved	67%
Rent as share of income	27.4%2015-2019	33.1%2020-2024	+5.7 points	Within the margin of error	19%
Rent-burdened households	46.3%2015-2019	56.9%2020-2024	+11 points	Within the margin of error	22%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	8.6%2015-2019	15.3%2020-2024	+6.6 points	Within the margin of error	7%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Bloomingdale, New Jersey five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Bloomingdale, New Jersey in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Bloomingdale, New Jersey itself moved −11.8 points in standing on average over the same 10 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

7,716 residents (±17)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 40–49 men (+3.7 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

7,716 residents (±17)

Bloomingdale, New Jersey
New Jersey share

White73%5,596
Black2.2%†167
Hispanic or Latino22%1,714

Education

5,521 residents (±438)

Bloomingdale, New Jersey
New Jersey share

No high school diploma6.9%†382
High school or GED27%1,472
Some college25%1,393

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

2,898 households (±294)

Bloomingdale, New Jersey
New Jersey share

Under $25k6.6%†192
$25k–50k14%†401
$50k–75k9.5%†274
$75k–100k11%†323
$100k–150k21%†615
$150k–200k12%†360
$200k or more25%†733

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $200k or more (+13.8 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

2,898 households (±294)

Bloomingdale, New Jersey
New Jersey share

Own71%2,062
Rent29%836

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

829 households (±232)

Bloomingdale, New Jersey
New Jersey share

Under $7500.0%0
$750–1,0000.0%0
$1,000–1,50020%†163

Home values

2,062 homes (±280)

Bloomingdale, New Jersey
New Jersey share

Under $150k7.0%†144
$150k–250k0.0%0
$250k–400k29%†593

Age of homes

2,992 homes (±304)

Bloomingdale, New Jersey
New Jersey share

2010 or later4.4%†132
2000–20094.1%†123
1980–199915%†

Size of homes

2,992 homes (±304)

Bloomingdale, New Jersey
New Jersey share

Studio2.1%†64
1 bedroom16%†481
2 bedrooms25%†740

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

4,121 workers (±444)

Bloomingdale, New Jersey
New Jersey share

Drive alone77%3,161
Carpool2.6%†108
Public transit0.7%†29
Walk5.6%†232
Bike0.0%0
Work from home13%†526
Other1.6%†65

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+9.2 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

3,595 workers (±396)

Bloomingdale, New Jersey
New Jersey share

Under 15 min19%†683
15–29 min31%†1,119
30–44 min33%†

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Passaic County, the county holding most of Bloomingdale's residents.

Passaic County has 12,406 employer establishments, 237 for every 10,000 residents (0.95× the US rate of 248; 0.93× New Jersey's), with 146,956 paid employees at an average annual pay of $60,957. The Census Bureau also counts 61,349 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 12,406; 61,349 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 237; US 248 · New Jersey 253
Paid employees: 146,956
Average annual pay: $60,957; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Passaic County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	1,162	22.2	1.06×About typical	11,343	$61,150	2,298
Restaurants and other eating places	934	17.8	0.97×About typical	10,541	$25,970	541
Specialty trade contractors	848	16.2	1.05×About typical	5,894	$84,269	2,856
Services to buildings and dwellings	492	9.4	1.39×More than typical	2,333	$43,976	3,339
Construction of buildings	427	8.1	1.08×About typical	1,891	$73,656	1,772
Offices of physicians	424	8.1	1.25×About typical	3,108	$98,881	337
Full-service restaurants	416	7.9	1.03×About typical	5,010	$28,514	292
Building equipment contractors	412	7.9	1.31×More than typical	3,246	$90,949	778
Limited-service restaurants	397	7.6	0.94×About typical	4,243	$23,686	158
Personal care services	376	7.2	1.50×More than typical	1,565	$24,542	2,223
Lessors of real estate	375	7.2	0.58×Fewer than typical	2,266	$45,328	5,281
Offices of other health practitioners	320	6.1	1.01×About typical	1,734	$47,901	1,190

Rank places for an industry Open Passaic County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 524,011 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $7,327 of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Bloomingdale, New Jersey: $0.95 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $7,327
Per resident: $0.95; US $1,994
Sole-source: 0.0%; US 30%
Single offer: 0.0%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of the Navy$7,327100%

Top recipients

ARROW MOVING & STORAGE OF COLORADO INC$7,327100%

Spending by fiscal year

105.1KFY2017
175.2KFY2018
246.2KFY2019
204.3KFY2020
408.3KFY2021
376.5KFY2022
484.3KFY2023
216.9K

Top industries (NAICS)

Specialized freight trucking · 4842$7,327100%

Largest awards whose ZIP code lies mostly in Bloomingdale, New Jersey

1ST MCD MOVING SERVICES$7,327
ARROW MOVING & STORAGE OF COLORADO INC· Passaic County, NJ· Transportation & logistics· Jan 8, 2026 – Jan 8, 2026· M0026326FR008

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Bloomingdale, New Jersey, so they do not add up across cities.

Bloomingdale, New Jersey's figures are part of those of Passaic County, NJ ($173.4M in FY2026), never added to them: 0.0% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Bloomingdale is mostly in Passaic County.

See federal money in Passaic County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Bloomingdale, New Jersey is split between congressional districts: each representative is shown with the share of its residents in their district (current boundaries).

House

Senate

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County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Passaic County57100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ69

Other cities and towns in Passaic County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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