Montclair Jobs

Montclair is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 38,977. Montclair was first formed as a Township on April 15, 1868, from portions of Bloomfield Township. After a referendum held on February 21, 1894, Montclair was reincorporated as a Town, effective February 24, 1894. In the late 1970s, after protesting for years at the inequities built into the formulas, Montclair joined several other communities to qualify for a pool of federal aid allocated only to Townships, that allowed townships to receive as much as double the revenue-sharing aid per capita received by the four other types of New Jersey municipalities Borough, City, Town or Village.

Among the most common occupations in Montclair are Management, professional, and related occupations, 55%; Sales and office occupations, 22%; and Service occupations, 10%. Approximately 75 percent of workers in Montclair, New Jersey work for companies, 13 percent work for the government and 7 percent are self-employed.

The leading industries in Montclair, New Jersey are Educational, health and social services, 24%; Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services, 16%; and Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing, 12%. Simply Hired's Montclair job listings indicate that the following industries in Montclair are hiring the most workers:

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Montclair, New Jersey is $53,836, and the median income of households in Montclair was $74,894.

According to our Montclair Trends data, the number of Montclair, New Jersey jobs has decreased by 40% since October 2011.

Population of Montclair Total population 38,977 Male 46.32% Female 53.68% Median age 37.5     Montclair Housing Owner-occupied homes 56.4% Median cost of a home $317,500 Median mortgage payment -$1,417 Renter-occupied homes 43.6% Vacant housing 3.3% Median monthly rent $866     Average Income Median for all male full-time $64,151 Median for all female full-time $43,520     Household Income Less than $10,000 6% $10,000 to $14,999 3% $15,000 to $24,999 6% $25,000 to $34,999 8% $35,000 to $49,999 11% $50,000 to $74,999 16% $75,000 to $99,999 13% $100,000 to $149,999 16% $150,000 to $199,999 8% $200,000 or more 13%

Education Less than 9th grade 3% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 5% High school graduate 16% Some college, no degree 14% Associate's degree 4% Bachelor's degree 30% Graduate degree 27%     Marital Status Never married 31% Currently married 51% Separated 3% Widowed 7% Divorced 8%     Race White 62% Black or African American 33% Asian 3% Other 2%     Montclair Commute Carpool 7.6% Public transportation 22.0% Average travel time 34 minutes