Garfield is a medium-sized city located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 32,456 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Garfield is the 50th largest community in New Jersey. Housing costs in Garfield 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.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Garfield is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Garfield is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Garfield who work in office and administrative support (11.31%), sales jobs (8.73%), and management occupations (7.81%). Also of interest is that Garfield has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Like elsewhere in America, most people in Garfield use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Garfield鈥榮 citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.The education level of Garfield citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.27% of adults in Garfield have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Garfield in 2022 was $36,260, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $145,040 for a family of four. However, Garfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Garfield is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Garfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Garfield, accounting for 45.43% of the city鈥檚 residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Garfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Garfield include Polish, Italian, Macedonian, Irish, and German. In addition, Garfield has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (47.28%). The most common language spoken in Garfield is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Polish.