How Much Has Ridgewood's And Glen Rock's Population Changed Since 1980?

How much has your town’s population increased or decreased since 2010? How about since 1980?

Ridgewood’s population has mostly not changed. In 1980 it was 25,208 and 24,958 in 2010. Last year it was estimated to be 25,496.

Glen Rock had a population of 11,497 in 1980 and 11,601 in 2010. Last it was estimated to be 11,901.

Newly-released statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau Current Population Estimates, a survey that tracks basic population figures between Censuses, provides a breakdown of how every municipality’s population has changed.

Jersey City, Elizabeth, Monroe (in Middlesex County), Franklin (in Somerset County), and Newark grew the fastest since 2010. All four of those municipalities population’s grew since 1980, with Monroe’s increasing by 170 percent. Newark’s population has actually decreased 15 percent since 1980.

Approximately 187 municipalities lost population from 2010 to 2014, NJ.com reported, while 387 grew.

Much of the growth has been concentrated in the communities closest to New York City in Bergen, Passaic, and Essex counties, and along the Jersey Shore in Ocean County.

Many communities in the northeastern and southeastern parts of the state in Sussex, Warren, Hunterdon, Salem, and Cumberland counties have seen their populations decrease.

How much did your municipality’s population change? Tap or hover on your town on the interactive map to find out.