Bloomfield is a larger medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 53,702 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Bloomfield is the 28th largest community in New Jersey.

Housing costs in Bloomfield 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.

Also of interest is that Bloomfield has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Bloomfield is also a township of artists. Bloomfield has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Bloomfield’s character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 18.08% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

One thing noticeable about Bloomfield, although not a huge township, is that it has a large population of people who are young, single, educated, and upwardly-mobile career starters. That’s because Bloomfield is full of single people in their 20s and 30s and who have undergraduate or graduate degrees and are starting careers in professional occupations. This makes Bloomfield a pretty good place for young, educated career starters looking to find many people like themselves, with good opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

One downside of living in Bloomfield, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.72 minutes every day commuting to work. It is, however, a pedestrian-friendly township. Many of its neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot. In addition, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

Although the majority of commuting trips in the township are by private automobile, Bloomfield is somewhat unusual for a township of its size for having a substantial number of people who use public transportation. For a lot of people, the bus helps to get to and from their jobs every morning, which benefits everyone in the Bloomfield area by reducing both traffic and air pollution.

The education level of Bloomfield ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Bloomfield, 48.67% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Bloomfield in 2022 was $50,464, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $201,856 for a family of four. However, Bloomfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Bloomfield is an extremely ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Bloomfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bloomfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Bloomfield also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 28.20% of the township’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bloomfield include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.

In addition, Bloomfield has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (23.79%).

The most common language spoken in Bloomfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.