Bloomfield is a larger medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 52,948 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Bloomfield is the 28th largest community in New Jersey. Bloomfield has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic townships in the country.

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.

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.

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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.34% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 32.99 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.

For the size of the township, public transportation in Bloomfield is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Bloomfield, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

The citizens of Bloomfield are among the most well-educated in the nation: 47.82% of adults in Bloomfield have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Bloomfield in 2022 was $47,111, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $188,444 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 27.32% of the township’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bloomfield include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Bloomfield's cultural character, accounting for 24.07% of the township’s population.

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