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Northfield, New Jersey: commercial real estate data.
Northfield is a Census city of 8,456 people across 3.58 square miles of land, in Atlantic County. Median household income is $111,599, 88.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 24 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $6.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Northfield
What Northfield is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.58 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,360
- County holding the largest share of its areaAtlantic County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Northfield
- Population8,456
- Median age43.7
- Population under 181,594
- Share under 1818.9 percent
- Population 65 and over1,648
- Share 65 and over19.5 percent
- Households3,257
- Family households2,309
- Share of households that are families70.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Northfield
- Median household income$111,599
- Per capita income$58,344
- Civilian labor force4,679
- Employed4,497
- Unemployed182 plus or minus 75
- Unemployment rate3.9 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over6,164
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher48.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree17.7 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Northfield
- Housing units3,408
- Occupied units3,257
- Vacant units151 plus or minus 90
- Vacancy rate4.4 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Owner occupied2,876
- Renter occupied381 plus or minus 161
- Ownership rate88.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$316,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,835
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.7 percent
- Single family units3,084
- Share single family90.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more324 plus or minus 161
- Share in buildings of two or more9.5 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Northfield gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,004
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,244 plus or minus 279
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.1 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more991 plus or minus 211
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.8 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Drove alone80.4 percent
- Carpooled3.4 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Public transport1.0 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home9.5 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Northfield (7(a))
- Approvals24
- Gross approval$6,053,200
- Average approval$252,217
- Median approval$110,600
- Ninetieth percentile approval$437,500
- Largest approval$2,240,000
- Jobs supported211
- Jobs per approval8.8
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.8 percent
- Share to franchises4.2 percent
- Distinct lenders9
- Distinct industries by NAICS19
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Northfield, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Northfield (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$3,066,000
- Average approval$766,500
- Median approval$557,500
- Largest approval$1,650,000
- Jobs supported62
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Northfield, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Northfield
- NFIP communityCity of Northfield
- NFIP community number340014
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/19/83(M)
The City of Northfield participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 340014 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Atlantic County, not Northfield
Atlantic County context, not Northfield figures
- Establishments in Atlantic County6,192
- Covered employment, Atlantic County125,157
- Average annual pay, Atlantic County$59,219
- Housing units permitted, Atlantic County647
Every figure in this section is published for Atlantic County as a whole and is not a measurement of Northfield.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Northfield questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Northfield, New Jersey?
8,456, in 3,257 households. Northfield city covers 3.58 square miles of land, which is 2,360 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Northfield in?
Atlantic County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Northfield?
$111,599. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $316,200. Median gross rent is $1,835 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Northfield businesses?
24 7(a) approvals totaling $6.1 m since FY2020, across 9 lenders, median approval $110,600, plus 4 504 approvals worth $3.1 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Northfield, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Northfield borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Northfield. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Northfield in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Northfield appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Northfield, city of, community 340014, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Northfield figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Atlantic County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Northfield.
Is zoning published for Northfield?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.