Bergen County, NJ

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Bergen County, New Jersey demographics

Population: 952,979
Median age: 41.9

Median household income: 109,497

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Bergen County, New Jersey.

Population

2021952,979
2020931,275
2019930,390
2018929,999
2017937,920
2016930,310
2015926,330
2014920,456
2013912,795
2012906,781
2011900,730
2010896,482
2009888,546

Bergen County, NJ cities

Allendale borough - 6,820

Alpine borough - 1,336

Bergenfield borough - 28,282

Bogota borough - 8,830

Carlstadt borough - 6,358

Cliffside Park borough - 25,515

Closter borough - 8,573

Cresskill borough - 9,096

Demarest borough - 4,977

Dumont borough - 17,965

East Rutherford borough - 9,918

Edgewater borough - 14,234

Elmwood Park borough - 21,239

Emerson borough - 7,317

Englewood city - 29,129

Englewood Cliffs borough - 5,358

Fair Lawn borough - 34,820

Fairview borough - 14,918

Fort Lee borough - 39,701

Franklin Lakes borough - 11,034

Garfield city - 32,481

Glen Rock borough - 12,098

Hackensack city - 45,723

Harrington Park borough - 4,801

Hasbrouck Heights borough - 12,120

Haworth borough - 3,341

Hillsdale borough - 10,166

Ho-Ho-Kus borough - 4,248

Leonia borough - 9,283

Little Ferry borough - 10,973

Lodi borough - 25,983

Maywood borough - 10,049

Midland Park borough - 7,041

Montvale borough - 8,413

Moonachie borough - 3,079

New Milford borough - 16,912

North Arlington borough - 16,339

Northvale borough - 4,762

Norwood borough - 5,666

Oakland borough - 12,773

Old Tappan borough - 5,870

Oradell borough - 8,236

Palisades Park borough - 20,291

Paramus borough - 26,650

Park Ridge borough - 8,987

Ramsey borough - 14,801

Ridgefield borough - 11,477

Ridgefield Park village - 13,202

Ridgewood village - 25,991

River Edge borough - 12,024

Rockleigh borough - 632

Rutherford borough - 18,781

Saddle River borough - 3,362

Tenafly borough - 15,307

Teterboro borough - 92

Upper Saddle River borough - 8,352

Waldwick borough - 10,086

Wallington borough - 11,833

Westwood borough - 11,267

Wood-Ridge borough - 9,865

Woodcliff Lake borough - 6,112

Bergen County, NJ ZIP Codes

Census data for Bergen County, New Jersey

Demographic and housing estimates in Bergen County, New Jersey

Total population
Total population952,979
Male465,886
Female487,093
Population by age
Total population952,979
Under 5 years49,484
5 to 9 years53,763
10 to 14 years62,062
15 to 19 years59,728
20 to 24 years54,849
25 to 34 years108,383
35 to 44 years127,121
45 to 54 years137,551
55 to 59 years72,880
60 to 64 years63,472
65 to 74 years92,047
75 to 84 years46,312
85 years and over25,327
Median age (years)41.9
Under 18 years203,142
16 years and over775,305
18 years and over749,837
21 years and over717,846
62 years and over199,927
65 years and over163,686
Population by race
Total population952,979
One race887,425
   White628,654
   Black or African American54,982
   American Indian and Alaska Native2,159
   Asian158,200
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander284
   Some other race43,146
Two or more races65,554
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population656,404
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population316,833
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population339,571

Social characteristics in Bergen County, New Jersey

Households by type
Total households348,674
Family households (families)196,054
Married-couple family16,824
Male householder, no wife present, family50,536
Female householder, no husband present, family35,523
Nonfamily households85,260
Average household size114,380
Average family size2.70

Economic characteristics in Bergen County, New Jersey

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households348,674
Less than $10,00011,735
$10,000 to $14,9998,128
$15,000 to $24,99917,047
$25,000 to $34,99918,117
$35,000 to $49,99925,699
$50,000 to $74,99941,803
$75,000 to $99,99936,782
$100,000 to $149,99964,871
$150,000 to $199,99944,491
$200,000 or more80,001
Median household income (dollars)109,497

Housing characteristics in Bergen County, New Jersey

Housing occupancy
Total housing units365,609
Occupied housing units348,674
Vacant housing units16,935
Units in structure
Total housing units365,609
1-unit, detached193,334
1-unit, attached20,747
2 units49,207
3 or 4 units21,510
5 to 9 units12,189
10 to 19 units14,060
20 or more units53,206
Mobile home1,282
Boat, RV, van, etc.74
Year structure built
Total housing units365,609
Built 2014 or later324
Built 2010 to 201315,280
Built 2000 to 200920,517
Built 1990 to 199921,391
Built 1980 to 198929,866
Built 1970 to 197933,548
Built 1960 to 196951,859
Built 1950 to 195978,926
Built 1940 to 194941,079
Built 1939 or earlier72,819
Rooms
Total housing units365,609
1 room9,699
2 rooms10,604
3 rooms41,528
4 rooms49,600
5 rooms52,630
6 rooms57,132
7 rooms48,625
8 rooms37,649
9 rooms or more58,142
Median rooms5.8
Bedrooms
Total housing units365,609
No bedroom10,486
1 bedroom59,318
2 bedrooms84,214
3 bedrooms114,805
4 bedrooms70,931
5 or more bedrooms25,855
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units348,674
Owner-occupied226,303
Renter-occupied122,371
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.89
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.35
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units348,674
Moved in 2017 or later24,541
Moved in 2015 to 201686,928
Moved in 2010 to 201459,505
Moved in 2000 to 200977,829
Moved in 1990 to 199946,767
Moved in 1989 and earlier53,104
Value
Owner-occupied units226,303
Less than $50,0003,537
$50,000 to $99,9992,315
$100,000 to $149,9993,252
$150,000 to $199,9994,075
$200,000 to $299,99916,972
$300,000 to $499,99987,865
$500,000 to $999,99988,398
$1,000,000 or more19,889
Median (dollars)489,600
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units226,303
Housing units with a mortgage143,933
Housing units without a mortgage82,370
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent118,477
Less than $5005,657
$500 to $9997,592
$1,000 to $1,49936,169
$1,500 to $1,99935,777
$2,000 to $2,49915,346
$2,500 to $2,9998,297
$3,000 or more9,639
Median (dollars)1,637
No rent paid3,894

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