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Mahwah township, Bergen County, NJ

25,491 Population
25.4 square miles 1,003.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

48.9 ±2.1 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Bergen County: 42 ±0.2
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$70,589 ±$4,980 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Bergen County: $63,735 ±$819
  • about 1.3 times the amount in New Jersey: $54,253 ±$256
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$131,327 ±$12,015 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Bergen County: $124,884 ±$1,735
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in New Jersey: $103,556 ±$513
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

2.1% ±0.8% (498  ±174) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in Bergen County: 6.8% 64,606 (±0.3% / ±3,161)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in New Jersey: 9.7% 891,891 (±0.2% / ±14,073)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

28.2 minutes ±1.2 (268,810  ±26,004) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Bergen County: 31.2 12,369,260 (±0.3 / ±180,718)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Jersey: 30.5 116,289,230 (±0.1 / ±571,910)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

10,031 ±509 Number of households
  • Bergen County: 355,127 ±1,060
  • New Jersey: 3,507,701 ±5,116
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.1 (23,358  ±96) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Bergen County: 2.7 951,520 (±0 / ±195)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,173,351
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.1% ±1.4% (112  ±72) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Bergen County: 5.1% 11,127 (±0.4% / ±894)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 5.2% 110,552 (±0.1% / ±2,477)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

10,319 ±526 Number of housing units
  • Bergen County: 369,613 ±176
  • New Jersey: 3,791,354 ±469
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$606,000 ±$41,221 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Bergen County: $623,000 ±$4,306
  • about 1.3 times the amount in New Jersey: $454,400 ±$1,150
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.9% ±1.7% (2,243  ±431.2) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Bergen County: 8.8% 83,602 (±0.4% / ±3,724)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 9.6% 889,792 (±0.1% / ±13,145.6)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.5% ±4.7% (16,833  ±1,022.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Bergen County: 92.9% 636,401 (±0.9% / ±6,166.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,915,947 (±0.3% / ±19,889.6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
60.3% ±4% (10,638  ±801.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Bergen County: 53.1% 363,985 (±0.7% / ±4,501.9)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New Jersey: 43.6% 2,845,933 (±0.2% / ±12,951.6)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

16.5% ±2.6% (4,217  ±650) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Bergen County: 31.8% 305,966
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Jersey: 23.9% 2,236,554
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3.3% ±1.2% (707  ±248) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Bergen County: 2.9% 22,085 (±0.2% / ±1,213)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 3.7% 273,031 (±0.1% / ±4,211)
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
707 Total veterans ±248 665 Male ±241 42 Female ±44

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