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Bergen County, NJ

978,641 Population
232.8 square miles 4,204 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42 ±0.2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$62,531 ±$1,530 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in New Jersey: $53,818 ±$373
  • about 1.4 times the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$122,232 ±$2,823 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in New Jersey: $104,294 ±$997
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

6.7% ±0.8% (64,661  ±8,017) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Jersey: 9.2% 859,029 (±0.3% / ±29,158)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

34 minutes ±0.7 (14,442,160  ±429,998) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 31.9 131,588,270 (±0.2 / ±1,265,689)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

358,164 ±2,837 Number of households
  • New Jersey: 3,543,944 ±7,728
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.7 ±0 (967,885  ±604) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,334,098
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.8% ±1% (12,865  ±2,212) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 5.4% 117,595 (±0.3% / ±6,859)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

371,207 ±221 Number of housing units
  • New Jersey: 3,816,432 ±2,877
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$655,400 ±$7,269 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in New Jersey: $496,000 ±$2,982
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

8.6% ±0.8% (83,471  ±8,014.8) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in New Jersey: 8.8% 825,588 (±0.3% / ±26,043.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.8% ±1.9% (648,763  ±13,205.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in New Jersey: 90.4% 6,015,420 (±0.6% / ±40,185.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
53.4% ±1.4% (373,355  ±9,980) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 44.6% 2,965,532 (±0.4% / ±26,621.6)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

44.4% ±1.2% (412,785  ±11,386.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New Jersey: 34.3% 3,082,476 (±0.4% / ±32,979.6)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

33.2% (324,432  ±10,571) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New Jersey: 25% 2,376,424
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

2.4% ±0.3% (18,364  ±2,467) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Jersey: 3.4% 249,802 (±0.1% / ±7,648)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
18,364 Total veterans ±2,467 16,532 Male ±2,233 1,832 Female ±660

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