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Bergen County, NJ

957,736 Population
232.8 square miles 4,114.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.2 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in New Jersey: 40.4 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$62,627 ±$1,834 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in New Jersey: $52,583 ±$435
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$116,709 ±$4,175 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in New Jersey: $99,781 ±$1,061
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

6.6% ±0.8% (61,987  ±7,468) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Jersey: 9.7% 886,772 (±0.3% / ±27,839)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

32 minutes ±0.6 (13,864,960  ±334,670) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in New Jersey: 31.4 126,643,450 (±0.3 / ±1,324,142)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

356,438 ±2,733 Number of households
  • New Jersey: 3,538,457 ±8,891
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.7 ±0 (946,665  ±290) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 † 9,122,744 (±,157 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5% ±0.8% (10,754  ±1,790) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in New Jersey: 5.2% 108,771 (±0.3% / ±6,919)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

370,464 ±129 Number of housing units
  • New Jersey: 3,803,652 ±1,675
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$615,300 ±$9,377 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in New Jersey: $461,000 ±$2,830
  • nearly double the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

9% ±0.9% (85,019  ±8,097.9) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in New Jersey: 9.4% 860,587 (±0.3% / ±27,733.6)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

92.7% ±1.9% (634,234  ±12,961.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,903,558 (±0.6% / ±39,527)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
53.3% ±1.4% (364,777  ±9,449) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 43.8% 2,850,285 (±0.4% / ±26,559.1)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

43.7% ±1.1% (397,264  ±10,387.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New Jersey: 33.3% 2,920,819 (±0.4% / ±32,565.1)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±,222,236.2)

31.6% ±18,346% (302,905  ±9,609) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in New Jersey: 24.2% † 2,250,431 (±1,448.4% / ±28,235)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

2.7% ±0.3% (20,575  ±2,431) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Jersey: 3.6% 258,485 (±0.1% / ±8,678)
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
20,575 Total veterans ±2,431 18,933 Male ±2,200 1,642 Female ±961

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