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Bergen County, NJ

936,692 Population
232.8 square miles 4,023.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in New Jersey: 40 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.2

Economics

$50,530 ±$1,393 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in New Jersey: $42,815 ±$321
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $33,831 ±$77
$100,361 ±$1,745 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in New Jersey: $81,740 ±$687
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $61,937 ±$94

6.9% ±0.8% (64,303  ±7,717) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Jersey: 9.5% 832,133 (±0.3% / ±26,316)
  • about half the rate in United States: 13.1% 41,852,315 (±0.1% / ±232,949)

33.8 minutes ±0.6 (15,296,650  ±404,191) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in New Jersey: 32.5 136,032,825 (±0.2 / ±1,046,858)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.1 3,967,761,655 (±0 / ±7,704,522)

Families

339,953 ±2,811 Number of households
  • New Jersey: 3,249,567 ±9,867
  • United States: 121,520,180 ±153,217
2.7 ±0 (925,972  ±1,990) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in New Jersey: 2.7 8,726,407 (±0)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 319,075,830

4.9% ±0.8% (10,441  ±1,607) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in New Jersey: 5.1% 105,146 (±0.2% / ±4,921)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,956,960 (±0% / ±30,916)

Housing

359,241 ±765 Number of housing units
  • New Jersey: 3,628,198 ±324
  • United States: 138,539,906 ±4,033

$476,200 ±$5,540 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in New Jersey: $344,000 ±$2,091
  • more than double the amount in United States: $229,700 ±$366

8.2% ±0.9% (76,104  ±7,976.9) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Jersey: 10.7% 944,895 (±0.3% / ±27,302)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 45,452,496 (±0.1% / ±185,008.3)

Social

92.6% ±1.8% (613,416  ±12,037.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in New Jersey: 90.2% 5,581,747 (±0.6% / ±35,694)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.3% 197,114,684 (±0.1% / ±245,154.7)
49.2% ±1.3% (325,729  ±8,552.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 40.8% 2,524,992 (±0.4% / ±23,059.7)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

39.9% ±1.1% (353,928  ±9,713.2) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 31.7% 2,655,760 (±0.4% / ±29,036.3)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 21.9% 67,268,668 (±0.1% / ±198,318.9)

31.4% ±1% (293,805  ±9,099) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New Jersey: 22.8% 2,033,292 (±0.3% / ±25,652)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,728,721 (±0.1% / ±157,222)

3.4% ±0.4% (25,161  ±2,791) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Jersey: 4.4% 308,012 (±0.1% / ±8,805)
  • about half the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,964,242 (±0% / ±66,854)
25,161 Total veterans ±2,791 23,907 Male ±2,754 1,254 Female ±507

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