Census Reporter

Bergen County, NJ

932,202 Population
232.8 square miles 4,004.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.1 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in New Jersey: 40.2 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$55,417 ±$1,478 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in New Jersey: $44,888 ±$352
  • about 1.5 times the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$108,827 ±$3,521 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in New Jersey: $85,751 ±$760
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

5.6% ±0.7% (51,246  ±6,852) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 9.2% 798,262 (±0.3% / ±25,821)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

34.2 minutes ±0.7 (15,599,260  ±399,628) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in New Jersey: 33.1 139,069,755 (±0.2 / ±1,071,015)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

343,733 ±2,437 Number of households
  • New Jersey: 3,286,264 ±9,466
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.7 ±0 (922,290  ±1,732) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in New Jersey: 2.7 8,701,703 (±0)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

4.5% ±0.7% (9,473  ±1,567) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in New Jersey: 4.7% 95,678 (±0.3% / ±5,234)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

360,822 ±1,237 Number of housing units
  • New Jersey: 3,641,854 ±1,185
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$479,300 ±$6,659 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in New Jersey: $348,800 ±$1,764
  • about double the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

9.2% ±0.9% (84,638  ±8,488.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 10.3% 902,872 (±0.3% / ±26,958.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

92.9% ±2% (614,966  ±13,019.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in New Jersey: 90.3% 5,591,610 (±0.6% / ±37,408.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
52% ±1.4% (344,061  ±9,012.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 41.2% 2,551,765 (±0.4% / ±23,822)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

41% ±1.3% (361,683  ±11,010.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 32.2% 2,693,106 (±0.4% / ±30,669.2)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 22% 67,802,345 (±0.1% / ±214,346.6)

31.5% ±1% (293,943  ±9,008) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New Jersey: 23.4% 2,074,686 (±0.3% / ±23,672)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

3.8% ±0.4% (27,847  ±2,647) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 4.4% 302,777 (±0.1% / ±9,193)
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
27,847 Total veterans ±2,647 25,999 Male ±2,544 1,848 Female ±667

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