Bergenfield is home to 28,450 people in New Jersey. 39% of people here were born outside the United States. That puts it in the top 3% of US cities for household income. Density works out to 9,797 people per square mile. This is an unusually credentialed place: 48% of adults have a four-year degree. Median household income runs $130,045, well clear of the $82,259 US median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $130,045, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
48% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 46%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bergenfield
What changed most since 1990
White share78.2% → 32.7%(−45.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share9.0% → 33.0%(+24.1 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$439,453 → $491,500(+12%)US over the same years: +67%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)30.2%(170)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)29.9%(168)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.7%(184)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.8%(10)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 562 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Bergenfield, decade by decade
Bergenfield population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
24,458
$109,714
$439,453
23.8%
46.4
2000
26,247
$113,256
$336,642
32.3%
79.2
2010
26,764
$118,748
$548,671
38.6%
88.2
2020
28,321
$124,505
$447,848
46.2%
89.9
2024
28,450
$130,045
$491,500
48.3%
89.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
