CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Bernardsville

New Jersey · 6,597 residents · 12.8 sq mi

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Bernardsville is home to 6,597 people in New Jersey. The typical home is worth $313,300. This is an unusually credentialed place: 48% of adults have a four-year degree. The median age is 43.8, about 11 years above the US median. The median household earns $68,656, about 128% above the national median. That is roughly 68% ahead of the New Jersey median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 43.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

48% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,597

−10%vs 2000

vs 7,345 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

43.8

+9%vs 2000

vs 40.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

12.8 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.9%(320)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 93.5%(234)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146%(399)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198%(528)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.7%(312)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3410.2%(676)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.8%(977)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5420.1%(1,323)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.8%(844)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.9%(651)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.3%(219)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(114)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$68,656

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $104,162 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$42,781

−39%vs 2000

vs $69,854 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

1.3%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$313,300

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $397,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$798

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,039 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

84.9%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.5% in 2000

15.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90%(6,610)

Black0.2%(18)

Hispanic / Latino6%(439)

Asian2.6%(194)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.3%(6,416)

Black0.1%(9)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(26)

Asian2.5%(165)

Other0.1%(7)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American7.2%(573)

Paraguayan6.8%(542)

Puerto Rican1%(79)

Central American0.8%(67)

Guatemalan0.7%(55)

Mexican0.3%(22)

Peruvian0.2%(19)

Costa Rican0.2%(12)

Argentine0.2%(12)

Spaniard0.2%(12)

Asian origin

Sri Lankan0.3%(20)

Korean0.1%(10)

Pakistani0.1%(9)

Japanese0.1%(7)

Ancestry

Italian24.5%(1,938)

Irish24.4%(1,928)

German14.9%(1,179)

English12.7%(1,009)

American9.2%(727)

Polish4%(313)

Greek2.1%(170)

French2.1%(168)

Scottish1.9%(148)

Russian1.7%(135)

Czech1.2%(94)

Swedish1.1%(91)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.9%(71)

Brazilian0.8%(63)

British0.7%(56)

Finnish0.7%(56)

Austrian0.7%(54)

Swiss0.6%(50)

Norwegian0.6%(45)

French Canadian0.6%(44)

Ukrainian0.5%(41)

Arab0.4%(35)

Egyptian0.4%(35)

Danish0.4%(29)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(18)

Dutch0.2%(17)

West Indian0.2%(17)

Jamaican0.2%(17)

Subsaharan African0.2%(14)

Slovak0.2%(13)

Australian0.1%(11)

Lithuanian0.1%(7)

Turkish0.1%(7)

Nigerian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

48.1%

−11.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

91.5%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

20.2%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.0 min

+7%vs 2000

vs 23.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married20.6%(610)

Married72.8%(2,153)

Widowed3.1%(93)

Divorced3.5%(103)

Women 15+

Never married16.6%(525)

Married68.6%(2,174)

Widowed3.5%(112)

Divorced11.3%(358)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.1%

−8.4 ptssince 2013

from 11.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

69.6%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 65.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.8%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 19.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.8%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 14.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

7.6%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 4.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.2%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 0.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

84.8%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 80.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

25.9%

+6.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)4.1%(5)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)7.3%(9)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era65%(80)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.8%(12)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 123 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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