CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Englewood Cliffs

New Jersey · 5,634 residents · 2.13 sq mi

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Englewood Cliffs is home to 5,634 people in New Jersey. Households here earn about 104% more than in New Jersey as a whole. Median household income runs $83,459, well clear of the $30,130 US median. The typical home is worth $487,500. The median age is 44.0, about 11 years above the US median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 47% of adults have a four-year degree.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 44.0

US median: 33.0

More educated

47% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,634

+6%vs 2000

vs 5,322 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

44.0

−2%vs 2000

vs 44.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.13 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.8%(271)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.5%(311)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.9%(333)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.3%(297)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(345)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3410.8%(607)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(721)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5416.5%(929)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6416.6%(935)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.9%(557)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(260)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(68)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$83,459

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $106,478 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$38,313

−33%vs 2000

vs $57,399 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.2%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$487,500

+27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $504,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$1,001

−34%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $2,001 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

89.6%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.4% in 2000

10.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic62.8%(3,341)

Black1.4%(72)

Hispanic / Latino4.9%(260)

Asian29.7%(1,580)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic76.8%(4,325)

Black0.4%(20)

Hispanic / Latino5%(280)

Asian22.2%(1,252)

Other0.7%(37)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Dominican2.3%(126)

Puerto Rican1.3%(70)

South American0.9%(48)

Cuban0.6%(34)

Argentine0.5%(29)

Colombian0.4%(19)

Asian origin

Korean18.1%(969)

Chinese15.2%(816)

Asian Indian6.8%(367)

Filipino3.5%(190)

Japanese0.9%(50)

Taiwanese0.7%(36)

Vietnamese0.4%(20)

Pakistani0.2%(10)

Ancestry

Italian12.1%(648)

Greek4.7%(250)

Russian3.7%(197)

German2.6%(141)

Irish2.6%(137)

American1.9%(103)

English1.7%(90)

Polish1.2%(67)

Armenian0.9%(48)

Hungarian0.9%(48)

Arab0.6%(30)

Ukrainian0.4%(22)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish0.4%(20)

Austrian0.2%(13)

Swedish0.2%(12)

Palestinian0.1%(8)

Norwegian0.1%(8)

West Indian0.1%(8)

Jamaican0.1%(8)

RANKED:Largest Korean population · Largest Chinese population · Largest Italian population · Largest Asian Indian population · Largest Greek population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

46.5%

−6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 52.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

85.8%

−6.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

20.5%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

30.0 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 25.9 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 married21.2%(453)

Married73.2%(1,562)

Widowed0.6%(12)

Divorced5.1%(108)

Women 15+

Never married16.9%(394)

Married69.1%(1,609)

Widowed10.1%(235)

Divorced3.9%(91)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.5%

−3.7 ptssince 2013

from 8.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.7%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 62.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.9%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 18.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.3%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 22.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.6%

+7.5 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.2%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 0.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

75.2%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 79.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

30.7%

+6.9 ptssince 2020

from 23.8% 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)15%(6)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era30%(12)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War27.5%(11)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 40 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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