CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Palisades Park

New Jersey · 14,536 residents · 1.24 sq mi

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With 14,536 people, Palisades Park is a city in New Jersey. Median home value sits at $204,100. Owners hold 38% of the housing stock. Median rent is $711 a month. 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Poverty is uncommon here, at 7.7% of locals.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

27% 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

14,536

−15%vs 2000

vs 17,073 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.8

−2%vs 2000

vs 35.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.24 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202420K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(876)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.1%(742)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.2%(614)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.9%(853)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(1,038)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3422.1%(3,213)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.6%(2,264)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(1,498)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(1,482)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.7%(1,118)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(651)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(187)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$36,019

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $48,015 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,995

−20%vs 2000

vs $22,607 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.7%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$204,100

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $247,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$711

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $903 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

38.4%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 37.2% in 2000

61.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic39.1%(6,668)

Black1%(176)

Hispanic / Latino16.5%(2,813)

Asian41.1%(7,010)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic75.8%(11,016)

Black1.1%(165)

Hispanic / Latino11.1%(1,618)

Asian20%(2,910)

Other3.1%(445)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American9.1%(1,848)

Guatemalan7.8%(1,590)

South American4.3%(864)

Dominican3.8%(781)

Puerto Rican2.8%(565)

Colombian2.3%(461)

Mexican1.1%(228)

Ecuadorian0.9%(185)

Costa Rican0.7%(151)

Venezuelan0.6%(130)

Cuban0.5%(95)

Peruvian0.4%(75)

+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data

Salvadoran0.3%(60)

Spaniard0.1%(16)

Paraguayan0.1%(13)

Nicaraguan0.1%(12)

Asian origin

Korean46.7%(9,475)

Chinese3.2%(643)

Pakistani1.6%(327)

Vietnamese0.7%(151)

Asian Indian0.5%(106)

Taiwanese0.4%(79)

Japanese0.3%(58)

Filipino0.3%(53)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(1)

Ancestry

Italian4.4%(889)

Arab2.5%(509)

Irish1.4%(275)

French1.3%(259)

Polish1.2%(249)

Dutch1.2%(236)

English1.1%(232)

Jordanian1%(197)

Croatian1%(197)

Greek0.8%(172)

West Indian0.8%(172)

American0.8%(165)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.8%(157)

German0.7%(138)

Armenian0.7%(133)

Subsaharan African0.3%(70)

Lebanese0.3%(67)

Jamaican0.3%(57)

Egyptian0.3%(55)

Iranian0.3%(54)

Macedonian0.3%(52)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.3%(51)

Czech0.1%(30)

Serbian0.1%(22)

Romanian0.1%(21)

Danish0.1%(20)

Swedish0.1%(14)

Syrian0.1%(13)

Norwegian0.1%(13)

Portuguese0.1%(11)

Haitian0%(9)

Slovak0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Korean population · Largest Central American population · Largest Guatemalan population · Largest Italian population · Largest South American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

26.6%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.0%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.7%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.3 min

+1%vs 2000

vs 22.1 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 married38%(3,117)

Married52.1%(4,279)

Widowed4.4%(365)

Divorced5.5%(448)

Women 15+

Never married34.9%(3,408)

Married44.5%(4,352)

Widowed9.6%(937)

Divorced11.1%(1,081)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.9%

−22.9 ptssince 2013

from 36.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

45.7%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 44.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.0%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 12.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.5%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.0%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 18.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.7%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 0.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.5%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 55.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.8%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 30.4% 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)22.4%(125)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)11.6%(65)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era56.6%(316)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 558 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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