CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Park Ridge

New Jersey · 8,102 residents · 2.61 sq mi

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With 8,102 people, Park Ridge is a city in New Jersey. The typical home is worth $253,200. The median household earns $59,780, about 98% above the national median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 38% of adults have a four-year degree. Median rent is $854 a month. That is roughly 46% ahead of the New Jersey median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.3

US median: 33.0

More educated

38% 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

8,102

−7%vs 2000

vs 8,708 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.3

−9%vs 2000

vs 40.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.61 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.6%(453)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.3%(508)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(493)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.8%(472)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(500)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.5%(1,340)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.2%(1,314)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5414.3%(1,157)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.9%(965)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746.4%(522)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.6%(289)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(89)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$59,780

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $86,632 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$26,174

−35%vs 2000

vs $40,351 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.5%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$253,200

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $299,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$854

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $996 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.9%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.9% in 2000

22.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89.3%(7,778)

Black0.8%(67)

Hispanic / Latino5.3%(463)

Asian3.9%(336)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.8%(7,600)

Black1.1%(86)

Hispanic / Latino2.8%(224)

Asian4%(321)

Other1.2%(95)

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 American4.8%(447)

Mexican4%(377)

Peruvian2.5%(237)

Spaniard1.8%(174)

Ecuadorian1.7%(161)

Dominican1.7%(156)

Cuban1.6%(150)

Puerto Rican1.5%(145)

Colombian0.4%(42)

Central American0.4%(39)

Panamanian0.4%(39)

Venezuelan0.1%(7)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.2%(113)

Chinese0.8%(71)

Filipino0.5%(48)

Taiwanese0.2%(18)

Bangladeshi0.1%(9)

Japanese0.1%(8)

Ancestry

Italian32.1%(3,022)

Irish26.4%(2,480)

German15.9%(1,500)

Polish7.8%(733)

English5%(474)

Scottish3.1%(296)

Russian2.2%(203)

American2.1%(199)

Greek1.5%(143)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(117)

Austrian1.2%(110)

Czech1%(92)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Ukrainian1%(91)

Romanian0.9%(81)

French0.8%(74)

Slovak0.7%(69)

Swedish0.6%(59)

Arab0.6%(56)

Hungarian0.6%(54)

Finnish0.6%(52)

British0.5%(50)

Norwegian0.5%(47)

Armenian0.5%(46)

Welsh0.5%(44)

Syrian0.4%(38)

Croatian0.4%(33)

Dutch0.3%(31)

Swiss0.3%(26)

West Indian0.3%(25)

Jamaican0.3%(25)

Turkish0.2%(21)

Canadian0.2%(19)

Lithuanian0.2%(15)

French Canadian0.1%(14)

Israeli0.1%(14)

Portuguese0.1%(10)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

37.7%

−7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 45.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

90.1%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

12.2%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.2 min

+3%vs 2000

vs 22.5 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 married32.1%(1,250)

Married61.2%(2,380)

Widowed2.2%(85)

Divorced4.5%(174)

Women 15+

Never married24.3%(984)

Married58.9%(2,380)

Widowed11.7%(472)

Divorced5.1%(208)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.8%

−4.6 ptssince 2013

from 6.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

73.0%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 76.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.3%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 17.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.6%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 21.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

8.2%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.0%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 0.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

86.0%

−6.0 ptssince 2020

from 92.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

25.5%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 23.1% 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)6.8%(13)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)7.9%(15)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.7%(72)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.8%(13)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 191 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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