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Bergen County

New Jersey · 955,732 residents · 233 sq mi
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Bergen County is a county of 955,732 people in New Jersey. 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 33% nationally. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $477,400. The foreign-born share is 31%. Households take in $104,623 a year at the median, 58% more than the country as a whole. At a median age of 42.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole.

At a glance
Wealthier
above the US median
US median: $66,278
Older
median age 42.0
US median: 38.8
More educated
51% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 33%
Less affordable
home values up 32%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $265,253
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
955,732
+8%since 2000
from 884,118 in 2000
1990 – 2025
Median age
42.0
+7%since 2000
from 39.1 in 2000
US average: 38.8
Land area
233 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
812K853K894K935K976K19902000201020202024Bergen County
2024962K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2020
Under 55%(48,025)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.7%(54,688)
US avg: 6.1%
10 to 146.3%(59,928)
US avg: 6.5%
15 to 196.2%(59,604)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.7%(54,805)
US avg: 6.7%
25 to 3411.8%(112,362)
US avg: 13.5%
35 to 4413.2%(126,200)
US avg: 12.7%
45 to 5414%(133,859)
US avg: 12.3%
55 to 6414.3%(136,983)
US avg: 13.1%
65 to 749.9%(94,430)
US avg: 10%
75 to 845.3%(50,437)
US avg: 4.9%
85 and over2.6%(24,411)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$104,623
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $65,241 in 2000
US average: $66,278
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$52,800
+57%since 2000
from $33,638 in 2000
US average: $35,364
Households earning $100K+
63.3%
+9.6 ptssince 2009
from 53.7% in 2009
US average: 43.9%
Poverty rate
6.4%
+1.5 ptssince 2000
from 5.0% in 2000
US average: 12.8%
Workforce by industry, 2020
Information10.5%
US avg: 11.1%
Other services9.8%
US avg: 6.6%
Retail trade8%
US avg: 10%
Public administration7.4%
US avg: 4.7%
Wholesale trade5.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Finance & insurance5%
US avg: 5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical4.3%
US avg: 4.7%
Transportation & warehousing4.2%
US avg: 2.5%
Arts, entertainment, food3.1%
US avg: 2%
Education & health services0.7%
US avg: 0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.1%
US avg: 1.7%
Construction0.1%
US avg: 1.2%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.5%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$477,400
+32%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $240,800 in 2000
US average: $265,253
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,557
+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $872 in 2000
US average: $1,124
Owner-occupied
63.1%
−4.1 ptssince 2000
from 67.2% in 2000
36.9% rent
Persons per household
2.69 people
+2%since 2009
from 2.63 people in 2009
US average: 2.61
Afford Score
4.6
−23%since 2009
from 5.9 in 2009
2009 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic72.3%(638,953)
Black5%(44,149)
Hispanic / Latino10.3%(91,377)
Asian10.6%(93,979)
Other0%
2020
White, non-Hispanic53.6%(511,919)
Black5.2%(49,909)
Hispanic / Latino21.4%(204,683)
Asian16.5%(157,500)
Other2.4%(23,344)
Segregation Score
35
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
South American6.3%(58,783)
Dominican4.3%(39,756)
Puerto Rican3.6%(33,129)
Colombian2.6%(24,329)
Central American2.3%(21,161)
Ecuadorian1.8%(16,413)
Cuban1.6%(14,669)
Mexican1.2%(10,907)
Peruvian1.1%(10,459)
Salvadoran0.8%(7,348)
Guatemalan0.8%(7,168)
Argentine0.4%(3,869)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Honduran0.4%(3,514)
Spaniard0.4%(3,490)
Costa Rican0.2%(1,807)
Chilean0.1%(1,138)
Venezuelan0.1%(1,079)
Bolivian0.1%(821)
Nicaraguan0.1%(719)
Panamanian0.1%(558)
Uruguayan0%(384)
Paraguayan0%(190)
Asian origin
Korean6.4%(59,681)
Asian Indian3.6%(33,459)
Filipino2.4%(22,772)
Chinese2.4%(22,181)
Japanese0.6%(5,525)
Pakistani0.4%(3,336)
Vietnamese0.1%(918)
Taiwanese0.1%(866)
Thai0.1%(664)
Sri Lankan0%(354)
Nepalese0%(235)
+ 8 more asian origin groups with data
Indonesian0%(204)
Burmese0%(166)
Malaysian0%(150)
Hmong0%(63)
Bhutanese0%(38)
Cambodian0%(27)
Mongolian0%(14)
Laotian0%(8)
Pacific Islander origin
Chamorro0%(269)
Samoan0%(132)
Ancestry
Italian15.7%(146,534)
Irish11.2%(104,224)
German7.7%(72,043)
Polish5.7%(53,179)
English3.1%(28,599)
Russian2.8%(26,063)
American2.7%(24,845)
West Indian1.7%(15,832)
Greek1.1%(10,557)
Dutch1.1%(10,255)
French1%(9,093)
Jamaican0.9%(8,672)
+ 50 more ancestry groups with data
Ukrainian0.9%(8,158)
Hungarian0.8%(7,212)
Scottish0.7%(6,863)
Armenian0.7%(6,301)
Portuguese0.7%(6,086)
Turkish0.6%(5,434)
Austrian0.5%(4,827)
Swedish0.5%(4,629)
Egyptian0.4%(4,038)
Croatian0.4%(3,925)
Norwegian0.4%(3,780)
Brazilian0.3%(3,139)
Israeli0.3%(2,860)
Lebanese0.3%(2,715)
British0.3%(2,715)
Romanian0.3%(2,673)
Syrian0.3%(2,556)
Czech0.3%(2,525)
Haitian0.3%(2,366)
Arab0.2%(2,260)
Slovak0.2%(2,247)
Macedonian0.2%(2,152)
Scotch-Irish0.2%(2,143)
Lithuanian0.2%(1,968)
Swiss0.2%(1,877)
Palestinian0.2%(1,807)
Guyanese0.2%(1,779)
Iranian0.2%(1,760)
French Canadian0.2%(1,521)
Welsh0.2%(1,513)
Canadian0.1%(1,360)
Moroccan0.1%(948)
Finnish0.1%(855)
Danish0.1%(821)
Nigerian0.1%(813)
Jordanian0.1%(715)
Serbian0.1%(641)
Ghanaian0.1%(622)
Belgian0.1%(614)
Bulgarian0.1%(572)
Latvian0%(456)
Barbadian0%(404)
Kenyan0%(402)
Ethiopian0%(362)
Australian0%(347)
Slovene0%(190)
Iraqi0%(146)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
50.7%
+12.4 ptssince 2000
from 38.2% in 2000
US average: 32.9%
High school or higher
92.8%
+6.2 ptssince 2000
from 86.6% in 2000
US average: 88.5%
Graduate degree
19.7%
+5.5 ptssince 2000
from 14.2% in 2000
US average: 12.7%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
32.7 min
+49%since 2000
from 22.0 min in 2000
US average: 26.9
Drive alone to work
66.1%
−5.0 ptssince 2009
from 71.1% in 2009
US average: 75.1%
No vehicle available
8.0%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 7.9% in 2009
US average: 8.4%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
4.6%
−1.8 ptssince 2011
from 6.4% in 2011
US average: 5.4%
Labor force participation
66.4%
−0.1 ptssince 2011
from 66.4% in 2011
US average: 63.4%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.2%
US average: 73.3%
Management & professional
50.4%
+5.8 ptssince 2009
from 44.6% in 2009
US average: 39.3%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.6%
−0.1 ptssince 2009
from 48.6% in 2009
Female
51.4%
+0.1 ptssince 2009
from 51.4% in 2009
Foreign born
30.8%
+2.2 ptssince 2009
from 28.6% in 2009
US average: 13.5%
Uninsured
7.0%
−5.1 ptssince 2013
from 12.1% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Computer in household
94.1%
US average: 91.9%
Same house as last year
91.1%
US average: 86.2%
Marital status (2024)
Men 15+
Never married33.4%(129,759)
Married58%(225,059)
Widowed2.5%(9,512)
Divorced6.1%(23,728)
Women 15+
Never married28.9%(118,924)
Married53%(217,949)
Widowed8.3%(34,276)
Divorced9.7%(39,820)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
7.0%
−5.1 ptssince 2013
from 12.1% in 2013
US average: 8.8%
Employer-based
66.0%
US average: 55.4%
Direct-purchase
13.6%
US average: 13.7%
Medicare
17.3%
US average: 17.6%
Medicaid
10.9%
US average: 20.0%
VA health care
0.9%
US average: 2.3%
Any private
77.6%
US average: 68.1%
Any public
26.0%
US average: 35.2%

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, 2020
Gulf War (2001 or later)14.5%(4,015)
US avg: 20.6%
Gulf War (1990s)10.8%(2,970)
US avg: 21.4%
Vietnam era33.9%(9,368)
US avg: 35.2%
Korean War13.7%(3,774)
US avg: 7.6%
World War II7.4%(2,047)
US avg: 2.9%

Share of the 27,603 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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Frequently asked

How many people live in Bergen County, New Jersey?

Bergen County, New Jersey has about 955,732 residents according to the 2020 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Bergen County, New Jersey?

The typical household in Bergen County, New Jersey earns about $104,623 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Bergen County, New Jersey expensive?

In Bergen County, New Jersey, the median home is worth about $477,400, and the typical rent is about $1,557 a month.

How educated are people in Bergen County, New Jersey?

About 50.7% of adults age 25 and over in Bergen County, New Jersey hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Bergen County, New Jersey?

About 6.4% of people in Bergen County, New Jersey live below the federal poverty line.

Has Bergen County, New Jersey grown since 1990?

Yes, Bergen County, New Jersey has grown since 1990. The population has added about 130,352 residents, a change of about 16 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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