Bergen County, New Jersey

62 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 954,717
Median household income: $123,715
Median home value: $593,200

Bergen County, New Jersey counts 954,717 residents. 62 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $123,715 is above the New Jersey median ($101,050).

Between 2019 and 2023, Bergen County's population grew 2.6% from 930,390 to 954,717, while its median household income rose 22.3% from $101,144 to $123,715.

60.6% of workers drive to work alone. 53.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 954,717
Median age: 42.1 yrs
Median household income: $123,715
Median home value: $593,200
Median gross rent: $1,863
Housing units: 368,535
Homeownership rate: 65.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 52.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

930,390954,717

Median household income

$101,144$123,715

Median home value

$469,500$593,200

Median gross rent

$1,506$1,863

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	930,390	$101,144	$469,500	$1,506
2020	931,275	$104,623	$477,400	$1,557
2021	952,979	$109,497	$489,600	$1,637
2022	953,243	$118,714	$561,500	$1,782
2023	954,717	$123,715	$593,200	$1,863

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	48,738	5.1%
5 to 17	152,091	15.9%
18 to 24	75,639	7.9%
25 to 34	109,077	11.4%
35 to 44	128,544	13.5%
45 to 54	133,870	14.0%
55 to 64	136,410	14.3%
65 to 74	96,442	10.1%
75 and over	73,906	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	501,031	52.5%
Black or African American	50,548	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	868	0.1%
Asian	158,311	16.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	206	0.0%
Some other race	6,856	0.7%
Two or more races	25,853	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	211,044	22.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.1%

High school graduate20.1%

Some college or associate's20.2%

Bachelor's degree31.3%

Graduate or professional degree21.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	48,060	7.1%
High school graduate	136,071	20.1%
Some college or associate's	137,257	20.2%
Bachelor's degree	212,294	31.3%
Graduate or professional degree	144,567	21.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone60.6%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit11.2%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home16.3%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	294,258	60.6%
Carpooled	34,791	7.2%
Public transit	54,417	11.2%
Walked	12,341	2.5%
Bicycle	1,209	0.2%
Worked from home	79,320	16.3%
Other means	8,954	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	88,645	21.8%
15 to 29 min	126,448	31.1%
30 to 44 min	82,830	20.4%
45 to 59 min	40,067	9.9%
60+ min	67,980	16.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.67
Poverty rate: 6.7% (63,408 of 943,774)

	Count	Share
Family households	252,639	71.5%
Nonfamily households	100,668	28.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	353,307	95.9%
Vacant	15,228	4.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	230,923	65.4%
Renter-occupied	122,384	34.6%

1-unit, detached53.2%

1-unit, attached6.0%

2 to 4 units18.2%

5 to 19 units7.0%

20 or more units15.1%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	196,102	53.2%
1-unit, attached	22,284	6.0%
2 to 4 units	66,926	18.2%
5 to 19 units	25,881	7.0%
20 or more units	55,788	15.1%
Mobile home & other	1,554	0.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 34003
State: New Jersey
Land area: 233 sq mi
Water area: 14 sq mi
Center point: 40.9597, -74.0747