Allendale

Population: 6,820
Median household income: $156,992
Median home value: $764,600

Located in Bergen County, New Jersey, Allendale is a community with a population of 6,820. At $156,992, its median household income sits above Bergen County's $123,715.

Between 2019 and 2023, Allendale's population held roughly steady from 6,765 to 6,820, while its median home value rose 1.0% from $757,000 to $764,600.

The typical home was built around 1966. 3.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,820
Median age: 45.7 yrs
Median household income: $156,992
Median home value: $764,600
Median gross rent: $2,648
Housing units: 2,505
Homeownership rate: 77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 72.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,7656,820

Median household income

$170,968$156,992

Median home value

$757,000$764,600

Median gross rent

$1,919$2,648

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,765	$170,968	$757,000	$1,919
2020	6,757	$157,958	$699,100	$1,964
2021	6,820	$165,599	$726,900	$2,470
2022	6,817	$163,875	$731,300	$2,589
2023	6,820	$156,992	$764,600	$2,648

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1723.7%

18 to 243.5%

25 to 344.6%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5420.1%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	350	5.1%
5 to 17	1,613	23.7%
18 to 24	237	3.5%
25 to 34	316	4.6%
35 to 44	753	11.0%
45 to 54	1,368	20.1%
55 to 64	947	13.9%
65 to 74	641	9.4%
75 and over	595	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,069	74.3%
Black or African American	60	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,162	17.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	366	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	163	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.5%

High school graduate9.2%

Some college or associate's16.2%

Bachelor's degree38.4%

Graduate or professional degree33.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	115	2.5%
High school graduate	427	9.2%
Some college or associate's	750	16.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,773	38.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,555	33.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone54.6%

Carpooled1.8%

Public transit11.4%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home30.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,549	54.6%
Carpooled	51	1.8%
Public transit	323	11.4%
Walked	21	0.7%
Bicycle	16	0.6%
Worked from home	876	30.9%
Other means	1	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	290	14.8%
15 to 29 min	628	32.0%
30 to 44 min	266	13.6%
45 to 59 min	306	15.6%
60+ min	471	24.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.88
Poverty rate: 3.3% (223 of 6,754)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,799	77.1%
Nonfamily households	533	22.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,332	93.1%
Vacant	173	6.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,805	77.4%
Renter-occupied	527	22.6%

1-unit, detached70.5%

1-unit, attached8.1%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units18.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,767	70.5%
1-unit, attached	203	8.1%
2 to 4 units	50	2.0%
5 to 19 units	14	0.6%
20 or more units	471	18.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3400700
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 3.1 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 41.0327, -74.1338