Elmwood Park

Population: 21,287
Median household income: $100,852
Median home value: $456,000

Elmwood Park is a community in Bergen County, New Jersey, home to 21,287 residents. At $100,852, its median household income sits below Bergen County's $123,715.

From 2019 to 2023, Elmwood Park's population grew 6.1% from 20,059 to 21,287, while its median home value rose 25.7% from $362,700 to $456,000.

The typical home was built around 1957. 10.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 21,287
Median age: 39.9 yrs
Median household income: $100,852
Median home value: $456,000
Median gross rent: $2,025
Housing units: 7,561
Homeownership rate: 57.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.7%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,05921,287

Median household income

$77,334$100,852

Median home value

$362,700$456,000

Median gross rent

$1,660$2,025

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,059	$77,334	$362,700	$1,660
2020	20,019	$75,779	$369,500	$1,698
2021	21,239	$75,091	$376,700	$1,769
2022	21,261	$84,578	$434,900	$1,979
2023	21,287	$100,852	$456,000	$2,025

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,156	5.4%
5 to 17	3,398	16.0%
18 to 24	1,484	7.0%
25 to 34	3,324	15.6%
35 to 44	2,858	13.4%
45 to 54	2,482	11.7%
55 to 64	2,791	13.1%
65 to 74	2,298	10.8%
75 and over	1,496	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,397	48.8%
Black or African American	1,989	9.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.0%
Asian	2,037	9.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	129	0.6%
Two or more races	405	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,326	29.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.4%

High school graduate30.7%

Some college or associate's24.2%

Bachelor's degree24.2%

Graduate or professional degree11.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,434	9.4%
High school graduate	4,676	30.7%
Some college or associate's	3,691	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	3,685	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,763	11.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone71.7%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit7.1%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle1.2%

Worked from home7.8%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,552	71.7%
Carpooled	812	7.7%
Public transit	746	7.1%
Walked	275	2.6%
Bicycle	122	1.2%
Worked from home	819	7.8%
Other means	211	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,386	24.6%
15 to 29 min	3,548	36.5%
30 to 44 min	1,794	18.5%
45 to 59 min	818	8.4%
60+ min	1,172	12.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.92
Poverty rate: 10.0% (2,114 of 21,231)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,387	74.1%
Nonfamily households	1,880	25.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,267	96.1%
Vacant	294	3.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,171	57.4%
Renter-occupied	3,096	42.6%

1-unit, detached42.5%

1-unit, attached9.2%

2 to 4 units37.9%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units7.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,216	42.5%
1-unit, attached	698	9.2%
2 to 4 units	2,868	37.9%
5 to 19 units	181	2.4%
20 or more units	598	7.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3421300
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 2.64 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 40.9045, -74.1195