Fort Lee

Population: 39,818
Median household income: $105,535
Median home value: $422,200

Fort Lee, a community in Bergen County, New Jersey, has 39,818 residents. The median household income of $105,535 is below the Bergen County median ($123,715).

From 2019 to 2023, Fort Lee's population grew 6.4% from 37,430 to 39,818, while its median home value rose 30.1% from $324,600 to $422,200.

64.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 57.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 39,818
Median age: 47.2 yrs
Median household income: $105,535
Median home value: $422,200
Median gross rent: $2,255
Housing units: 19,764
Homeownership rate: 57.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 64.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

37,43039,818

Median household income

$83,767$105,535

Median home value

$324,600$422,200

Median gross rent

$1,923$2,255

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	37,430	$83,767	$324,600	$1,923
2020	37,843	$88,457	$348,300	$1,909
2021	39,701	$92,456	$356,200	$1,982
2022	39,799	$101,573	$393,200	$2,159
2023	39,818	$105,535	$422,200	$2,255

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1712.2%

18 to 244.7%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over12.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,051	5.2%
5 to 17	4,871	12.2%
18 to 24	1,868	4.7%
25 to 34	4,202	10.6%
35 to 44	5,839	14.7%
45 to 54	5,571	14.0%
55 to 64	5,385	13.5%
65 to 74	4,923	12.4%
75 and over	5,108	12.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,132	38.0%
Black or African American	950	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	20	0.1%
Asian	17,517	44.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	42	0.1%
Some other race	211	0.5%
Two or more races	1,002	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,944	12.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.0%

High school graduate14.8%

Some college or associate's15.3%

Bachelor's degree35.2%

Graduate or professional degree29.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,565	5.0%
High school graduate	4,594	14.8%
Some college or associate's	4,752	15.3%
Bachelor's degree	10,926	35.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9,191	29.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone47.0%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit20.7%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home19.6%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,314	47.0%
Carpooled	1,459	7.4%
Public transit	4,105	20.7%
Walked	752	3.8%
Bicycle	111	0.6%
Worked from home	3,887	19.6%
Other means	180	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,362	21.1%
15 to 29 min	3,793	23.8%
30 to 44 min	3,587	22.5%
45 to 59 min	1,357	8.5%
60+ min	3,822	24.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 8.4% (3,344 of 39,752)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,362	55.9%
Nonfamily households	8,169	44.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	18,531	93.8%
Vacant	1,233	6.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,647	57.5%
Renter-occupied	7,884	42.5%

1-unit, detached13.7%

1-unit, attached6.6%

2 to 4 units9.9%

5 to 19 units8.0%

20 or more units61.3%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,698	13.7%
1-unit, attached	1,300	6.6%
2 to 4 units	1,966	9.9%
5 to 19 units	1,577	8.0%
20 or more units	12,115	61.3%
Mobile home & other	108	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3424420
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 2.52 sq mi
Water area: 0.34 sq mi
Center point: 40.8506, -73.9710