Hackensack

Population: 45,768
Median household income: $82,212
Median home value: $370,300

Hackensack is a community in Bergen County, New Jersey, home to 45,768 residents. Its median household income of $82,212 runs below the Bergen County figure of $123,715.

From 2019 to 2023, Hackensack's population grew 3.2% from 44,339 to 45,768, while its median home value rose 25.0% from $296,300 to $370,300.

Owners occupy 38.4% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 41.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 45,768
Median age: 41.5 yrs
Median household income: $82,212
Median home value: $370,300
Median gross rent: $1,794
Housing units: 21,405
Homeownership rate: 38.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

44,33945,768

Median household income

$70,090$82,212

Median home value

$296,300$370,300

Median gross rent

$1,440$1,794

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	44,339	$70,090	$296,300	$1,440
2020	44,266	$71,079	$306,700	$1,493
2021	45,723	$73,716	$302,200	$1,576
2022	45,758	$79,133	$353,000	$1,750
2023	45,768	$82,212	$370,300	$1,794

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1710.2%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3419.5%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5413.3%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,103	4.6%
5 to 17	4,683	10.2%
18 to 24	2,865	6.3%
25 to 34	8,914	19.5%
35 to 44	6,220	13.6%
45 to 54	6,081	13.3%
55 to 64	7,081	15.5%
65 to 74	4,597	10.0%
75 and over	3,224	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,632	27.6%
Black or African American	9,031	19.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	20	0.0%
Asian	5,522	12.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	313	0.7%
Two or more races	1,753	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16,497	36.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.5%

High school graduate23.3%

Some college or associate's22.4%

Bachelor's degree26.7%

Graduate or professional degree15.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,528	12.5%
High school graduate	8,430	23.3%
Some college or associate's	8,104	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	9,627	26.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5,428	15.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone60.6%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit13.2%

Walked5.2%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home10.6%

Other means3.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,397	60.6%
Carpooled	1,815	7.1%
Public transit	3,348	13.2%
Walked	1,323	5.2%
Bicycle	59	0.2%
Worked from home	2,681	10.6%
Other means	780	3.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,650	24.9%
15 to 29 min	7,650	33.7%
30 to 44 min	4,282	18.8%
45 to 59 min	1,696	7.5%
60+ min	3,444	15.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 11.3% (5,037 of 44,756)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,257	50.5%
Nonfamily households	10,048	49.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	20,305	94.9%
Vacant	1,100	5.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,802	38.4%
Renter-occupied	12,503	61.6%

1-unit, detached22.8%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units12.9%

5 to 19 units12.4%

20 or more units49.5%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,870	22.8%
1-unit, attached	491	2.3%
2 to 4 units	2,769	12.9%
5 to 19 units	2,646	12.4%
20 or more units	10,595	49.5%
Mobile home & other	34	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3428680
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.19 sq mi
Water area: 0.16 sq mi
Center point: 40.8894, -74.0457