Leonia

Population: 9,300
Median household income: $116,429
Median home value: $634,500

Leonia, a community in Bergen County, New Jersey, has 9,300 residents. At $116,429, its median household income sits below Bergen County's $123,715.

From 2019 to 2023, Leonia's population grew 2.4% from 9,086 to 9,300, while its median home value rose 25.4% from $506,100 to $634,500.

Households average 2.77 people. The median gross rent is $2,149.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,300
Median age: 46.4 yrs
Median household income: $116,429
Median home value: $634,500
Median gross rent: $2,149
Housing units: 3,565
Homeownership rate: 69.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 60.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,0869,300

Median household income

$102,250$116,429

Median home value

$506,100$634,500

Median gross rent

$1,444$2,149

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,086	$102,250	$506,100	$1,444
2020	9,059	$96,468	$522,000	$1,478
2021	9,283	$102,381	$546,000	$1,639
2022	9,273	$110,679	$619,700	$1,953
2023	9,300	$116,429	$634,500	$2,149

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5415.7%

55 to 6417.2%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	477	5.1%
5 to 17	1,468	15.8%
18 to 24	655	7.0%
25 to 34	869	9.3%
35 to 44	1,006	10.8%
45 to 54	1,460	15.7%
55 to 64	1,597	17.2%
65 to 74	997	10.7%
75 and over	771	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,982	32.1%
Black or African American	241	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.0%
Asian	3,550	38.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	23	0.2%
Some other race	72	0.8%
Two or more races	329	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,099	22.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.9%

High school graduate11.6%

Some college or associate's20.0%

Bachelor's degree36.4%

Graduate or professional degree24.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	532	7.9%
High school graduate	777	11.6%
Some college or associate's	1,339	20.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,437	36.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,615	24.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone57.6%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit12.6%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home14.6%

Other means3.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,679	57.6%
Carpooled	376	8.1%
Public transit	586	12.6%
Walked	160	3.4%
Bicycle	30	0.6%
Worked from home	677	14.6%
Other means	142	3.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	899	22.6%
15 to 29 min	1,083	27.3%
30 to 44 min	878	22.1%
45 to 59 min	470	11.8%
60+ min	643	16.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 3.4% (317 of 9,291)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,443	72.9%
Nonfamily households	907	27.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1946

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,350	94.0%
Vacant	215	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,341	69.9%
Renter-occupied	1,009	30.1%

1-unit, detached61.0%

1-unit, attached7.7%

2 to 4 units13.4%

5 to 19 units10.3%

20 or more units7.3%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,176	61.0%
1-unit, attached	275	7.7%
2 to 4 units	477	13.4%
5 to 19 units	368	10.3%
20 or more units	260	7.3%
Mobile home & other	9	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3440020
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.52 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 40.8634, -73.9885