Moonachie

Population: 3,106
Median household income: $108,359
Median home value: $450,800

Moonachie, a community in Bergen County, New Jersey, has 3,106 residents. At $108,359, its median household income sits below Bergen County's $123,715.

From 2019 to 2023, Moonachie's population grew 14.4% from 2,716 to 3,106, while its median home value rose 25.2% from $360,100 to $450,800.

The typical home was built around 1968. 4.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,106
Median age: 38.4 yrs
Median household income: $108,359
Median home value: $450,800
Median gross rent: $1,131
Housing units: 985
Homeownership rate: 69.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7163,106

Median household income

$66,976$108,359

Median home value

$360,100$450,800

Median gross rent

$1,199$1,131

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,716	$66,976	$360,100	$1,199
2020	2,714	$72,000	$359,100	$1,021
2021	3,079	$83,125	$373,500	$1,096
2022	3,093	$90,263	$416,400	$1,111
2023	3,106	$108,359	$450,800	$1,131

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

Age distribution

Under 54.2%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5414.2%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	132	4.2%
5 to 17	618	19.9%
18 to 24	308	9.9%
25 to 34	367	11.8%
35 to 44	398	12.8%
45 to 54	442	14.2%
55 to 64	363	11.7%
65 to 74	314	10.1%
75 and over	164	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	920	29.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.4%
Asian	426	13.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	38	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,711	55.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.2%

High school graduate30.9%

Some college or associate's29.5%

Bachelor's degree19.2%

Graduate or professional degree8.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	250	12.2%
High school graduate	632	30.9%
Some college or associate's	604	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	393	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	169	8.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone64.3%

Carpooled20.6%

Public transit3.1%

Walked6.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.5%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	983	64.3%
Carpooled	315	20.6%
Public transit	47	3.1%
Walked	94	6.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	53	3.5%
Other means	36	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	398	27.0%
15 to 29 min	661	44.8%
30 to 44 min	196	13.3%
45 to 59 min	72	4.9%
60+ min	148	10.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.31
Poverty rate: 4.0% (117 of 2,908)

	Count	Share
Family households	752	80.3%
Nonfamily households	185	19.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	937	95.1%
Vacant	48	4.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	647	69.1%
Renter-occupied	290	30.9%

1-unit, detached53.5%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other35.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	527	53.5%
1-unit, attached	45	4.6%
2 to 4 units	64	6.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	349	35.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3447700
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.73 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.8413, -74.0577