Old Tappan

Population: 5,896
Median household income: $199,250
Median home value: $910,600

Old Tappan, a community in Bergen County, New Jersey, has 5,896 residents. At $199,250, its median household income sits above Bergen County's $123,715.

From 2019 to 2023, Old Tappan's population held roughly steady from 5,914 to 5,896, while its median home value rose 15.2% from $790,300 to $910,600.

Households average 3.05 people. The median gross rent is $3,241.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,896
Median age: 44.8 yrs
Median household income: $199,250
Median home value: $910,600
Median gross rent: $3,241
Housing units: 2,027
Homeownership rate: 89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 76.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,9145,896

Median household income

$144,076$199,250

Median home value

$790,300$910,600

Median gross rent

$2,154$3,241

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,914	$144,076	$790,300	$2,154
2020	5,924	$173,490	$779,300	$2,263
2021	5,870	$180,568	$805,400	$2,403
2022	5,863	$195,833	$923,400	$3,095
2023	5,896	$199,250	$910,600	$3,241

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1720.4%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 347.0%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5415.7%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	263	4.5%
5 to 17	1,205	20.4%
18 to 24	362	6.1%
25 to 34	411	7.0%
35 to 44	721	12.2%
45 to 54	925	15.7%
55 to 64	899	15.2%
65 to 74	556	9.4%
75 and over	554	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,010	51.1%
Black or African American	14	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2,398	40.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	20	0.3%
Two or more races	64	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	390	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.0%

High school graduate11.8%

Some college or associate's8.4%

Bachelor's degree44.4%

Graduate or professional degree32.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	120	3.0%
High school graduate	480	11.8%
Some college or associate's	341	8.4%
Bachelor's degree	1,804	44.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,321	32.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone66.6%

Carpooled3.1%

Public transit4.9%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.5%

Other means4.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,739	66.6%
Carpooled	81	3.1%
Public transit	129	4.9%
Walked	99	3.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	458	17.5%
Other means	106	4.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	375	17.4%
15 to 29 min	717	33.3%
30 to 44 min	413	19.2%
45 to 59 min	242	11.2%
60+ min	407	18.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.05
Poverty rate: 2.4% (143 of 5,877)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,735	89.7%
Nonfamily households	200	10.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,935	95.5%
Vacant	92	4.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,738	89.8%
Renter-occupied	197	10.2%

1-unit, detached71.3%

1-unit, attached22.6%

2 to 4 units1.4%

5 to 19 units3.8%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,446	71.3%
1-unit, attached	459	22.6%
2 to 4 units	29	1.4%
5 to 19 units	77	3.8%
20 or more units	7	0.3%
Mobile home & other	9	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3454870
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 3.32 sq mi
Water area: 0.85 sq mi
Center point: 41.0233, -73.9842