Palisades Park

Population: 20,192
Median household income: $101,295
Median home value: $704,400

Palisades Park, a community in Bergen County, New Jersey, has 20,192 residents. Its median household income of $101,295 runs below the Bergen County figure of $123,715.

From 2019 to 2023, Palisades Park's population declined 2.0% from 20,604 to 20,192, while its median home value rose 26.1% from $558,400 to $704,400.

Households average 2.74 people. The median gross rent is $1,976.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,192
Median age: 43.2 yrs
Median household income: $101,295
Median home value: $704,400
Median gross rent: $1,976
Housing units: 7,612
Homeownership rate: 37.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 53.7%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,60420,192

Median household income

$68,245$101,295

Median home value

$558,400$704,400

Median gross rent

$1,520$1,976

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,604	$68,245	$558,400	$1,520
2020	20,693	$79,063	$577,900	$1,638
2021	20,291	$76,297	$604,500	$1,697
2022	20,231	$93,250	$671,400	$1,897
2023	20,192	$101,295	$704,400	$1,976

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 178.8%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6415.7%

65 to 749.4%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	929	4.6%
5 to 17	1,778	8.8%
18 to 24	1,711	8.5%
25 to 34	3,310	16.4%
35 to 44	2,864	14.2%
45 to 54	2,698	13.4%
55 to 64	3,176	15.7%
65 to 74	1,895	9.4%
75 and over	1,831	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,610	17.9%
Black or African American	533	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.1%
Asian	11,062	54.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1	0.0%
Some other race	56	0.3%
Two or more races	91	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,828	23.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.6%

High school graduate20.2%

Some college or associate's16.4%

Bachelor's degree40.0%

Graduate or professional degree13.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,520	9.6%
High school graduate	3,190	20.2%
Some college or associate's	2,594	16.4%
Bachelor's degree	6,313	40.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2,157	13.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone54.8%

Carpooled12.4%

Public transit18.9%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.9%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,225	54.8%
Carpooled	1,413	12.4%
Public transit	2,150	18.9%
Walked	232	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,125	9.9%
Other means	213	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,869	18.3%
15 to 29 min	3,210	31.4%
30 to 44 min	2,280	22.3%
45 to 59 min	1,018	9.9%
60+ min	1,856	18.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.74
Poverty rate: 10.0% (2,017 of 20,180)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,533	75.0%
Nonfamily households	1,842	25.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,375	96.9%
Vacant	237	3.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,740	37.2%
Renter-occupied	4,635	62.8%

1-unit, detached16.8%

1-unit, attached21.5%

2 to 4 units32.8%

5 to 19 units11.3%

20 or more units17.2%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,277	16.8%
1-unit, attached	1,635	21.5%
2 to 4 units	2,500	32.8%
5 to 19 units	857	11.3%
20 or more units	1,308	17.2%
Mobile home & other	35	0.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3455770
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.24 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 40.8470, -73.9971