Paramus

Population: 26,500
Median household income: $139,707
Median home value: $736,000

Located in Bergen County, New Jersey, Paramus is a community with a population of 26,500. Its median household income of $139,707 runs above the Bergen County figure of $123,715.

From 2019 to 2023, Paramus's population held roughly steady from 26,503 to 26,500, while its median home value rose 22.6% from $600,200 to $736,000.

50.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 81.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,500
Median age: 49.1 yrs
Median household income: $139,707
Median home value: $736,000
Median gross rent: $2,845
Housing units: 8,898
Homeownership rate: 81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.2%
Unemployment rate: 8.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,50326,500

Median household income

$128,306$139,707

Median home value

$600,200$736,000

Median gross rent

$2,011$2,845

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,503	$128,306	$600,200	$2,011
2020	26,403	$130,273	$614,900	$2,503
2021	26,650	$130,446	$623,900	$2,470
2022	26,582	$136,824	$684,800	$2,648
2023	26,500	$139,707	$736,000	$2,845

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 348.7%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over13.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,039	3.9%
5 to 17	3,910	14.8%
18 to 24	2,244	8.5%
25 to 34	2,296	8.7%
35 to 44	2,680	10.1%
45 to 54	3,103	11.7%
55 to 64	4,271	16.1%
65 to 74	3,409	12.9%
75 and over	3,548	13.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,861	56.1%
Black or African American	1,027	3.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	137	0.5%
Asian	6,232	23.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	91	0.3%
Two or more races	655	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,497	13.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.9%

High school graduate22.0%

Some college or associate's21.9%

Bachelor's degree31.7%

Graduate or professional degree18.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,139	5.9%
High school graduate	4,249	22.0%
Some college or associate's	4,219	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	6,121	31.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3,579	18.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone63.2%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit7.8%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home21.5%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,348	63.2%
Carpooled	660	5.7%
Public transit	912	7.8%
Walked	148	1.3%
Bicycle	8	0.1%
Worked from home	2,500	21.5%
Other means	54	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,873	20.5%
15 to 29 min	3,390	37.1%
30 to 44 min	1,509	16.5%
45 to 59 min	845	9.3%
60+ min	1,513	16.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.95
Poverty rate: 5.5% (1,384 of 25,012)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,804	80.8%
Nonfamily households	1,616	19.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,420	94.6%
Vacant	478	5.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,877	81.7%
Renter-occupied	1,543	18.3%

1-unit, detached84.2%

1-unit, attached4.3%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units5.7%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,489	84.2%
1-unit, attached	385	4.3%
2 to 4 units	455	5.1%
5 to 19 units	54	0.6%
20 or more units	506	5.7%
Mobile home & other	9	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3455950
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 10 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 40.9473, -74.0702