Ramsey

Population: 14,722
Median household income: $164,767
Median home value: $665,700

Ramsey, a community in Bergen County, New Jersey, has 14,722 residents. The median household income of $164,767 is above the Bergen County median ($123,715).

Between 2019 and 2023, Ramsey's population declined 1.5% from 14,940 to 14,722, while its median home value rose 11.2% from $598,900 to $665,700.

Owners occupy 83.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 41.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,722
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $164,767
Median home value: $665,700
Median gross rent: $2,009
Housing units: 5,267
Homeownership rate: 83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 69.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,94014,722

Median household income

$147,875$164,767

Median home value

$598,900$665,700

Median gross rent

$1,646$2,009

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,940	$147,875	$598,900	$1,646
2020	14,915	$156,058	$605,600	$1,733
2021	14,801	$156,473	$606,600	$1,751
2022	14,739	$160,589	$657,400	$2,134
2023	14,722	$164,767	$665,700	$2,009

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1722.8%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 347.3%

35 to 4415.0%

45 to 5415.0%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	482	3.3%
5 to 17	3,351	22.8%
18 to 24	1,199	8.1%
25 to 34	1,073	7.3%
35 to 44	2,202	15.0%
45 to 54	2,215	15.0%
55 to 64	2,096	14.2%
65 to 74	1,112	7.6%
75 and over	992	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,911	74.1%
Black or African American	55	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,005	6.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	132	0.9%
Two or more races	966	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,653	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.0%

High school graduate11.6%

Some college or associate's15.1%

Bachelor's degree41.2%

Graduate or professional degree28.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	386	4.0%
High school graduate	1,121	11.6%
Some college or associate's	1,466	15.1%
Bachelor's degree	3,990	41.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2,727	28.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone64.2%

Carpooled2.5%

Public transit8.4%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.9%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,581	64.2%
Carpooled	177	2.5%
Public transit	598	8.4%
Walked	181	2.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,561	21.9%
Other means	36	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,374	24.7%
15 to 29 min	1,617	29.0%
30 to 44 min	1,075	19.3%
45 to 59 min	355	6.4%
60+ min	1,152	20.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.79
Poverty rate: 3.0% (444 of 14,722)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,788	72.2%
Nonfamily households	1,460	27.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,248	99.6%
Vacant	19	0.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,395	83.7%
Renter-occupied	853	16.3%

1-unit, detached70.2%

1-unit, attached10.8%

2 to 4 units9.6%

5 to 19 units4.3%

20 or more units4.8%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,700	70.2%
1-unit, attached	570	10.8%
2 to 4 units	507	9.6%
5 to 19 units	224	4.3%
20 or more units	252	4.8%
Mobile home & other	14	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3461680
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 5.5 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 41.0613, -74.1470