Ridgefield Park

Population: 13,167
Median household income: $98,184
Median home value: $459,400

Ridgefield Park is a community in Bergen County, New Jersey, home to 13,167 residents. At $98,184, its median household income sits below Bergen County's $123,715.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ridgefield Park's population grew 1.9% from 12,922 to 13,167, while its median home value rose 31.6% from $349,100 to $459,400.

13.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.57 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,167
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $98,184
Median home value: $459,400
Median gross rent: $1,633
Housing units: 5,389
Homeownership rate: 57.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.5%
Unemployment rate: 10.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,92213,167

Median household income

$86,923$98,184

Median home value

$349,100$459,400

Median gross rent

$1,368$1,633

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,922	$86,923	$349,100	$1,368
2020	12,928	$81,908	$367,500	$1,402
2021	13,202	$86,502	$388,600	$1,444
2022	13,161	$94,047	$444,600	$1,598
2023	13,167	$98,184	$459,400	$1,633

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

Age distribution

Under 58.7%

5 to 1714.4%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3415.8%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,151	8.7%
5 to 17	1,892	14.4%
18 to 24	824	6.3%
25 to 34	2,075	15.8%
35 to 44	1,926	14.6%
45 to 54	1,709	13.0%
55 to 64	1,700	12.9%
65 to 74	1,138	8.6%
75 and over	752	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,376	33.2%
Black or African American	860	6.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,042	7.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	45	0.3%
Two or more races	326	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,518	49.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.9%

High school graduate28.0%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree23.9%

Graduate or professional degree11.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	923	9.9%
High school graduate	2,604	28.0%
Some college or associate's	2,470	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,222	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,081	11.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone62.5%

Carpooled10.5%

Public transit11.2%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home9.9%

Other means3.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,308	62.5%
Carpooled	721	10.5%
Public transit	771	11.2%
Walked	176	2.6%
Bicycle	15	0.2%
Worked from home	682	9.9%
Other means	224	3.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,631	26.2%
15 to 29 min	2,144	34.5%
30 to 44 min	1,219	19.6%
45 to 59 min	472	7.6%
60+ min	749	12.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.57
Poverty rate: 13.0% (1,685 of 12,941)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,351	65.5%
Nonfamily households	1,762	34.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1947

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,113	94.9%
Vacant	276	5.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,930	57.3%
Renter-occupied	2,183	42.7%

1-unit, detached41.2%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units27.8%

5 to 19 units11.3%

20 or more units17.2%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,220	41.2%
1-unit, attached	125	2.3%
2 to 4 units	1,497	27.8%
5 to 19 units	609	11.3%
20 or more units	927	17.2%
Mobile home & other	11	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3462940
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.7 sq mi
Water area: 0.21 sq mi
Center point: 40.8547, -74.0199