| Bergen County and New Jersey Area Demographics
Bergen County has a relatively affluent and well-educated population in densely populated northeast New Jersey. Teaneck, New Jersey, the home of TAi-N.J., is in the approx. center of the county, just 4 miles from the George Washington Bridge and 20 miles from Newark Airport, the most convenient of the N.Y.C. area airports. Nearby counties of Hudson, Essex and Passaic swell the nearby population base to 2,700,000, roughly equal to metro areas of San Diego, St. Louis, Minneapolis/St. Paul, or Baltimore.
DEMOGRAPHIC DATA - CENSUS 2000
| Population |
884,118 |
| Persons/sq. mile |
3,704 |
| Population 65+ |
134,820 |
| Housing Units |
339,820 |
CENSUS INFORMATION
| Median Age (years) |
39.1 |
|
| 18 years and over |
681,064 |
77.0% |
| Male |
321,471 |
36.4% |
| Female |
359,593 |
40.7% |
| 21 years and over |
656,513 |
74.3% |
| 62 years and over |
157,378 |
17.8% |
| 65 years and over |
134,820 |
15.2% |
| Male |
54,726 |
6.2% |
| Female |
80,094 |
9.1% |
| 65 to 74 years |
68,810 |
7.8% |
| 75 to 84 years |
48,955 |
5.5% |
| 85 years and over |
17,055 |
1.9% |
POPULATION AND RACE DATA
| Total Population |
100.0% |
| One Race |
98.1% |
| White |
79.7% |
| Black or African American |
5.1% |
| American Indian & Alaskan Native |
0.1% |
| Asian |
10.1% |
| Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander |
0.0% |
| Some Other Race |
2.9% |
| Two or More Races |
1.9% |
MARITAL STATUS (Persons 15 years and older)
| Single |
26.9% |
| Married |
57.4%% |
| Divorced, Widowed, Separated |
14.0% |
PROJECTIONS PREPARED BY THE NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
|
Bergen County |
% of State |
State of New Jersey |
| Population |
884,118 |
11% |
8,414,350 |
| 65+ |
134,820 |
12% |
1,113,136 |
| Male |
425,436 |
10% |
4,331,537 |
| Female |
458,682 |
10% |
4,331,537 |
| White |
693,236 |
11% |
6,104,705 |
| Black |
46,568 |
4% |
1,141,821 |
| All Other Races |
144,224 |
12% |
1,167,824 |
| Hispanic |
91,377 |
8% |
1,117,191 |
INCOME
|
Median (1990) |
Mean (1990) |
Mean (1998) |
Per Capita |
| Households |
$49,249 |
$63,934 |
$72,823 |
|
| Families |
$57,640 |
$73,889 |
|
|
| Non-family Household |
$25,865 |
$34,469 |
|
|
| Per Capita, 1999 |
|
|
|
$48,017 |
| Families with Workers |
|
|
|
|
| No Workers |
|
$29,265 |
|
|
| 1 Worker |
|
$65,700 |
|
|
| 2 Workers |
|
$79,273 |
|
|
| 3 or more Workers |
|
$95,268 |
|
|
Bergen County has a number of towns with diverse population. Overall, however, it ranks #5 among most affluential counties in the United States.
PLACE OF WORK FOR BERGEN COUNTY RESIDENTS
| New York City |
17% |
| Other New York Counties |
3% |
| Bergen County |
61% |
| All Other New Jersey Counties |
19% |
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, 1990 (Persons 25 years and over)
| Less than 9th Grade |
46,004 |
8% |
| 9th to 12th, no diploma |
65,510 |
11% |
| High School Graduate |
70,043 |
12% |
| Some College, no Degree |
90,792 |
15% |
| Associate Degree |
30,498 |
5% |
| Bachelor Degree |
115,954 |
20% |
| Graduate/Professional |
59,184 |
10% |
| Not Known |
|
19% |
| Total |
583,985 |
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