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Bergen County, NJ

Demographic and economic profile of Bergen County, NJ, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Bergen County, with a population of nearly 979,000 and a 52.6% bachelor's degree attainment rate, offers a highly educated labor force earning a median of $63,635, though median home values of $593,200 and median rents of $1,863/month reflect elevated occupancy costs. GDP per capita stands at $86,764 against a median household income of $124,884, with a poverty rate of just 6.7% and unemployment at 5.5%. The county grew 2.7% over five years, and a foreign-born population share of 31.8% alongside a mean commute of 31.3 minutes point to its role as a residential and commercial extension of the New York metropolitan labor market.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

978,641

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$124,884

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.7% since 2018

Bergen County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone530,150 (55.1%)
  • Asian Alone162,461 (16.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race100,771 (10.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone80,395 (8.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone56,128 (5.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races29,421 (3.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish153,245
  2. 2.Korean51,614
  3. 3.Other Indo-European50,992
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic37,784
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island21,215

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

31.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

22,085

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$86,764

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$62,986

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance124,966
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services78,311
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)50,340
  4. 4.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing48,693
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)37,117

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations268,213
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations99,368
  3. 3.Service Occupations62,131
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations41,486
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations25,984

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.61×)18,362
  2. 2.Information (LQ 1.54×)14,303
  3. 3.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.53×)50,356
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.23×)75,107
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.07×)124,338

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$593,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,863/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

65.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,99981,661 (35.2%)
  • $750,000 to $999,99942,093 (18.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,99936,268 (15.6%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,99920,567 (8.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,99919,340 (8.3%)
  • $1,500,000 to $1,999,9996,628 (2.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

52.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

67.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$63,635

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

31.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone287,275 (59.0%)
  • Worked At Home90,241 (18.5%)
  • Public Transit50,519 (10.4%)
  • Carpooled35,719 (7.3%)
  • Walked12,284 (2.5%)
  • Other7,070 (1.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.