Description:
Bergen County, located in the northeast corner of the state, is one of New Jersey's earliest
settled counties. The Dutch arrived first, then the English. Hackensack is the county seat, and Paramus is the location of Bergen Community College. The county offers close proximity to New York City. Home to the George Washington Bridge, the county has rail and bus service for the approximately 70,000 residents who travel to New York City each day. NJ Transit's Secaucus Transfer provides Bergen County commuters with rail access to New York's Penn Station. The county's top three employers are the Hackensack University Medical Center, the New Jersey Sport and Exposition Authority, and the Valley Hospital System.
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Key Facts
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Estimate |
Margin of Error |
| Total population |
895,250 |
N/A |
| Median age (years) |
41.0 |
+/- 0.2 |
| Race |
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White |
74.3% |
+/- 0.7% |
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Black or African American |
5.8% |
+/- 0.3% |
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Asian |
14.8% |
+/- 0.2% |
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Korean |
5.8% |
+/- 0.6% |
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Asian Indian |
3.3% |
+/- 0.6% |
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Other |
5.7% |
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
15.6% |
N/A |
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Puerto Rican |
3.2% |
+/- 0.5% |
| Total Housing Units |
351,486 |
+/- 1,466 |
| Occupied Housing Units |
336,555 |
+/- 3,189 |
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Owner-occupied |
221,717 |
+/- 4,577 |
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Renter-occupied |
114,838 |
+/- 4,296 |
| Median Household Income |
$80,900 |
+/- $2,253 |
| Median Housing Value |
$475,900 |
+/- $6,740 |
| Households with one or more people under 18 years |
120,287 |
+/- 3,946 |
| Households with one or more people 65 years and over |
95,611 |
+/- 2,148 |
| Average household size |
2.63 |
+/- 0.02 |
Source: American Community Survey, US Census (2009) |
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