Bergen County, New Jersey

Population, 2000 to 2020+8.1%

Population of Bergen County at each census
Census	Population
2000	884,118
2010	905,116
2020	955,732

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Bergen County compared with its state

Bergen County compared with its state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Measure	Bergen County	New Jersey
Population	954,717	9,267,014
Median household income	$123,715	$101,050
Median age	42.1	40.1
Median home value	$593,200	$427,600
Bachelor’s degree or higher	52.6%	42.9%
Foreign-born residents	31.4%	23.5%
Owner-occupied homes	65.4%	63.7%
Mean commute to work	31.3 minutes	30.9 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Bergen County

Under $50k19.8%

$50k to $100k21.2%

$100k to $150k17.8%

$150k to $200k12.8%

$200k and over28.4%

Median household income $123,715 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Bergen County

65.4%owner occupied

Owner occupied: 230,923 units
Renter occupied: 122,384 units
Vacancy rate: 4.1%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Jobs by sector in Bergen County2023

Health care and social assistance77,271

Retail trade50,233

Wholesale trade42,610

Accommodation and food services38,593

Manufacturing30,220

Professional, scientific, and technical services28,957

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services27,059

Management of companies and enterprises24,342

441,870 employees in 31,818 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.

Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Townships, towns and villages in Bergen County

AllendaleBorough
AlpineBorough
BergenfieldBorough
BogotaBorough
CarlstadtBorough
Cliffside ParkBorough
ClosterBorough
CresskillBorough
DemarestBorough
DumontBorough
East RutherfordBorough
EdgewaterBorough
Elmwood ParkBorough
EmersonBorough
EnglewoodCity
Englewood CliffsBorough
Fair LawnBorough
FairviewBorough
Fort LeeBorough
Franklin LakesBorough
GarfieldCity
Glen RockBorough
HackensackCity
Harrington ParkBorough
Hasbrouck HeightsBorough
HaworthBorough
HillsdaleBorough
Ho-Ho-KusBorough
LeoniaBorough
Little FerryBorough
LodiBorough
Lyndhurst TownshipTownship
Mahwah TownshipTownship
MaywoodBorough
Midland ParkBorough
MontvaleBorough
MoonachieBorough
New MilfordBorough
North ArlingtonBorough
NorthvaleBorough
NorwoodBorough
OaklandBorough
Old TappanBorough
OradellBorough
Palisades ParkBorough
ParamusBorough
Park RidgeBorough
Ramapo College of New JerseyCensus designated place
RamseyBorough
RidgefieldBorough
Ridgefield ParkVillage
RidgewoodVillage
River EdgeBorough
River Vale TownshipTownship
Rochelle Park TownshipTownship
RockleighBorough
RutherfordBorough
Saddle Brook TownshipTownship
Saddle RiverBorough
South Hackensack TownshipTownship
Teaneck TownshipTownship
TenaflyBorough
TeterboroBorough
Upper Saddle RiverBorough
WaldwickBorough
WallingtonBorough
Washington TownshipTownship
WestwoodBorough
Woodcliff LakeBorough
Wood-RidgeBorough
Wyckoff TownshipTownship

Neighboring counties

Bronx County, NYNo page yet
Essex CountyPopulation 881,527 (2024 estimate)
Hudson CountyPopulation 736,185 (2024 estimate)
New York County, NYNo page yet
Passaic CountyPopulation 526,597 (2024 estimate)
Rockland County, NYNo page yet
Westchester County, NYNo page yet

Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Bergen County at a glance

Type: County
Land area: 232.8 sq mi
Water area: 13.7 sq mi
Population: 978,641 (2024 estimate)
Households: 353,307
Median age: 42.1
Median household income: $123,715
Median home value: $593,200
Median gross rent: $1,863
Owner-occupied homes: 65.4%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 52.6%
Foreign-born residents: 31.4%
Mean commute to work: 31.3 minutes
Census GEOID: 34003

Sources: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

ZIP codes and metro area

ZIP codes: 07010, 07020, 07022, 07024, 07026, 07031, 07057, 07070, 07071, 07072, 07073, 07074, 07075, 07401, 07407, 07410, 07417, 07423, 07430, 07432, 07436, 07446, 07450, 07452, 07458, 07463, 07481, 07601, 07603, 07604, 07605, 07606, 07607, 07608, 07620, 07621, 07624, 07626, 07627, 07628, 07630, 07631, 07632, 07640, 07641, 07642, 07643, 07644, 07645, 07646, 07647, 07648, 07649, 07650, 07652, 07656, 07657, 07660, 07661, 07662, 07663, 07666, 07670, 07675, 07676, 07677
Metro area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Sources: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship file: ZCTAs to counties, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Gazetteer 2025: metropolitan and micropolitan areas, retrieved November 14, 2026.