Tenafly, New Jersey

Borough in Bergen County, New Jersey

Population, 2000 to 2020+11.6%

Population of Tenafly at each census
Census	Population
2000	13,806
2010	14,488
2020	15,409

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

Tenafly compared with its county and state

Tenafly compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Measure	Tenafly	Bergen County	New Jersey
Population	15,252	954,717	9,267,014
Median household income	$208,088	$123,715	$101,050
Median age	42.1	42.1	40.1
Median home value	$974,300	$593,200	$427,600
Bachelor’s degree or higher	79.2%	52.6%	42.9%
Foreign-born residents	38.1%	31.4%	23.5%
Owner-occupied homes	72.2%	65.4%	63.7%
Mean commute to work	41.6 minutes	31.3 minutes	30.9 minutes

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

Household income in Tenafly

Under $50k11.3%

$50k to $100k8.7%

$100k to $150k14.1%

$150k to $200k12.4%

$200k and over53.3%

Median household income $208,088 · 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, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Tenafly

72.2%owner occupied

Owner occupied: 3,768 units
Renter occupied: 1,454 units
Vacancy rate: 3.6%

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, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Public schools in Tenafly6

Public schools in Tenafly, NCES directory 2023–2024
School	Type	Grades	District
J Spencer Smith School	Public	K–5	Tenafly Public School District
Malcolm S Mackay School	Public	K–5	Tenafly Public School District
Ralph S Maugham School	Public	K–5	Tenafly Public School District
Walter Stillman School	Public	Pre-K–5	Tenafly Public School District
Tenafly Middle School	Public	6–8	Tenafly Public School District
Tenafly High School	Public	9–12	Tenafly Public School District

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.