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New Jersey·Bergen County
6 tracts·28K people·$492K median·9,783/mi²
Hispanic 33 · White 33 · Asian 25 · Black 7 · Multiracial 2 · Other 1
Married couple 59 · Other 23 · Living alone 17
Health 33 · Retail 20 · Professional 15 · Manufacturing 13 · Leisure 8 · Public admin 6 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 52 · Sales · office 18 · Service 14 · Production · transport 12 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 68 · Carpool 19 · Work from home 10 · Transit 10 · Walk 2 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Bergenfield is $491,500 (Census ACS) — 1.1× the US median of $458,812.
Bergenfield has 28,450 residents across 6 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 40.7; the population is 33.0% Hispanic or Latino, 32.7% White, 24.7% Asian, 6.9% Black, 2.1% Multiracial and 0.6% Other; the average household has 3.0 people; 48.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.1% (Census ACS).
Lincoln Elementary School (71%), Washington Elementary School (57%) and Franklin Elementary School (56%) lead the elementary schools; Roy W. Brown Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (54%); Bergenfield High School is the high school with reported scores (51%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,752/month, 11% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Bergenfield is $130,045 a year, 51% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Bergenfield, median rent is $1,752/month and the median home value is $491,500 (Census ACS).
Bergenfield reported 0.1 violent crimes and 3.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 27°F; there are 92 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 48 inches; snowfall averages 24 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Bergenfield are winter weather (73), strong wind (62) and earthquake (58), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.34g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Bergenfield, 1.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).