Elmwood Park.
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New Jersey·Bergen County
4 tracts·21K people·$484K median·8,102/mi²
White 49 · Hispanic 30 · Black 10 · Asian 9 · Multiracial 1 · Other 1
Married couple 49 · Other 31 · Living alone 20
Health 43 · Retail 18 · Manufacturing 18 · Professional 12 · Leisure 4 · Public admin 2 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 42 · Sales · office 24 · Service 15 · Production · transport 11 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 68 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 9 · Transit 7 · Walk 3 · Bike 1
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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 Elmwood Park is $483,700 (Census ACS) — 1.1× the US median of $458,812.
Elmwood Park has 21,412 residents across 4 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.9; the population is 48.5% White, 29.5% Hispanic or Latino, 10.3% Black, 9.3% Asian, 1.3% Multiracial and 1.0% Other; the average household has 2.9 people; 35.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 11.6% (Census ACS).
Gantner Avenue School (45%), Gilbert Avenue School (41%) and Sixteenth Avenue School (38%) lead the elementary schools; Memorial Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (32%); Memorial Senior High School is the high school with reported scores (35%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,074/month, 31% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Elmwood Park is $101,740 a year, 18% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Elmwood Park, median rent is $2,074/month and the median home value is $483,700 (Census ACS).
Elmwood Park reported 2.6 violent crimes and 17.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 25°F; there are 85 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 50 inches; snowfall averages 28 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Elmwood Park are winter weather (81), strong wind (74) and earthquake (71), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.34g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Elmwood Park, 3.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).