Hackensack.
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New Jersey·Bergen County
12 tracts·46K people·$394K median·10,989/mi²
Hispanic 37 · White 26 · Black 18 · Asian 14 · Multiracial 4 · Other 1
Living alone 41 · Married couple 33 · Other 26
Health 48 · Professional 21 · Retail 11 · Manufacturing 11 · Leisure 5 · Public admin 2 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 45 · Sales · office 18 · Service 17 · Production · transport 12 · Construction · maintenance 8
Drive alone 56 · Carpool 19 · Work from home 14 · Transit 12 · Walk 6 · 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 Hackensack is $393,700 (Census ACS) — 0.9× the US median of $458,812.
Hackensack has 46,057 residents across 12 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 41.8; the population is 37.2% Hispanic or Latino, 26.0% White, 18.1% Black, 13.8% Asian, 3.9% Multiracial and 1.0% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 42.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 12.1% (Census ACS).
Nellie K. Parker (40%), Fanny Meyer Hillers (39%) and Jackson Avenue (37%) lead the elementary schools; Hackensack Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (26%); Bergen County Academies (98%) and Hackensack High School (33%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,911/month, 21% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Hackensack is $84,277 a year, 2% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Hackensack, median rent is $1,911/month and the median home value is $393,700 (Census ACS).
Hackensack reported 2.5 violent crimes and 23.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 27°F; there are 93 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 50 inches; snowfall averages 25 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Hackensack are inland flooding (87), earthquake (80) and winter weather (74), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.34g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Hackensack, 5.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).