In 2020, Bergen County, NJ had a population of 931k people with a median age of 41.8 and a median household income of $104,623. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Bergen County, NJ grew from 930,390 to 931,275, a 0.0951% increase and its median household income grew from $101,144 to $104,623, a 3.44% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Bergen County, NJ are White (Non-Hispanic) (57.3%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (16.1%), White (Hispanic) (14.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (5.31%), and Other (Hispanic) (3.55%).
None of the households in Bergen County, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
89.1% of the residents in Bergen County, NJ are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Bergen County, NJ are Bergen Community College (2,130 degrees awarded in 2020), Ramapo College of New Jersey (1,576 degrees), and Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus (1,508 degrees).
In 2020, the median property value in Bergen County, NJ was $477,400, and the homeownership rate was 64.8%.
Most people in Bergen County, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Bergen County, NJ was 2 cars per household.
Bergen County, NJ borders Essex County, NJ, Hudson County, NJ, Passaic County, NJ, Bronx County, NY, New York County, NY, Rockland County, NY, and Westchester County, NY.