Bergen County, New Jersey Demographics

Bergen County is 24th out of 3,143 other counties in Race - Asian

Bergen County is 25th out of 3,143 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Bergen County is 29th out of 3,143 other counties in Income per capita

Bergen County is 31st out of 3,143 other counties in Foreign born residents

Bergen County is 34th out of 3,143 other counties in Retail sales

Bergen County is 35th out of 3,143 other counties in Home median value

Bergen County is 35th out of 3,143 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Bergen County is 37th out of 3,143 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Bergen County is 39th out of 3,143 other counties in Income per household

Bergen County is 47th out of 3,143 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Bergen County is 1st in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Current population (2012)

Bergen County is 1st in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Home median value

Bergen County is 1st in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Households

Bergen County is 1st in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Housing units

Bergen County is 1st in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Bergen County is 1st in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Bergen County is 1st in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Retail sales

Bergen County is 1st in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Bergen County is 1st in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Bergen County is 2nd in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Size Demographics
	Bergen County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Current population (2012)	918,888	1st	8,864,590	313,914,040
Size in square miles	233.0	15th	7,354.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	3,884.5	4th	1,195.5	87.4

Age Demographics
	Bergen County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Residents younger than 5	5.3%	15th	6.0%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	21.9%	19th	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	15.6%	4th	14.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Bergen County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	91.0%	7th	87.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	45.1%	4th	35.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Bergen County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Race - White	75.5%	11th	73.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	6.7%	15th	14.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	11th	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	15.5%	2nd	9.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	11th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.8%	14th	1.9%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	17.3%	8th	18.5%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	60.7%	12th	58.2%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Bergen County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Female residents	51.7%	4th	51.2%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	28.9%	3rd	20.6%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Bergen County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Housing units	352,478	1st	3,562,553	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	40.6%	5th	35.9%	25.9%
Households	333,073	1st	3,180,854	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	66.9%	16th	66.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$474,200	1st	$349,100	$186,200
People per household	2.7	10th	2.7	2.6
Building permits (last year)	2,535	2nd	17,939	829,658

Income Demographics
	Bergen County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Income per capita	$43,012	4th	$35,678	$27,915
Income per household	$83,443	6th	$71,180	$52,762
Income below poverty line	6.1%	16th	9.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Bergen County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Non-farm private establishments	30,997	1st	226,878	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	412,514	1st	3,377,848	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	106,754	1st	781,622	27,092,908
Retail sales	$16,474,977	1st	$124,813,580	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$18,602	1st	$14,453	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$1,848,306	2nd	$19,993,613	$613,795,732