Demographics of Bergen County, New Jersey

Bergen County, New Jersey had 977,026 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +23,178 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bergen County, in four figures

977,026
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +2.4%
Change since July 2020: +23,178 people.; 42.0 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $124,884 ±$1,735
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Bergen County, New Jersey's population grew 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bergen County, New Jersey's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Bergen County, New Jersey's population grew 2.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bergen County, New Jersey's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	953,848	100.0	100.0
2021	955,376	100.2	100.2
2022	956,251	100.3	100.7
2023	964,156	101.1	101.6
2024	973,477	102.1	102.5
2025	977,026	102.4	103.1

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Population of Bergen County, New Jersey on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	953,848	−1,880	−1,339	+127	−794
2021	955,376	+1,528	+1,321	+1,358	−1,788
2022	956,251	+875	+1,828	+6,242	−7,055
2023	964,156	+7,905	+1,865	+9,125	−3,043
2024	973,477	+9,321	+2,016	+9,564	−2,251
2025	977,026	+3,549	+2,022	+4,739	−3,280

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.0 ±0.2: for men 40.9 ±0.2 and for women 43.3 ±0.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bergen County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	48,952 ±65	5.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	152,241 ±2,109	15.8% ±0.2	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	76,124 ±1,509	7.9% ±0.2	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	240,886 ±2,242	25.0% ±0.2	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	269,070 ±2,370	28.0% ±0.2	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	175,043 ±2,831	18.2% ±0.3	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $124,884 ±$1,735, and income per person $63,735 ±$819, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,556 ±$513 in New Jersey and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bergen County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	32,189 ±1,439	9.1% ±0.4	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	37,331 ±1,697	10.5% ±0.5	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	39,262 ±1,583	11.1% ±0.4	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	36,019 ±1,531	10.1% ±0.4	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	62,201 ±2,404	17.5% ±0.7	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	45,029 ±1,546	12.7% ±0.4	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	103,096 ±1,786	29.0% ±0.5	21.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Bergen County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	64,606 ±3,161	6.8% ±0.3	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	15,463 ±1,443	7.8% ±0.7	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	30,638 ±1,908	5.9% ±0.4	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	18,505 ±1,096	7.8% ±0.5	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bergen County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bergen County	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	369,613 ±176	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.1% ±0.3	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.9% ±0.3	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.3% ±0.7	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.7% ±0.7	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$623,000 ±$4,306	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,914 ±$21	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1960 ±1	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Bergen County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	218,856 ±0	22.7% ±<0.1	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	493,959 ±1,467	51.3% ±0.2	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	51,787 ±1,068	5.4% ±0.1	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	161,731 ±1,300	16.8% ±0.1	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	595 ±186	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	186 ±75	< 0.1% ±<0.1	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	7,569 ±1,401	0.8% ±0.1	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	27,633 ±1,611	2.9% ±0.2	3.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Bergen County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	399,171 ±5,005	41.5% ±0.5	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	236,205 ±4,178	24.5% ±0.4	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	20,974 ±1,724	2.2% ±0.2	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	305,966 ±4,200	31.8% ±0.4	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	203,061 ±3,825	21.1% ±0.4	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	102,905 ±3,812	10.7% ±0.4	10.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Bergen County among the counties of New Jersey

1st of 21 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the New Jersey page.

Counties of New Jersey near Bergen County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Bergen County	977,026	+2.4%
Essex County	896,379	+4.2%
Middlesex County	883,335	+2.6%
Hudson County	735,033	+1.8%
Ocean County	673,746	+5.6%
Monmouth County	651,035	+1.3%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026