Demographics of Hackensack city, New Jersey

Hackensack city, New Jersey had 46,380 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +452 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Hackensack city, in four figures

46,380
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 46,057 ±38.; +1.0%
Change since July 2020: +452 people.; 41.8 ±2.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $84,277 ±$5,290
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Hackensack city, New Jersey's population grew 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hackensack city, 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 — incorporated places and New England towns

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Hackensack city, New Jersey's population grew 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hackensack city, 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	45,928	100.0	100.0
2021	45,767	99.6	100.2
2022	45,759	99.6	100.7
2023	46,049	100.3	101.6
2024	46,393	101.0	102.5
2025	46,380	101.0	103.1

Population of Hackensack city, New Jersey on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	45,928	—
2021	45,767	−161
2022	45,759	−8
2023	46,049	+290
2024	46,393	+344
2025	46,380	−13

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.8 ±2.1: for men 39.1 ±2.2 and for women 44.7 ±2.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hackensack city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	1,976 ±392	4.3% ±0.9	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,806 ±571	10.4% ±1.2	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,096 ±525	6.7% ±1.1	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	15,011 ±1,134	32.6% ±2.5	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	12,853 ±987	27.9% ±2.1	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	8,315 ±743	18.1% ±1.6	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $84,277 ±$5,290, and income per person $49,360 ±$3,179, 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 Hackensack city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	3,000 ±491	14.8% ±2.4	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,871 ±508	14.2% ±2.5	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,186 ±578	15.8% ±2.8	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,701 ±442	13.4% ±2.1	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,737 ±548	18.5% ±2.7	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,115 ±333	10.5% ±1.6	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,604 ±374	12.9% ±1.8	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 Hackensack city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	5,418 ±1,057	12.1% ±2.4	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,126 ±389	16.9% ±5.5	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,834 ±669	10.7% ±2.5	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,458 ±384	12.5% ±3.1	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Hackensack city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hackensack city	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	21,361 ±649	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.6% ±4.0	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.4% ±1.6	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	36.6% ±2.4	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	63.4% ±3.2	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$393,700 ±$24,087	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,911 ±$50	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1969 ±2	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 Hackensack city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	17,120 ±1,425	37.2% ±3.1	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,989 ±1,231	26.0% ±2.7	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	8,328 ±1,061	18.1% ±2.3	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	6,375 ±1,153	13.8% ±2.5	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 47	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 30	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	114 to 776	0.2% to 1.7%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,779 ±448	3.9% ±1.0	3.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

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 Hackensack city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	15,371 ±1,029	33.4% ±2.2	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	10,373 ±803	22.5% ±1.7	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	669 ±212	1.5% ±0.5	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	19,644 ±1,124	42.7% ±2.4	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	11,832 ±1,095	25.7% ±2.4	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	7,812 ±1,024	17.0% ±2.2	10.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Hackensack city among the places of New Jersey

20th of 295 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New Jersey page.

Places of New Jersey near Hackensack city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Hoboken city	58,668 ±56
New Brunswick city	56,345 ±62
Perth Amboy city	55,855 ±61
Plainfield city	55,236 ±56
West New York town	52,004 ±42
Hackensack city	46,057 ±38
Sayreville borough	45,838 ±57
Sicklerville CDP	44,998 ±1,807
Linden city	44,192 ±85
Kearny town	40,614 ±55
Fort Lee borough	40,067 ±75

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Hackensack city, New Jersey

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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