Demographics of Paramus borough, New Jersey

Paramus borough, New Jersey had 26,723 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +8 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Paramus borough, in four figures

26,723
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 26,568 ±34.; < +0.1%
Change since July 2020: +8 people.; 49.1 ±2.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $144,349 ±$16,221
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.

Paramus borough, New Jersey's population grew < 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Paramus borough, 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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Paramus borough, New Jersey's population grew < 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Paramus borough, 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	26,715	100.0	100.0
2021	26,464	99.1	100.2
2022	26,532	99.3	100.7
2023	26,576	99.5	101.6
2024	26,760	100.2	102.5
2025	26,723	100.0	103.1

Population of Paramus borough, New Jersey on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	26,715	—
2021	26,464	−251
2022	26,532	+68
2023	26,576	+44
2024	26,760	+184
2025	26,723	−37

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 49.1 ±2.8: for men 45.8 ±3.4 and for women 51.4 ±2.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Paramus borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	902 ±190	3.4% ±0.7	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,001 ±433	15.1% ±1.6	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,123 ±357	8.0% ±1.3	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,212 ±559	19.6% ±2.1	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,359 ±581	27.7% ±2.2	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,971 ±619	26.2% ±2.3	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $144,349 ±$16,221, and income per person $58,552 ±$4,488, 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 Paramus borough by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	532 ±243	6.3% ±2.9	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	837 ±225	9.9% ±2.6	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	819 ±192	9.7% ±2.2	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	773 ±249	9.1% ±2.9	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,390 ±252	16.4% ±2.9	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,434 ±344	16.9% ±4.0	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,679 ±274	31.7% ±2.9	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 Paramus borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	1,168 ±395	4.7% ±1.6	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	132 to 554	2.8% to 11.3%	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	454 ±163	3.7% ±1.3	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	371 ±126	4.6% ±1.5	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Paramus borough, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Paramus borough	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	8,813 ±352	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.0% ±1.6	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.0% ±1.7	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.6% ±3.7	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.4% ±3.5	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$813,900 ±$22,884	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$3,032 ±$340	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1963 ±3	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 Paramus borough by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,464 ±781	13.0% ±2.9	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	14,362 ±934	54.1% ±3.5	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,079 ±486	4.1% ±1.8	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	6,821 ±785	25.7% ±3.0	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2 to 310	< 0.1% to 1.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 177	0% to 0.7%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	606 ±256	2.3% ±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 Paramus borough by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	11,528 ±862	43.4% ±3.2	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,208 ±828	23.4% ±3.1	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	515 ±214	1.9% ±0.8	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	8,317 ±741	31.3% ±2.8	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	6,761 ±682	25.4% ±2.6	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,556 ±377	5.9% ±1.4	10.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Paramus borough among the places of New Jersey

38th 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 Paramus borough in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Englewood city	29,638 ±38
Bergenfield borough	28,450 ±66
Old Bridge CDP	28,236 ±1,362
Millville city	27,511 ±36
Bridgeton city	27,001 ±31
Paramus borough	26,568 ±34
Ridgewood village	26,308 ±33
Lodi borough	26,082 ±41
Cliffside Park borough	25,781 ±30
Carteret borough	25,496 ±46
South Plainfield borough	24,473 ±44

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Paramus borough, 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