# Bergen County, New Jersey demographics

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Bergen County, New Jersey (county FIPS 34003) has a median household income of $124,884 (±$1,735) and a total population of 962,316 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 66 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 962,316 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 42 years | ±0.2 years | B01002 |
| Households | 355,127 | ±1,060 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $124,884 | ±$1,735 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $623,000 | ±$4,306 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $1,914 | ±$21 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 65.3% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 34.7% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 92.9% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 53.1% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 6.8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 5.8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 34003 |
| Land area | 232.79 sq mi |
| Water area | 13.66 sq mi |
| Population density | 4,134 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [07430](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07430) | 10.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [07652](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07652) | 4.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [07458](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07458) | 4.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [07675](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07675) | 4.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [07417](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07417) | 4% | 100% | Yes |
| [07436](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07436) | 3.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [07481](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07481) | 2.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [07620](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07620) | 2.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [07666](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07666) | 2.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [07450](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07450) | 2.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [07446](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07446) | 2.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [07410](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07410) | 2.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [07631](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07631) | 2.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [07670](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07670) | 2% | 100% | Yes |
| [07071](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07071) | 2% | 100% | Yes |
| [07601](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07601) | 1.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [07645](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07645) | 1.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [07072](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07072) | 1.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [07073](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07073) | 1.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [07677](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07677) | 1.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [07624](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07624) | 1.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [07401](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07401) | 1.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [07676](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07676) | 1.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [07621](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07621) | 1.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [07642](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07642) | 1.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [07648](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07648) | 1.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [07070](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07070) | 1.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [07452](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07452) | 1.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [07663](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07663) | 1.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [07407](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07407) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [07656](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07656) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [07657](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07657) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [07024](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07024) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [07031](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07031) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [07649](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07649) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [07646](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07646) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [07644](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07644) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [07647](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07647) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [07630](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07630) | 1% | 100% | Yes |
| [07632](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07632) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [07026](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07026) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [07627](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07627) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [07626](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07626) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [07463](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07463) | 0.9% | 100% | Yes |
| [07628](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07628) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [07641](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07641) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [07640](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07640) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [07661](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07661) | 0.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [07423](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07423) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [07608](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07608) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [07660](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07660) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [07432](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07432) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [07604](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07604) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [07605](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07605) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [07643](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07643) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [07607](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07607) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [07650](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07650) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [07075](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07075) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [07074](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07074) | 0.5% | 100% | Yes |
| [07057](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07057) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [07662](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07662) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [07020](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07020) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [07010](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07010) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [07022](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07022) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [07603](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07603) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |
| [07606](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/07606) | 0.3% | 100% | Yes |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:003&in=state:34
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

## Get this data from the API

```sh
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```

MCP tool: `get_us_demographics {"county_fips":"34003"}`

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