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People QuickFacts |
Bergen County |
New Jersey |
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Population, 2002 estimate |
895,091 | 8,590,300 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2002 |
1.2% | 2.1% |
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Population, 2000 |
884,118 | 8,414,350 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
7.1% | 8.6% |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
6.3% | 6.7% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
23.0% | 24.8% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
15.2% | 13.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
51.9% | 51.5% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
78.4% | 72.6% |
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
5.3% | 13.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.2% | 0.2% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
10.7% | 5.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
3.2% | 5.4% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
2.3% | 2.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
10.3% | 13.3% |
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White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
72.3% | 66.0% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000', pct age 5+, 2000 |
62.8% | 59.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
25.1% | 17.5% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
32.4% | 25.5% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
86.6% |
82.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
38.2% | 29.8% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
129,516 | 1,389,811 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
29.7 | 30.0 |
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Housing units, 2002 |
344,102 | 3,372,572 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
67.2% | 65.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
40.4% | 36.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$250,300 | $170,800 |
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Households, 2000 |
330,817 | 3,064,645 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.64 | 2.68 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$65,241 | $55,146 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$33,638 | $27,006 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
5.0% | 8.5% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Bergen County |
New Jersey |
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Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 2001 |
33,205 | 234,558 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2001 |
474,632 | 3,622,788 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2001 |
1.2% | 2.1% |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2000 |
68,844 | 482,699 |
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Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) |
10,419,668 | 97,060,800 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
10,766,061 | 79,914,892 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$12,646 | $9,922 |
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Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
16.4% | 15.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
22.1% | 23.7% |
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Housing units authorized by building permits, 2002 |
1,771 | 30,441 |
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Federal funds and grants, 2002 ($1000) |
3,988,808 | 50,673,011 |