Bergen County, New Jersey (NJ)

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% of renters here:	33%
State:	34%

Bergen County:	5.5%
New Jersey:	8.7%

Type of workers:

Bergen County, New Jersey business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Bergen County, New Jersey:

Median resident age:	39.1 years
New Jersey median age:	36.7 years

Males: 425,436	(48.1%)
Females: 458,682	(51.9%)

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Bergen County:	2.6 people
New Jersey:	2.7 people

This county	$72,962
New Jersey:	$61,672

Bergen County	$497,768
New Jersey:	$333,900

Health of residents in Bergen County based on 2382 CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2002 to 2004:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.7. This is better than average.
76.5% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
25.9% of residents had a sunburn in the past 12 months. This is about average.
48.4% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
66.2% of residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is more than average.
80.4% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is more than average.
Average weight of males is 187 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 145 pounds. This is less than average.
8.4% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.

Area name: Bergen-Passaic, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Bergen County is $979 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $1098 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1356 a month.

Cities in this county include: Hackensack, Teaneck, Fort Lee, Fair Lawn, Garfield, Bergenfield, Englewood, Paramus, Ridgewood, Lodi.

2005 air pollution in Bergen County:

Carbon Monoxide: 3 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.022 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.120 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.091 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 14.5 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 41 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.004 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.016 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Bronx County, New York , Essex County , Hudson County , Passaic County , New York County, New York , Rockland County, New York , Westchester County, New York .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Bergen County: Apple Ridge Golf Course (A), Glen Gray Camp (B), Camp Yaw Paw (C), George T Potter Library (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Bergen County include: Holy Spirit Byzantine Catholic Church (A), Immaculate Conception Church (B), Immaculate Heart of Mary Church (C), Ramapo Reformed Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: Mountain Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Cannonball Lake (A), Silver Lake (B), Dators Pond (C), Hands Lake (D), Meyers Lakes (E), Hopkins Lake (F), Havemeyer Reservoir (G), Bear Swamp Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bear Swamp Brook (A), Masonicus Brook (B), Stag Brook (C), Fox Brook (D), Fyke Brook (E), Darlington Brook (F), MacMillan Brook (G), Mahwah River (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Bergen County: Darlington County Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	3.4%
New Jersey:	4.1%

Current college students: 50,740
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 86.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 38.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 222,301 (51% naturalized citizens)

Bergen County:	25.1%
Whole state:	17.5%

Mean travel time to work: 29.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 57.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 188,018
• One, attached: 13,335
• Two: 49,468
• 3 or 4: 19,343
• 5 to 9: 10,550
• 10 to 19: 13,794
• 20 or more: 44,189
• Mobile homes: 1,070
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 53

Housing units in Bergen County with a mortgage: 121,796 (11,689 second mortgage, 17,894 home equity loan, 477 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 56,556

Bergen County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above New Jersey state average. It is 2.4 times above overall U.S. average.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 311,325 (73%) Carpooled: 41,284 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 34,551 (8%) Streetcar or trolley car: 73 (0%) Subway or elevated: 2,025 (0%) Railroad: 8,784 (2%) Ferryboat: 941 (0%) Taxi: 583 (0%) Motorcycle: 171 (0%) Bicycle: 984 (0%) Walked: 11,867 (3%) Other means: 1,582 (0%) Worked at home: 13,292 (3%)

5.27% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($66,093 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.27%
New Jersey average:	6.12%

0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($835 average AGI)

Bergen County:	0.15%
New Jersey average:	0.14%

2.50% relocated from other counties in New Jersey ($28,716 average AGI)
2.62% relocated from other states ($36,542 average AGI)

Bergen County:	2.62%
New Jersey average:	2.46%

from Hudson County, NJ	0.87% ($60,674 average AGI)
from Passaic County, NJ	0.71% ($48,422)
from New York County, NY	0.43% ($100,747)
from Queens County, NY	0.30% ($56,169)
from Essex County, NJ	0.28% ($68,869)
from Bronx County, NY	0.17% ($66,643)
from Kings County, NY	0.17% ($61,335)

6.26% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($73,760 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.26%
New Jersey average:	6.89%

0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,197 average AGI)

Bergen County:	0.10%
New Jersey average:	0.09%

2.94% relocated to other counties in New Jersey ($31,210 average AGI)
3.21% relocated to other states ($41,353 average AGI)

Bergen County:	3.21%
New Jersey average:	3.32%

to Passaic County, NJ	0.81% ($54,598 average AGI)
to Hudson County, NJ	0.59% ($56,352)
to New York County, NY	0.37% ($97,508)
to Essex County, NJ	0.31% ($63,177)
to Morris County, NJ	0.28% ($89,098)
to Middlesex County, NJ	0.21% ($67,999)
to Ocean County, NJ	0.19% ($70,616)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 139,478 (128,345 aged, 11,133 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 761,959 (182,029 male householders, 54,195 female householders)

  195,246 spouses, 268,954 children (256,440 natural, 5,677 adopted, 6,837 stepchildren), 9,910 grandchildren, 10,027 brothers or sisters, 11,918 parents, 17,442 other relatives, 12,238 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 110,798 (38,141 male householders (30,636 living alone)), 56,526 female householders (50,898 living alone)), 16,131 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 11,361 (6,062 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 89,928 2-persons, 56,291 3-persons, 53,852 4-persons, 23,885 5-persons, 8,922 6-persons, 3,346 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 81,534 1-person, 11,224 2-persons, 1,214 3-persons, 472 4-persons, 164 5-persons, 33 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.

67.6% of residents of Bergen County speak English at home.
9.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
12.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
8.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $4,561,601,000 ($5052 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $487,297,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $2,080,583,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,137,311,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,482,000
Federal grants: $508,447,000
Federal procurement contracts: $591,832,000 ($449,508,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $238,945,000 ($14,222,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $29,261,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $310,951,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,574,097,000

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	43 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Here:	+43 per 1000 residents
State:	+33 per 1000 residents

Here:	-38 per 1000 residents
State:	-22 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 112.29 millions of gallons per day (22% from ground, 78% from surface)

Here:	6.7
State:	6.6

Here:	3.6
State:	3.8

66% of Bergen County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in New Jersey.

Bergen County:	65.9%
State average:	62.3%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 396124
• Northeast: 211213
• Midwest: 14173
• South: 22130
• West: 7664

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $230,900

Here:	15.5%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Here:	16.3%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Here:	36.6%
New Jersey:	30.1%