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Paramus, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $705,655 (it was $286,300 in 2000)
Paramus:

$705,655
New Jersey:

$428,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $553,761 - $875,841

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $790,498
Here:

$790,498
State:

$537,591

Townhouses or other attached units: $675,103
Here:

$675,103
State:

$381,113

In 2-unit structures: $731,070
Here:

$731,070
State:

$444,476

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $554,594
Here:

$554,594
State:

$457,463

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $361,839
Here:

$361,839
State:

$368,745

Total population: 26,832 (Urban population: 25,737, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 8,956 (8,463 occupied: 6,932 owner occupied, 1,575 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

19%
State:

35%

Housing density: 855 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $322,834.

Median contract rent in 2022: over $2,000 (lower quartile is $1,236, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,038


Median gross rent in Paramus, NJ in 2022: over $2,000

Housing units in Paramus with a mortgage: 4,094 (524 second mortgage, 71 home equity loan, 484 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 226

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $160,227

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $109,433

Median monthly housing costs: $2,387

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Paramus, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1959

Median year apartment built: 1981

Household type by relationship:

Households: 26,575
  • Male householders: 4,129 (494 living alone), Female householders: 4,277 (913 living alone)
  • 5,469 spouses (5,391 opposite-sex spouses), 351 unmarried partners, (303 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 8,335 children (8,096 natural, 177 adopted, 60 stepchildren), 564 grandchildren, 356 brothers or sisters, 802 parents, 5 foster children, 363 other relatives, 285 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,629

Size of family households: 2,243 2-persons, 1,742 3-persons, 1,700 4-persons, 608 5-persons, 246 6-persons, 197 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,456 1-person, 231 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 16 4-persons.

3,841 married couples with children.
481 single-parent households (17 men, 464 women).

59.7% of residents of Paramus speak English at home.
9.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
16.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
11.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.1% of residents speak other language at home (61% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 8,302 (31.2%)
(81.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.4
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

5.4
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Paramus, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Paramus, New Jersey
  • 8no bedroom
  • 991 bedroom
  • 3772 bedrooms
  • 2,8493 bedrooms
  • 2,6734 bedrooms
  • 9275+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Paramus, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Paramus, New Jersey
  • 184no bedroom
  • 2601 bedroom
  • 2612 bedrooms
  • 3643 bedrooms
  • 4304 bedrooms
  • 765+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Paramus in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Paramus in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 74no vehicle
  • 1,1011 vehicle
  • 3,3612 vehicles
  • 1,4333 vehicles
  • 7524 vehicles
  • 2135+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Paramus in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Paramus in renter-occupied apartments
  • 318no vehicle
  • 5911 vehicle
  • 5012 vehicles
  • 1023 vehicles
  • 574 vehicles
  • 75+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Paramus, New Jersey
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Paramus, New Jersey
  • 01 room
  • 132 rooms
  • 673 rooms
  • 2104 rooms
  • 7265 rooms
  • 8506 rooms
  • 1,5657 rooms
  • 1,3438 rooms
  • 2,1589+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Paramus, New Jersey
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Paramus, New Jersey
  • 1841 room
  • 702 rooms
  • 1383 rooms
  • 2884 rooms
  • 1005 rooms
  • 3166 rooms
  • 1087 rooms
  • 1028 rooms
  • 2699+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Paramus, NJ
Paramus borough income, earnings, and wages data

  • Paramus, NJ household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Paramus, NJ in 2022
  • 232Less than $10,000
  • 312$10,000 to $19,999
  • 389$20,000 to $29,999
  • 429$30,000 to $39,999
  • 147$40,000 to $49,999
  • 429$50,000 to $59,999
  • 473$60,000 to $74,999
  • 847$75,000 to $99,999
  • 622$100,000 to $124,999
  • 922$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,450$150,000 to $199,999
  • 2,252$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Paramus, NJ

  • Distribution of house value in Paramus, NJ in 2022
  • 62Less than $10,000
  • 19$40,000 to $49,999
  • 72$50,000 to $59,999
  • 39$60,000 to $69,999
  • 3$70,000 to $79,999
  • 7$90,000 to $99,999
  • 21$125,000 to $149,999
  • 12$150,000 to $174,999
  • 35$200,000 to $249,999
  • 56$250,000 to $299,999
  • 396$300,000 to $399,999
  • 408$400,000 to $499,999
  • 3,495$500,000 to $749,999
  • 1,735$750,000 to $999,999
  • 706$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 99$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 55$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Paramus, NJ

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Paramus, NJ in 2022
  • 75$150 to $199
  • 24$500 to $549
  • 8$650 to $699
  • 99$700 to $749
  • 25$800 to $899
  • 10$900 to $999
  • 163$1,000 to $1,249
  • 96$1,250 to $1,499
  • 155$1,500 to $1,999
  • 113$2,000 to $2,499
  • 272$2,500 to $2,999
  • 188$3,000 to $3,499
  • 206$3,500 or more
  • 80No cash rent
Work and jobs in Paramus: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 69.6%
Number of people working at home: 3,021 (25.0% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 206
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 801
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1,036
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1,098
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 1,628
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 630
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 908
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 219
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 209
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 976
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,125
  • 90 or more minutes: 308
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Paramus

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 25,287 (71.2%)
  • Carpooled: 2,981 (8.4%)
  • Bus: 1,782 (5.0%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 39 (0.1%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 123 (0.3%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 3 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 567 (1.6%)
  • Walked: 436 (1.2%)
  • Worked at home: 3,021 (8.5%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 5.9%Males
  • 3.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 5.6%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 8.8%Males
  • 5.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 5.0%Males
  • 33.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 9.3%Males
  • 3.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 10.0%Males
  • 7.9%Females
Races in Paramus detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Paramus, New Jersey
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Paramus, New Jersey
  • 1,1132010 or later
  • 1,4142000 to 2009
  • 1,8601990 to 1999
  • 1,7341980 to 1989
  • 1,2951970 to 1979
  • 1,564Before 1970
Ancestries in Paramus, NJ

First ancestries reported:

  • Italian: 2,084 (12.5%)
  • Irish: 942 (5.7%)
  • American: 740 (4.5%)
  • Polish: 364 (2.2%)
  • German: 338 (2.0%)
  • Iranian: 228 (1.4%)
  • Greek: 221 (1.3%)
  • Austrian: 186 (1.1%)
  • Syrian: 146 (0.9%)
  • Russian: 139 (0.8%)
  • Armenian: 124 (0.7%)
  • Arab: 114 (0.7%)
  • Albanian: 99 (0.6%)
  • Romanian: 95 (0.6%)
  • Eastern European: 80 (0.5%)
  • English: 77 (0.5%)
  • Turkish: 72 (0.4%)
  • Croatian: 66 (0.4%)
  • Portuguese: 61 (0.4%)
  • Ukrainian: 58 (0.3%)
  • European: 57 (0.3%)
  • Afghan: 57 (0.3%)
  • Dutch: 52 (0.3%)
  • Scottish: 49 (0.3%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 47 (0.3%)
  • Israeli: 44 (0.3%)
  • Northern European: 38 (0.2%)
  • Iraqi: 37 (0.2%)
  • Egyptian: 26 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 23 (0.1%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 21 (0.1%)
  • Hungarian: 20 (0.1%)
  • Lebanese: 19 (0.1%)
  • Nigerian: 18 (0.1%)
  • Haitian: 18 (0.1%)
  • Bulgarian: 16 (0.10%)
  • British: 13 (0.08%)
  • Moroccan: 12 (0.07%)
  • French: 11 (0.07%)
  • Brazilian: 11 (0.07%)
  • Swedish: 11 (0.07%)
  • Lithuanian: 10 (0.06%)
  • Guyanese: 9 (0.05%)
  • Canadian: 9 (0.05%)
  • Jamaican: 9 (0.05%)
  • Australian: 7 (0.04%)
  • Norwegian: 7 (0.04%)
  • Macedonian: 2 (0.01%)
  • Kenyan: 1 (0.01%)
  • Maltese: 1 (0.01%)
  • Yugoslavian: 1 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

India
Paramus:

17.7% (1,471)
New Jersey:

12.8% (274,609)

Korea
Paramus:

12.8% (1,065)
New Jersey:

3.3% (70,512)

Philippines
Paramus:

5.7% (474)
New Jersey:

4.0% (85,934)

Pakistan
Paramus:

4.0% (330)
New Jersey:

1.3% (27,580)

Colombia
Paramus:

3.9% (326)
New Jersey:

4.2% (90,817)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Paramus:

3.4% (285)
New Jersey:

3.7% (78,969)

Israel
Paramus:

2.8% (235)
New Jersey:

0.5% (10,975)

Peru
Paramus:

2.7% (226)
New Jersey:

2.7% (58,563)

Austria
Paramus:

2.3% (191)
New Jersey:

0.1% (1,939)

Japan
Paramus:

2.3% (191)
New Jersey:

0.5% (10,042)

Ecuador
Paramus:

2.1% (177)
New Jersey:

4.4% (95,275)

Saudi Arabia
Paramus:

2.0% (168)
New Jersey:

0.1% (1,929)

Honduras
Paramus:

2.0% (167)
New Jersey:

1.7% (37,335)

Turkey
Paramus:

1.9% (159)
New Jersey:

0.8% (16,778)

Iran
Paramus:

1.9% (157)
New Jersey:

0.2% (4,947)

Nepal
Paramus:

1.6% (133)
New Jersey:

0.1% (2,890)

Russia
Paramus:

1.6% (131)
New Jersey:

0.9% (20,371)

Cuba
Paramus:

1.6% (129)
New Jersey:

2.1% (45,435)

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

  • This state: 11,496
  • Other state: 6,340
  • Northeast: 5,248
  • Midwest: 170
  • South: 671
  • West: 237

92.6% of Paramus residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32.3% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 33.5% lived in New Jersey.


Paramus:

92.6%
State average:

90.4%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 111
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 74
  • 7th and 8th grade: 122
  • 9th grade: 38
  • 10th grade: 48
  • 11th grade: 47
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 112
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,169
  • Less than 1 year of college: 598
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 876
  • Associate degree: 562
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,973
  • Master's degree: 1,119
  • Professional school degree: 393
  • Doctorate degree: 246
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 138
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 63
  • 5th and 6th grade: 45
  • 7th and 8th grade: 105
  • 9th grade: 11
  • 10th grade: 40
  • 11th grade: 57
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 20
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,149
  • Less than 1 year of college: 851
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 897
  • Associate degree: 462
  • Bachelor's degree: 3,270
  • Master's degree: 1,338
  • Professional school degree: 241
  • Doctorate degree: 260
Educational Attainment for Females
Paramus marital status for males
Paramus marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 7,515
  • One, attached: 332
  • Two: 319
  • 3 or 4: 106
  • 5 to 9: 51
  • 10 to 19: 10
  • 20 to 49: 88
  • 50 or more: 525
  • Mobile homes: 8
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 5.1%

House/condo owner moved in on average 20 years ago

Renter moved in on average 5 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Paramus
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Paramus, NJ
  • 92.2%Utility gas
  • 4.7%Electricity
  • 2.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.4%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Paramus, NJ
  • 61.0%Utility gas
  • 34.3%Electricity
  • 2.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.2%Other fuel
  • 0.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 128
Here:

5.4%
New Jersey:

12.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 137
Here:

10.7%
New Jersey:

13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 399
Here:

30.8%
New Jersey:

33.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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