New Jersey · Census place 05170
Bergenfield borough, NJ
Quick answer
Bergenfield borough has 28,269 residents, ranking #34 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $124,083, the median home is worth $469,200 and median gross rent runs $1,744 a month.
- Population
- 28,269Bergenfield borough residents
- Median household income
- $124,083Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $469,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,744Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 70.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Bergenfield borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Bergenfield borough median would spend about 16.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.1% of residents and 70.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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