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Hackensack, NJ population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Hackensack, New Jersey (Hackensack, NJ — Census place “Hackensack city”) is 45,768 residents, ranking #20 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $82,212, the median home is worth $370,300 and median gross rent runs $1,794 a month. Looking for the Hackensack New Jersey ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Hackensack, NJ: 07601.
- Population
- 45,768Hackensack city residents
- Median household income
- $82,212Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $370,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,794Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 38.4%Owner-occupied households
Hackensack ZIP codes (New Jersey)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Hackensack.
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What the numbers mean in Hackensack city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Hackensack city median would spend about 26.2% 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 4.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.3% of residents and 38.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Hackensack city, NJ in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Hackensack city is a small city in New Jersey, with 45,768 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #20 of 700 ranked by population — larger than 97% of them. The median age here is 41.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Hackensack city earn a median of $82,212 a year, 4.7% above the national figure of $78,538 and 23% below the $106,926 median for the 543 New Jersey cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 11.3% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Hackensack city is valued at $370,300, 22.1% above the national figure and 10% below the $412,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,794 a month, 27.6% above the national figure, or roughly $21,528 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 26.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 38.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, a renter-majority market, so rent figures matter more here than the home-value line. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in New Jersey.
- Sayreville borough 45,237
- West New York town 51,683
- Sicklerville CDP 44,500
- Plainfield city 54,515
- Linden city 43,614
- Perth Amboy city 55,278
- Kearny town 40,570
- New Brunswick city 55,744
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Hackensack city?
- Hackensack city has 45,768 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #20 of 700 in New Jersey.
- What is the median household income in Hackensack city?
- Median household income in Hackensack city is $82,212 a year, 4.7% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Hackensack city?
- Median gross rent is $1,794 a month and the median home value is $370,300, so rent absorbs about 26.2% of median household income.
- Is Hackensack city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 4.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Hackensack city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 26.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Hackensack city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.