Ridgefield Park, NJ Demographic Data
Ridgefield Park, NJ Summary
Ridgefield Park is located in Bergen County in New Jersey
- Population: 12,761
- Area: 1.92 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.72 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.20 sq. miles
- Population Density: 6,649.81 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 58.73 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Ridgefield Park, NJ Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
6,729
52%
50.8
Male
6,247
48%
49.2
Total Population
12,976
323,128,000
Ridgefield Park, NJ Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
525
4.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
880
6.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,125
8.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
923
7.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
721
5.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,927
14.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,706
13.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,872
14.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
885
6.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
934
7.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
732
5.6%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
468
3.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
278
2.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
9,891
76.2%
77.2
Female
5,182
52.4%
51.3
Male
4,709
47.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
9,405
72.5%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,982
15.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,478
11.4%
15.2
Female
800
54.1%
55.8
Male
678
45.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
37
0.0%
0.0
Ridgefield Park, NJ Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
12,653
97.5%
96.8
White
8,426
64.9%
72.6
Black or African American
762
5.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
58
0.4%
0.8
Asian
1,815
14.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
498
3.8%
1.2
Chinese
113
0.9%
1.3
Filipino
123
0.9%
0.9
Japanese
14
0.1%
0.2
Korean
768
5.9%
0.4
Vietnamese
8
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
291
2.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
14
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
6
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
8
0.1%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
1,578
12.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
323
2.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
5,208
40.1%
17.8
Mexican
46
0.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
1,045
8.1%
1.7
Cuban
554
4.3%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
3,563
27.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
7,768
59.9%
82.2
Ridgefield Park, NJ Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
286
3.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
436
5.0%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,304
26.2%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,616
18.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
566
6.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,388
27.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
1,206
13.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
722
8.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
8,080
91.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,594
40.8%
31.2
Ridgefield Park, NJ Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,517
33.7%
33.7%
Now Married
5,114
49.0%
47.5
Divorced
1,082
10.4%
11.0%
Separated
190
1.8%
2.0
Widowed
543
5.2
5.8%
Ridgefield Park, NJ Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
6,179
49.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
6,272
50.4%
21.6%
Spanish
4,198
33.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
909
7.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
847
6.8%
3.5%
Other Languages
318
2.6%
1.1%
Ridgefield Park, NJ Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
214
4.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
178
3.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
419
8.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
437
9.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
571
12.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
853
18.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
548
11.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
680
14.4%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
582
12.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
241
5.1%
6.4
Median household income
64,980
57,617
Per capita income
32,416
31,128
Ridgefield Park, NJ Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
5
0.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
435
6.6%
9.8
Construction
296
4.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,351
20.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
564
8.5%
6.6
Information
361
5.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
285
4.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
431
6.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,055
15.9%
11.4
Public administration
274
4.1%
4.6
Retail trade
790
11.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
505
7.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
267
4.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
564
8.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,682
40.5%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
493
7.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,844
27.9%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,036
15.7%
18.1%
Ridgefield Park, NJ Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
6,286
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,400
70.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
302
4.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1,137
18.1%
5.1
Walked
168
2.7%
2.7
Other means
83
1.3%
1.8
Worked at home
196
3.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
32.1
26.6
Ridgefield Park, NJ Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
547
11.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,021
42.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,464
31.0%
37.1
3 or more
691
14.6%
21.0
Ridgefield Park, NJ Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
4,723
93.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,687
56.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,036
43.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
321
6.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Ridgefield Park, NJ Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,044
1 room
285
5.7%
2.4
2 rooms
189
3.7%
2.7
3 rooms
790
15.7%
9.1
4 rooms
567
11.2%
16.5
5 rooms
925
18.3%
19.8
6 rooms
1,006
19.9%
17.8
7 rooms
721
14.3%
12.0
8 rooms
287
5.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
274
5.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Ridgefield Park, NJ Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
5,044
1-unit, detached
2,197
43.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
100
2.0%
5.9
2-units
1,423
28.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
210
4.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
28
0.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
318
6.3%
4.4
20 or more units
767
15.2%
9.0
Mobile home
1
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Ridgefield Park, NJ Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
2,565
50.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
580
11.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
656
13.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
452
9.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
426
8.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
173
3.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
71
1.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
121
2.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Ridgefield Park, NJ Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
3,792
80.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
66
1.4%
4.7
Electricity
531
11.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
288
6.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
9
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
37
0.8%
1.1
Ridgefield Park, NJ Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,924
47295100.0
$500 to $999
5
0.3%
20.4%
Less than $500
9
0.5%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
122
6.3%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
182
9.5%
20.1%
$2,500 to $2,999
344
17.9%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
598
31.1%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
664
34.5%
10.3%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
437
23.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
309
16.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
215
11.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
90
4.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
844
44.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
29
0.0%
0.0%
Ridgefield Park, NJ Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,944
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
14
0.7%
1.9%
Less than $500
14
0.7%
10.7%
$2,000 to $2,499
36
1.9%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
67
3.4%
1.8%
$500 to $999
316
16.3%
41.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
385
19.8%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,112
57.2%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
92
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,291
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
239
12.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
215
11.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
194
10.0%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
168
8.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
217
11.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
911
46.9%
40.7%
Not Computed
92
0.0%
0.0%
Ridgefield Park, NJ Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,687
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
41
1.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
79
2.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
101
3.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
133
4.9%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
744
27.7%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,376
51.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
180
6.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
33
1.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
324,300
205,000
