Ridgewood (New Jersey)

Bergen County

34-63000

Ridgewood is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. In the 2000 census, a total population of 24,936 was registered.

Geography

The geographic coordinates of the city are 40 ° 59 'N, 74 ° 7' W.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.1 km ², of which 15.0 km ² of land and 0.1 km ² (0.86 %) is water.

Demography

According to the census of 2000, there are 24,936 people, 8,603 households, and 6,779 families residing in the city. The population density is 1662.8 persons per km ². 87.82 % of the population are White, 1.64 % African American, 0.04 % Native American, 8.67 % Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.59 % from other races, and 1.23% mixed race. 3.78% are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 8,603 households 44.3 % have children under 18 years. 69.4 % are married couples living together, 7.2% are single mothers, 21.2% are non-families, 18.5 % consists of single-person households and 8.8% of households live people older than 65 years. The average household size is 2.87 and the average family size 3.30.

30.0 % of the population are under the age of 18, 4.4 % from 18 to 24, 27.5 % from 25 to 44, 25.9 % between 45 and 64, 12.2% older than 65 is the average age 39 years. The ratio of women to men is 100:92,8, for people older than 18 years, the ratio 100:88,5.

The median household income is $ 104,286, and the median income for a family $ 121,848. Males have a median income of $ 90,422, women $ 50,248. The per capita income for the city is $ 51,658. 3.0% of the population and 1.8 % of families are below the poverty line, including 2.5% of children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 4.3 % of people older than 65

Population Development

¹ 1980 - 2000: census results; 2005: Updating the U.S. Census Bureau

Sons and daughters of the town

City's Englewood | Garfield | Hackensack

Boroughs: Allendale | Alpine | Bergenfield | Bogota | Carlstadt | Cliffside Park | Closter | Cresskill | Demarest | Dumont | East Rutherford | Edgewater | Elmwood Park | Emerson | Englewood Cliffs | Fair Lawn | Fairview | Fort Lee | Franklin Lakes | Glen Rock | Harrington Park | Hasbrouck Heights | Haworth | Hillsdale | Ho Ho Kus | Leonia | Little Ferry | Lodi | Maywood | Midland Park | Montvale | Moonachie | New Milford | North Arlington | Northvale | Norwood | Oakland | Old Tappan | Oradell | Palisades Park | Paramus | Park Ridge | Ramsey | Ridgefield | River Edge | Rockleigh | Rutherford | Saddle River | Tenafly | Teterboro | Upper Saddle River | Waldwick | Wallington | Westwood | Wood Ridge | Woodcliff Lake

Villages: Ridgefield Park | Ridgewood

Townships: Lyndhurst | Mahwah | River Vale | Rochelle Park | Saddle Brook | South Hackensack Township | Teaneck | Washington Township | Wyckoff Township

  • Location in New Jersey
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  • Bergen County
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