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Language Spoken At Home in Bergen County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 857,006 | 100% |
English only | 535,160 | 62.4% |
Language other than English | 321,846 | 37.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 124,667 | 14.5% |
Spanish | 117,567 | 13.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 44,586 | 5.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 96,780 | 11.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 33,026 | 3.9% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 91,838 | 10.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 42,677 | 5.0% |
Other languages | 15,661 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,378 | 0.5% |
Ancestry in Bergen County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 906,781 | 100% |
American | 25,271 | 2.8% |
Arab | 13,831 | 1.5% |
Czech | 3,639 | 0.4% |
Danish | 1,143 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 11,918 | 1.3% |
English | 31,956 | 3.5% |
French (except Basque) | 10,044 | 1.1% |
French Canadian | 1,845 | 0.2% |
German | 83,405 | 9.2% |
Greek | 10,700 | 1.2% |
Hungarian | 9,359 | 1.0% |
Irish | 120,799 | 13.3% |
Italian | 174,188 | 19.2% |
Lithuanian | 2,320 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 3,966 | 0.4% |
Polish | 59,731 | 6.6% |
Portuguese | 3,817 | 0.4% |
Russian | 29,140 | 3.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 3,197 | 0.4% |
Scottish | 7,880 | 0.9% |
Slovak | 2,904 | 0.3% |
Subsaharan African | 5,586 | 0.6% |
Swedish | 5,034 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 2,522 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 6,935 | 0.8% |
Welsh | 2,044 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 11,563 | 1.3% |
Households By Type in Bergen County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 334,527 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 238,896 | 71.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 107,565 | 32.2% |
Married-couple family | 189,090 | 56.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 86,728 | 25.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 12,889 | 3.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,028 | 1.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 36,917 | 11.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 16,809 | 5.0% |
Nonfamily households | 95,631 | 28.6% |
Householder living alone | 83,630 | 25.0% |
65 years and over | 35,189 | 10.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 114,484 | 34.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 97,520 | 29.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Bergen County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 895,621 | 100% |
Householder | 334,527 | 37.4% |
Spouse | 188,974 | 21.1% |
Child | 285,644 | 31.9% |
Other relatives | 58,779 | 6.6% |
Nonrelatives | 27,697 | 3.1% |
Unmarried partner | 11,495 | 1.3% |
Marital Status in Bergen County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 352,812 | 100% |
Never married | 114,022 | 32.3% |
Now married, except separated | 206,146 | 58.4% |
Separated | 3,223 | 0.9% |
Widowed | 8,916 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 20,505 | 5.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 388,384 | 100% |
Never married | 101,874 | 26.2% |
Now married, except separated | 203,535 | 52.4% |
Separated | 6,421 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 40,781 | 10.5% |
Divorced | 35,773 | 9.2% |
Fertility in Bergen County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 11,444 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,825 | 15.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 17 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 52 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 7 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 78 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 46 | 0% |
Grandparents in Bergen County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 17,019 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 3,680 | 21.6% |
Less than 1 year | 733 | 4.3% |
1 or 2 years | 896 | 5.3% |
3 or 4 years | 850 | 5.0% |
5 or more years | 1,201 | 7.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,680 | 100% |
Who are female | 2,362 | 64.2% |
Who are married | 2,484 | 67.5% |
School Enrollment in Bergen County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 228,159 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 17,563 | 7.7% |
Kindergarten | 11,521 | 5.0% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 92,533 | 40.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 49,630 | 21.8% |
College or graduate school | 56,912 | 24.9% |
Educational Attainment in Bergen County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 635,424 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 28,221 | 4.4% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 28,170 | 4.4% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 156,987 | 24.7% |
Some college, no degree | 99,012 | 15.6% |
Associate's degree | 33,973 | 5.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 181,019 | 28.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 108,042 | 17.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 45.5% |
Veteran Status in Bergen County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 703,249 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 39,125 | 5.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Bergen County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 900,892 | 100% |
With a disability | 75,774 | 8.4% |
Under 18 years | 203,016 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,952 | 2.9% |
18 to 64 years | 563,769 | 100% |
With a disability | 29,798 | 5.3% |
65 years and over | 134,107 | 100% |
With a disability | 40,024 | 29.8% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Bergen County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 897,797 | 100% |
Same house | 833,113 | 92.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 57,876 | 6.4% |
Same county | 33,619 | 3.7% |
Different county | 24,257 | 2.7% |
Same state | 10,991 | 1.2% |
Different state | 13,266 | 1.5% |
Abroad | 6,808 | 0.8% |
Place Of Birth in Bergen County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 906,781 | 100% |
Native | 640,978 | 70.7% |
Born in United States | 626,913 | 69.1% |
State of residence | 391,044 | 43.1% |
Different state | 235,869 | 26.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 14,065 | 1.6% |
Foreign born | 265,803 | 29.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Bergen County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 265,803 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 153,416 | 57.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 112,387 | 42.3% |
Year of Entry in Bergen County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 279,868 | 100% |
Native | 14,065 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 341 | 2.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 13,724 | 97.6% |
Foreign born | 265,803 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 6,459 | 2.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 259,344 | 97.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Bergen County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 265,803 | 100% |
Europe | 59,000 | 22.2% |
Asia | 115,927 | 43.6% |
Africa | 5,744 | 2.2% |
Oceania | 305 | 0.1% |
Latin America | 82,834 | 31.2% |
Northern America | 1,993 | 0.7% |