Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ

Public Use Microdata Area (PUMA)

2024 Population

136,830

US Senator

Cory Booker

Democratic Party

US Senator

Andy Kim

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

42.5

0.468% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

9.57%

2.35% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$101,608

2.57% 1-year decline

Population & Diversity

Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ is home to a population of 137k people, from which 80.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 49.1% of Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ residents were born outside of the country (67.2k people).

In 2024, there were 1.02 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (45.4k people) in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 44.6k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 14k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ are Spanish (27,980 households), Korean (23,044 households), and Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (6,459 households).

Population & Diversity

Residents by Gender and Age

RACE/ETHNICITY

69,584

Women

50.9%

67,246

Men

49.1%

The resident population of Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ in 2024 was 136,830 inhabitants, with 49.1% men, and 50.9% women.

The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ.

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Citizenship

80.8%

2024 Citizenship

80.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 80.8% of Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ was 80.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ

White (Non-Hispanic)
45.4k ± 2.38k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
44.6k ± 1.86k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
14k ± 1.76k

27.7%

Hispanic Population

37.9k people

27.7% of the people in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ are hispanic (37.9k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Korea
19,768 ± 3,193 people
China
4,547 ± 1,628 people
Guatemala
3,965 ± 1,523 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ was Korea, the natal country of 19,768 Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ residents, followed by China with 4,547 and Guatemala with 3,965.

Foreign-Born Population

49.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

67.2k people

49.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

67.3k people

As of 2024, 49.1% of Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ residents (67.2k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ was 49.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
27,980 households (21.6%)
Korean
23,044 households (17.8%)
Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)
6,459 households (4.98%)

62.4% of the households in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is higher than the national average of 22.3%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ was Spanish. 21.6% of the households in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
661 ± 215
Vietnam
626 ± 214
Korea
247 ± 154

Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.06 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ.

Health

90.1% of the population of Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ has health coverage, with 47.7% on employee plans, 14.8% on Medicaid, 14.5% on Medicare, 12.7% on non-group plans, and 0.357% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1,279 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,279 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1157 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

1,279 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in New Jersey

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see an average of 1,279 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,279 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in New Jersey in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.6% under 18 years, 19.5% between 18 and 34 years, 42.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

9.86%

Uninsured

47.7%

Employer Coverage

14.8%

Medicaid

14.5%

Medicare

12.7%

Non-Group

0.357%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ grew by 1.13% from 9.75% to 9.86%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ employs 67k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ were Elementary & secondary schools (4,013 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (3,642 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,639 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional & commercial equipment & supplies merchant wholesalers ($238,333), Periodical, book, & directory & mailing list, & other publishers ($233,759), and Nondepository credit & related activities ($207,422).

Males in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ have an average income that is 1.2 times higher than the average income of females, which is $89,676. The income inequality in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ (measured using the Gini index) is 0.458, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

Measure

RACE/ETHNICITY

30,856

Women

46%

36,173

Men

54%

The workforce of Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ in 2024 was 67,029 people, with 46% woman, and 54% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

67k

2024 Value

0.209%

1 Year growth

± 0.209%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ grew at a rate of 0.209%, from 66.9k employees to 67k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ, are Other managers (2,181 people), Accountants & auditors (1,719 people), and Firstline supervisors of retail sales workers (1,648 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Jersey (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

67k

2024 Value

0.209%

1 Year growth

± 0.209%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ grew at a rate of 0.209%, from 66.9k employees to 67k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ, are Elementary & secondary schools (4,013 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (3,642 people), and Restaurants & Food Services (3,639 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$70,474

Median earning men ± $3,985

$59,685

Median earning women ± $4,145

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($122,058), Information ($118,345), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($101,775).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($91,842), Information ($91,486), and Wholesale Trade ($86,791).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

Y-Axis

2.27%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Jersey.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in New Jersey went to Kamala Harris with 52% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Jill Stein (0.914%).

Cory Booker and Andy Kim are the senators currently representing the state of New Jersey. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New Jersey is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ. Showing the available data for New Jersey.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (52%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (46.1%)
Republican Party
Jill Stein (0.914%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in New Jersey went to Kamala Harris with 52% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Jill Stein (0.914%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in New Jersey for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from New Jersey

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

Cory Booker

Senator from New Jersey

Assumed office on October 31, 2013
Elected to the seat to succeed Jeffrey Chiesa, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Frank Lautenberg.{{Cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/cory-booker-new-jersey-senate-election-098436 |title=Booker Wins New Jersey Senate Seat |work=Politico |access-date=May 21, 2020 }}

Andy Kim

Senator from New Jersey

Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed George Helmy, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Bob Menendez.

Cory Booker and Andy Kim are the senators currently representing New Jersey.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in New Jersey over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ was $589,700 in 2024, which is 1.77 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $573,100 to $589,700, a 2.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ is 48.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ have an average commute time of 33.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$589,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$13,545

$27,326

Median Property Taxes

±$1,372

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

48.4%

Homeownership

2024

62.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 48.4% of the housing units in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 49.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$101,608

Median Household Income

± $5,052

56.4k

Number of Households

± 2,135

In 2024, the median household income of the 56.4k households in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ declined from $101,608 from the previous year's value of $104,289.

The following chart displays the households in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

0.458

2024 Wage GINI in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ

0.468

2023 Wage GINI in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ

In 2024, the income inequality in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ was 0.458 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 2.17% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (47.5%)
Public Transit (18.3%)
Worked At Home (18%)

In 2024, 47.5% of workers in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who used public transit to get to work (18.3%) and those who worked at home (18%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

33.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ have a longer commute time (33.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.3% of the workforce in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.57% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ (13.1k out of 137k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bergen County (Southeast)--Fort Lee, Cliffside Park & Palisades Park PUMA, NJ is White, followed by Hispanic and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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