Leonia, NJ Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Population (male): 4,284

Population (female): 4,978

Median Age: 43.4 years

Median Rent: Median gross rent in 2017: $1,486.

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Leonia: 123.1 (high, U.S. average is 100)

Sex Offenders: According to our research of New Jersey and other state lists, there was 1 registered sex offender living in Leonia, New Jersey as of January 16, 2021. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Leonia is 9,223 to 1.The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is much low

Elevation: 100 feet

Land Area: 1.51 square miles.

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Median Incomes:
      Estimated median household income in 2017: $104,491 (it was $72,440 in 2000)
      Estimated per capita income in 2017: $50,043 (it was $35,352 in 2000)
      Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $543,345 (it was $278,200 in 2000) Leonia:$543,345NJ:$334,900

For 200 years, one of the two major avenues that run north-to-south through Leonia, Grand Avenue (the other one is Broad Avenue) was called the English Neighborhood Road. In colonial times, this road served as the main inland route between Paulus Hook, Bergen, and the English Neighborhood. Leonia was a crossroads of the American Revolution and a training ground for American Civil War soldiers.