Ridgefield Park, NJ Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Population (female): 6,808

Median Rent: Median gross rent in 2017: $1,364.

Poverty (overall): Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 9.6%

Poverty (breakdown): (9.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 6.4% for Black residents, 11.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 8.6% for other race residents, 15.1% for two or more races residents)

Ancestries: Ancestries: Italian (7.5%), Irish (4.9%), Russian (1.7%), German (1.4%), Jordanian (1.4%), American (1.3%).

Land Area: 1.73 square miles.

Population Density:

Median Incomes:
      Estimated median household income in 2017: $74,755 (it was $51,825 in 2000)
      Estimated per capita income in 2017: $34,384 (it was $24,290 in 2000)
      Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $343,546 (it was $175,900 in 2000) Ridgefield Park:$343,546NJ:$334,900

Races:
      Hispanic - 5,751 - 43.5%
      White alone - 4,970 - 37.6%
      Asian alone - 1,976 - 14.9%
      Black alone - 519 - 3.9%
      Two or more races - 212 - 1.6%
      Other race alone - 94 - 0.7%
      American Indian alone - 24 - 0.2%
      Native Hawaiian and Other
>Pacific Islander alone - 32 - 0.2%

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 12,729 people, 4,851 households, and 3,274.425 families residing in the village. The population density was 7,385.6 per square mile (2,851.6/km2). There were 5,164 housing units at an average density of 2,996.2 per square mile (1,156.8/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 66.09% (8,413) White, 6.40% (815) Black or African American, 0.35% (44) Native American, 11.48% (1,461) Asian, 0.01% (1) Pacific Islander, 11.93% (1,519) from other races, and 3.74% (476) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 36.18% (4,605) of the population.