Poverty Status in 1999: Bergen County
Individuals Individuals 18 and over Related Chlidren under 18
Number for Number Percent Number for Number Percent Number for Number Percent
Whom Poverty Below Below Whom Poverty Below Below Whom Poverty Below Below
Status is Poverty Poverty Status is Poverty Poverty Status is Poverty Poverty
Determined Level Level Determined Level Level Determined Level Level
Bergen County 874,201 43,417 5.0 673,389 33,050 4.9 200,256 9,901 4.9
Allendale borough 6,397 117 1.8 4,392 62 1.4 2,005 55 2.7
Alpine borough 2,183 135 6.2 1,648 85 5.2 528 45 8.5
Bergenfield borough 26,174 919 3.5 19,742 746 3.8 6,413 167 2.6
Bogota borough 8,233 331 4.0 6,203 284 4.6 2,030 47 2.3
Carlstadt borough 5,883 357 6.1 4,814 244 5.1 1,037 81 7.8
Cliffside Park borough 22,941 2,462 10.7 19,168 2,000 10.4 3,762 456 12.1
Closter borough 8,383 229 2.7 6,044 148 2.4 2,328 70 3.0
Cresskill borough 7,651 232 3.0 5,615 147 2.6 2,027 76 3.7
Demarest borough 4,845 79 1.6 3,449 69 2.0 1,396 10 0.7
Dumont borough 17,434 459 2.6 13,259 305 2.3 4,168 147 3.5
East Rutherford borough 8,685 832 9.6 7,035 663 9.4 1,648 167 10.1
Edgewater borough 7,672 662 8.6 6,496 464 7.1 1,171 193 16.5
Elmwood Park borough 18,910 1,212 6.4 14,968 854 5.7 3,926 342 8.7
Emerson borough 6,920 166 2.4 5,244 144 2.7 1,676 22 1.3
Englewood city 25,822 2,295 8.9 19,787 1,667 8.4 6,020 613 10.2
Englewood Cliffs borough 5,318 136 2.6 4,263 116 2.7 1,055 20 1.9
Fair Lawn borough 31,462 1,161 3.7 24,291 964 4.0 7,171 197 2.7
Fairview borough 13,249 1,557 11.8 10,462 1,135 10.8 2,758 393 14.2
Fort Lee borough 35,455 2,807 7.9 29,230 2,123 7.3 6,213 678 10.9
Franklin Lakes borough 10,422 331 3.2 7,444 238 3.2 2,978 93 3.1
Garfield city 29,722 2,305 7.8 23,115 1,662 7.2 6,549 595 9.1
Glen Rock borough 11,539 278 2.4 8,156 212 2.6 3,383 66 2.0
Hackensack city 41,490 3,867 9.3 33,969 3,170 9.3 7,495 681 9.1
Harrington Park borough 4,740 138 2.9 3,382 75 2.2 1,358 63 4.6
Hasbrouck Heights borough 11,656 492 4.2 9,067 324 3.6 2,589 168 6.5
Haworth borough 3,390 68 2.0 2,423 45 1.9 967 23 2.4
Hillsdale borough 10,072 334 3.3 7,466 251 3.4 2,598 75 2.9
Ho-Ho-Kus borough 4,025 83 2.1 2,947 75 2.5 1,078 8 0.7
Leonia borough 8,886 574 6.5 6,697 371 5.5 2,182 196 9.0
Little Ferry borough 10,779 677 6.3 8,605 516 6.0 2,174 161 7.4
Lodi borough 23,928 1,921 8.0 18,902 1,423 7.5 5,026 498 9.9
Lyndhurst township 19,353 890 4.6 15,715 732 4.7 3,632 152 4.2
Mahwah township 22,671 458 2.0 17,326 362 2.1 5,345 96 1.8
Maywood borough 9,510 311 3.3 7,544 220 2.9 1,966 91 4.6
Midland Park borough 6,945 141 2.0 5,257 122 2.3 1,688 19 1.1
Montvale borough 7,034 62 0.9 5,199 55 1.1 1,835 7 0.4
Moonachie borough 2,749 104 3.8 2,177 82 3.8 572 22 3.8
New Milford borough 16,121 543 3.4 12,670 436 3.4 3,439 95 2.8
North Arlington borough 15,164 773 5.1 12,472 605 4.9 2,692 168 6.2
Northvale borough 4,430 171 3.9 3,455 94 2.7 965 67 6.9
Norwood borough 5,519 271 4.9 3,975 165 4.2 1,537 99 6.4
Oakland borough 12,255 206 1.7 9,099 137 1.5 3,156 69 2.2
Old Tappan borough 5,366 94 1.8 3,887 74 1.9 1,472 13 0.9
Oradell borough 7,907 193 2.4 5,877 136 2.3 2,030 57 2.8
Palisades Park borough 17,061 1,659 9.7 13,736 1,318 9.6 3,294 325 9.9
Paramus borough 24,416 803 3.3 18,464 578 3.1 5,927 200 3.4
Park Ridge borough 8,464 260 3.1 6,427 202 3.1 2,025 46 2.3
Ramsey borough 14,308 276 1.9 10,467 176 1.7 3,824 83 2.2
Ridgefield borough 10,818 709 6.6 8,451 550 6.5 2,359 151 6.4
Ridgefield Park village 12,873 865 6.7 10,005 656 6.6 2,856 197 6.9
Ridgewood village 24,741 741 3.0 17,394 557 3.2 7,347 184 2.5
River Edge borough 10,939 338 3.1 8,334 246 3.0 2,605 92 3.5
River Vale township 9,402 261 2.8 6,839 207 3.0 2,563 54 2.1
Rochelle Park township 5,203 153 2.9 4,172 130 3.1 1,031 23 2.2
Rockleigh borough 294 68 23.1 188 31 16.5 69 0 0.0
Rutherford borough 17,885 668 3.7 14,179 549 3.9 3,694 115 3.1
Saddle Brook township 13,049 434 3.3 10,451 355 3.4 2,582 72 2.8
Saddle River borough 3,102 111 3.6 2,403 94 3.9 699 17 2.4
South Hackensack township 2,252 159 7.1 1,818 122 6.7 434 37 8.5
Teaneck township 38,281 1,596 4.2 28,391 1,199 4.2 9,860 367 3.7
Tenafly borough 13,727 718 5.2 9,825 528 5.4 3,895 183 4.7
Teterboro borough 16 0 0.0 13 0 0.0 3 0 0.0
Upper Saddle River borough 7,728 52 0.7 5,399 52 1.0 2,329 0 0.0
Waldwick borough 9,613 199 2.1 7,192 149 2.1 2,411 40 1.7
Wallington borough 11,576 729 6.3 9,460 585 6.2 2,104 144 6.8
Washington township 8,938 216 2.4 6,917 165 2.4 2,021 51 2.5
Westwood borough 10,864 474 4.4 8,542 398 4.7 2,311 65 2.8
Woodcliff Lake borough 5,621 86 1.5 3,893 62 1.6 1,728 24 1.4
Wood-Ridge borough 7,630 119 1.6 6,040 110 1.8 1,590 9 0.6
Wyckoff township 16,110 290 1.8 11,453 229 2.0 4,657 61 1.3
Source:          2000 Census of Population & Housing, Summary File 3.
Prepared by:  New Jersey State Data Center, New Jersey Department of Labor, May, 2002.