Hackensack, New Jersey demographics

Hackensack, NJ demographics: median age 41.8; 42.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Hackensack city, New Jersey · Incorporated city · GEOID 3428680. The survey estimates a population of 46,057 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Hackensack is 41.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.1 years. There are 20,214 households (±609). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	41.8 ±2.1	40.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 46,057
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Under 18	6,782 ±692	14.7% ±1.5 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	11,488 ±912	24.9% ±2.0 pp	21.3%	22.8%
35–64	19,472 ±1,306	42.3% ±2.8 pp	39.7%	38.0%
65 and older	8,315 ±743	18.1% ±1.6 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 46,057
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Male	23,178 ±721	50.3% ±1.6 pp	49.2%	49.5%
Female	22,879 ±720	49.7% ±1.6 pp	50.8%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 46,057
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
White alone	14,085 ±1,246	30.6% ±2.7 pp	54.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	8,780 ±1,080	19.1% ±2.3 pp	12.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	85 ±93 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	6,407 ±1,155	13.9% ±2.5 pp	10.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±30 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	8,421 ±1,220	18.3% ±2.6 pp	10.1%	7.1%
Two or more races	8,279 ±1,009	18.0% ±2.2 pp	12.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 46,057
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	28,937 ±1,424	62.8% ±3.1 pp	77.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	17,120 ±1,425	37.2% ±3.1 pp	22.5%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 20,214
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Married-couple family	6,678 ±516	33.0% ±2.4 pp	49.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,159 ±259	5.7% ±1.3 pp	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	2,673 ±456	13.2% ±2.2 pp	12.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	8,287 ±863	41.0% ±4.1 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,417 ±313	7.0% ±1.5 pp	5.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 20,214
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Households with people under 18	4,220 ±390	20.9% ±1.8 pp	31.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	15,994 ±800	79.1% ±3.2 pp	68.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 20,214
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	8,287 ±863	41.0% ±4.1 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	5,611 ±640	27.8% ±3.1 pp	31.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	3,161 ±469	15.6% ±2.3 pp	17.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,967 ±443	9.7% ±2.2 pp	15.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	812 ±234	4.0% ±1.1 pp	6.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	204 ±82	1.0% ±0.4 pp	2.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	172 ±86	0.9% ±0.4 pp	1.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 46,057
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Native	26,413 ±1,121	57.3% ±2.4 pp	76.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	19,644 ±1,124	42.7% ±2.4 pp	23.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 44,081
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
English only	19,909 ±1,289	45.2% ±2.9 pp	66.9%	77.7%
Spanish	14,522 ±1,349	32.9% ±3.0 pp	17.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	372 ±281 · low precision	0.8% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	58 ±62 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	236 ±98	0.5% ±0.2 pp	1.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	2,608 ±647	5.9% ±1.5 pp	5.6%	2.0%
Korean	1,084 ±367	2.5% ±0.8 pp	0.9%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	284 ±137	0.6% ±0.3 pp	1.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	77 ±82 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	458 ±272 · low precision	1.0% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	1,999 ±696	4.5% ±1.6 pp	1.6%	1.1%
Arabic	1,263 ±772 · low precision	2.9% ±1.8 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	1,211 ±437	2.7% ±1.0 pp	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 36,179
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	4,488 ±658	12.4% ±1.8 pp	9.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	8,533 ±903	23.6% ±2.4 pp	25.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	5,892 ±708	16.3% ±1.9 pp	15.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	2,021 ±414	5.6% ±1.1 pp	6.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	9,368 ±929	25.9% ±2.5 pp	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5,877 ±654	16.2% ±1.8 pp	17.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 45,685
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Same house	39,591 ±672	86.7% ±1.4 pp	90.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,805 ±545	6.1% ±1.2 pp	4.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,358 ±308	3.0% ±0.7 pp	2.5%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	921 ±271	2.0% ±0.6 pp	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	1,010 ±320	2.2% ±0.7 pp	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

10.0% of Hackensack residents (±1.4 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.5% in New Jersey and 8.4% nationally. 94.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hackensack	New Jersey	U.S.	Compared with New Jersey
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	10.0% ±1.4 pp	7.5%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.6% ±1.0 pp	92.8%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.6% ±0.6 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Hackensack . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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