Palisades Park, New Jersey demographics

Palisades Park, NJ demographics: median age 42.9; 51.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Palisades Park borough, New Jersey · Incorporated borough · GEOID 3455770. The survey estimates a population of 20,290 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Palisades Park is 42.9 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.4 years. There are 7,472 households (±376). 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	42.9 ±2.4	40.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,290
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Under 18	2,971 ±455	14.6% ±2.2 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	5,067 ±639	25.0% ±3.1 pp	21.3%	22.8%
35–64	8,478 ±733	41.8% ±3.6 pp	39.7%	38.0%
65 and older	3,774 ±511	18.6% ±2.5 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,290
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Male	9,495 ±525	46.8% ±2.6 pp	49.2%	49.5%
Female	10,795 ±526	53.2% ±2.6 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: 20,290
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
White alone	4,564 ±955	22.5% ±4.7 pp	54.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	522 ±232	2.6% ±1.1 pp	12.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	27 ±42 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	11,077 ±1,115	54.6% ±5.5 pp	10.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	1 ±3 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	2,279 ±651	11.2% ±3.2 pp	10.1%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,820 ±719	9.0% ±3.5 pp	12.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,290
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	15,767 ±866	77.7% ±4.3 pp	77.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4,523 ±867	22.3% ±4.3 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: 7,472
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,510 ±348	47.0% ±4.0 pp	49.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	503 ±164	6.7% ±2.2 pp	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,479 ±306	19.8% ±4.0 pp	12.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,572 ±346	21.0% ±4.5 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	408 ±193	5.5% ±2.6 pp	5.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,472
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,791 ±232	24.0% ±2.9 pp	31.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	5,681 ±477	76.0% ±5.1 pp	68.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 7,472
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,572 ±346	21.0% ±4.5 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,266 ±362	30.3% ±4.6 pp	31.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,854 ±333	24.8% ±4.3 pp	17.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,031 ±246	13.8% ±3.2 pp	15.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	471 ±178	6.3% ±2.4 pp	6.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	188 ±176 · low precision	2.5% ±2.4 pp · low precision	2.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	90 ±64 · low precision	1.2% ±0.8 pp · low precision	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: 20,290
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Native	8,260 ±706	40.7% ±3.5 pp	76.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	12,030 ±704	59.3% ±3.5 pp	23.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 19,241
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
English only	5,269 ±769	27.4% ±4.0 pp	66.9%	77.7%
Spanish	3,659 ±831	19.0% ±4.3 pp	17.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±26 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±26 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	636 ±349 · low precision	3.3% ±1.8 pp · low precision	1.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	786 ±391	4.1% ±2.0 pp	5.6%	2.0%
Korean	7,869 ±861	40.9% ±4.4 pp	0.9%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	516 ±220	2.7% ±1.1 pp	1.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	151 ±185 · low precision	0.8% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	5 ±8 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	119 ±134 · low precision	0.6% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.1%
Arabic	211 ±196 · low precision	1.1% ±1.0 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	20 ±26 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	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: 15,807
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,869 ±375	11.8% ±2.4 pp	9.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,112 ±528	19.7% ±3.3 pp	25.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,908 ±388	12.1% ±2.4 pp	15.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	861 ±264	5.4% ±1.7 pp	6.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	6,011 ±661	38.0% ±4.1 pp	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,046 ±351	12.9% ±2.2 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: 20,165
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Same house	17,897 ±652	88.8% ±3.2 pp	90.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,491 ±576	7.4% ±2.9 pp	4.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	300 ±214 · low precision	1.5% ±1.1 pp · low precision	2.5%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	365 ±265 · low precision	1.8% ±1.3 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	112 ±97 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	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

13.9% of Palisades Park residents (±2.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.5% in New Jersey and 8.4% nationally. 92.7% 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	Palisades Park	New Jersey	U.S.	Compared with New Jersey
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	13.9% ±2.6 pp	7.5%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.7% ±2.4 pp	92.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.2% ±1.5 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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