Saddle River, New Jersey demographics

Saddle River, NJ demographics: median age 52.8; 70.4% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Saddle River borough, New Jersey · Incorporated borough · GEOID 3465400. The survey estimates a population of 3,389 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Saddle River is 52.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.7 years. There are 1,354 households (±170). 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 52.8 ±2.7 40.1 ±0.1 38.9 ±0.1
Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,389
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Under 18 502 ±130 14.8% ±3.8 pp 21.8% 22.0%
18–34 486 ±155 14.3% ±4.6 pp 21.3% 22.8%
35–64 1,462 ±362 43.1% ±10.7 pp 39.7% 38.0%
65 and older 939 ±204 27.7% ±6.0 pp 17.2% 17.2%
Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,389
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Male 1,476 ±157 43.6% ±4.6 pp 49.2% 49.5%
Female 1,913 ±158 56.4% ±4.7 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: 3,389
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
White alone 2,507 ±225 74.0% ±6.6 pp 54.0% 61.0%
Black or African American alone 109 ±139 · low precision 3.2% ±4.1 pp · low precision 12.8% 12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone 8 ±14 · low precision 0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision 0.6% 0.9%
Asian alone 476 ±189 14.0% ±5.6 pp 10.1% 6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone 15 ±23 · low precision 0.4% ±0.7 pp · low precision 0.0% 0.2%
Some other race alone 20 ±27 · low precision 0.6% ±0.8 pp · low precision 10.1% 7.1%
Two or more races 254 ±188 · low precision 7.5% ±5.5 pp · low precision 12.4% 12.6%
Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 3,389
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino 3,202 ±159 94.5% ±4.7 pp 77.5% 80.7%
Hispanic or Latino 187 ±158 · low precision 5.5% ±4.7 pp · low precision 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: 1,354
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Married-couple family 1,027 ±205 75.8% ±11.8 pp 49.8% 46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision 5.1% 5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present 52 ±31 · low precision 3.8% ±2.2 pp · low precision 12.9% 12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone 256 ±102 18.9% ±7.1 pp 26.4% 28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone 19 ±23 · low precision 1.4% ±1.7 pp · low precision 5.8% 7.0%
Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,354
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Households with people under 18 454 ±261 · low precision 33.5% ±18.8 pp · low precision 31.2% 29.5%
Households without people under 18 900 ±167 66.5% ±9.1 pp 68.8% 70.5%
Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,354
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
One-person nonfamily households 256 ±102 18.9% ±7.1 pp 26.4% 28.7%
Two-person households 508 ±113 37.5% ±6.9 pp 31.1% 33.8%
Three-person households 88 ±62 · low precision 6.5% ±4.5 pp · low precision 17.1% 15.3%
Four-person households 218 ±88 16.1% ±6.2 pp 15.2% 12.6%
Five-person households 267 ±284 · low precision 19.7% ±20.9 pp · low precision 6.3% 5.9%
Six-person households 0 ±20 · low precision 0.0% ±1.5 pp · low precision 2.3% 2.2%
Seven or more people 17 ±28 · low precision 1.3% ±2.0 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: 3,389
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Native 2,493 ±189 73.6% ±5.6 pp 76.1% 85.9%
Foreign born 896 ±190 26.4% ±5.6 pp 23.9% 14.1%
Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 3,320
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
English only 2,010 ±299 60.5% ±9.0 pp 66.9% 77.7%
Spanish 113 ±100 · low precision 3.4% ±3.0 pp · low precision 17.2% 13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision 1.1% 0.7%
German or other West Germanic 18 ±29 · low precision 0.5% ±0.9 pp · low precision 0.4% 0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision 1.7% 0.7%
Other Indo-European 979 ±292 29.5% ±8.8 pp 5.6% 2.0%
Korean 13 ±23 · low precision 0.4% ±0.7 pp · low precision 0.9% 0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese 34 ±36 · low precision 1.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision 1.5% 1.1%
Vietnamese 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision 0.2% 0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino 26 ±26 · low precision 0.8% ±0.8 pp · low precision 0.9% 0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island 79 ±77 · low precision 2.4% ±2.3 pp · low precision 1.6% 1.1%
Arabic 48 ±73 · low precision 1.4% ±2.2 pp · low precision 0.9% 0.5%
Other and unspecified 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 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: 2,547
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Less than high school graduate 136 ±88 · low precision 5.3% ±3.5 pp · low precision 9.3% 10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency 365 ±154 14.3% ±6.0 pp 25.3% 26.0%
Some college, no degree 185 ±84 7.3% ±3.3 pp 15.0% 19.1%
Associate’s degree 69 ±66 · low precision 2.7% ±2.6 pp · low precision 6.7% 8.8%
Bachelor’s degree 883 ±222 34.7% ±8.6 pp 26.1% 21.6%
Graduate or professional degree 909 ±210 35.7% ±8.1 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: 3,389
Category Count ± MOE Share ± MOE (pp) New Jersey U.S.
Same house 3,264 ±146 96.3% ±4.3 pp 90.4% 87.7%
Moved within same county 110 ±143 · low precision 3.2% ±4.2 pp · low precision 4.4% 6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision 2.5% 3.1%
Moved from a different state 15 ±25 · low precision 0.4% ±0.7 pp · low precision 1.8% 2.3%
Moved from abroad 0 ±14 · low precision 0.0% ±0.4 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

2.8% of Saddle River residents (±2.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.5% in New Jersey and 8.4% nationally. 87.6% 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 Saddle River New Jersey U.S. Compared with New Jersey
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population 2.8% ±2.9 pp · low precision 7.5% 8.4% Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households 87.6% ±9.0 pp 92.8% 91.0% Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older 3.0% ±2.6 pp · low precision 3.7% 6.2% Not statistically different

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 Saddle River . 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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