Moving to Hackensack, New Jersey
Population: 42,677. Estimated population in July 2024: 43,735 (+2.5% change)
Males: 21,199 (49.7%), Females: 21,478 (50.3%)
Bergen County
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.2 years
Median household income: $49,316
Median house value: $187,300
Population by Race
Races in Hackensack:
- White Non-Hispanic (39.9%)
- Hispanic (25.9%)
- Black (24.6%)
- Other race (9.7%)
- Two or more races (5.1%)
- Asian Indian (2.6%)
- Filipino (1.9%)
- Korean (1.3%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Chinese (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Italian (13.7%), Irish (7.4%), German (5.7%), West Indian (4.3%), Polish (3.3%), United States (2.9%).
Elevation: 22 feet
Land area: 4.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Hackensack
- High school or higher: 79.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 29.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.7%
- Unemployed: 6.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Hackensack city
- Never married: 35.3%
- Now married: 42.6%
- Separated: 3.9%
- Widowed: 6.9%
- Divorced: 11.3%
33.8% Foreign born (20.8% Latin America, 7.5% Asia, 4.0% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +5,584 (+15.1%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Hackensack:
- HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL (30 PROSPECT AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Hackensack:
- HOLY NAME HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; TEANECK, NJ)
- BERGEN PINES COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; PARAMUS, NJ)
- ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL & MED CTR (about 6 miles; ENGLEWOOD, NJ)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hackensack:
- TETERBORO (about 3 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)
- PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 14 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)
- LA GUARDIA (about 16 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: LGA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hackensack:
- LITTLE FERRY (about 4 miles; LITTLE FERRY, NJ; Abbreviation: 2N7)
- WEST 30TH ST. (about 11 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRA)
- PAN AM METROPORT (about 12 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: 6N4)
Amtrak stations near Hackensack:
- 11 miles: NEW YORK (PENN STA) (NEW YORK, 7TH AVE. & W. 32ND ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, snack bar, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
- 11 miles: YONKERS (FOOT OF DOCK ST. & WELLS AVE.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
- 14 miles: NEWARK (RAYMOND PLAZA WEST). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Hackensack:
- AMERICAN BUSINESS ACADEMY (Full-time enrollment: 209; Location: 66 MOORE ST; Private, for-profit)
- PARISIAN BEAUTY SCHOOL (Full-time enrollment: 85; Location: 362 STATE ST; Private, for-profit; Website: WWW.NACCAS.ORG/PARISIAN)
- ADULT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION-BERGEN CO TECH SCHS (Full-time enrollment: 77; Location: 540 HUDSON ST; Public; Website: www.onestopbwc.org)
- HACKENSACK MEDICAL CENTER SCHOOL OF RADIOGRAPHY (Location: 30 PROSPECT AVE; Private, not-for-profit)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hackensack:
- FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY-ALL CAMPUSES (about 3 miles; TEANECK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,482)
- BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; PARAMUS, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,733)
- CUNY CITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Full-time enrollment: 7,635)
- COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK (about 9 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Full-time enrollment: 18,009)
- TEACHERS COLLEGE AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,371)
- BARNARD COLLEGE (about 9 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,253)
- YESHIVA UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,413)
Schools
Public high schools in Hackensack:
- HACKENSACK HIGH (Students: 1,716; Location: FIRST ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
- VOC & TECH HGH-HACKENSACK (Students: 1,108; Location: 200 HACKENSACK AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Hackensack:
- HACKENSACK CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS (Students: 258; Location: 15 CONKLIN PLACE; Grades: 1 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Hackensack:
- MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 720; Location: 360 UNION ST; Grades: 07 – 08)
- 5-6 SCHOOL (Students: 701; Location: 321 STATE STREET; Grades: 05 – 06)
- FAIRMOUNT (Students: 573; Location: FAIRMOUNT AVE; Grades: PK – 04)
- FANNY M HILLERS (Students: 484; Location: LONGVIEW AVE; Grades: PK – 04)
- NELLIE K. PARKER (Students: 444; Location: MAPLE HILL DR; Grades: PK – 04)
- JACKSON AVE (Students: 427; Location: JACKSON AVE; Grades: PK – 04)
Private primary/middle schools in Hackensack:
- ST FRANCIS SCHOOL (Students: 276; Location: 100 SOUTH MAIN STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
- HOLY TRINITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 192; Location: 43 MAPLE AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)
- KING’S KIDS ACADEMY (Students: 88; Location: 315 STATE ST; Grades: PK – 3)
Libraries
Library in Hackensack:
- JOHNSON FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,812,735; Location: 274 MAIN STREET; 161,472 books; 4,224 audio materials; 4,387 video materials; 377 serial subscriptions)