Moving to Moonachie, New Jersey
Population: 2,754. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,812 (+2.1% change)
Males: 1,355 (49.2%), Females: 1,399 (50.8%)
Bergen County
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.4 years
Median household income: $50,571
Median house value: $192,900
Population by Race
Races in Moonachie:
- White Non-Hispanic (77.8%)
- Hispanic (12.7%)
- Two or more races (3.7%)
- Other race (2.9%)
- Filipino (2.5%)
- Asian Indian (2.0%)
- Korean (1.4%)
- Black (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Italian (34.1%), German (15.7%), Irish (14.1%), Polish (6.1%), English (6.0%), Dutch (4.0%).
Elevation: 5 feet
Land area: 1.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Moonachie
- High school or higher: 72.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 2.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Moonachie borough
- Never married: 24.4%
- Now married: 55.3%
- Separated: 3.1%
- Widowed: 10.4%
- Divorced: 6.8%
21.9% Foreign born (7.5% Latin America, 7.3% Europe, 6.6% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: -32 (-1.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Moonachie:
- HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL (about 4 miles; HACKENSACK, NJ)
- HUDSON COUNTY MEADOWVIEW PSYCHIATRIC H (about 4 miles; SECAUCUS, NJ)
- MEADOWLANDS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; SECAUCUS, NJ)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Moonachie:
- TETERBORO (about 1 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)
- PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 11 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)
- NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 14 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Moonachie:
- LITTLE FERRY (about 3 miles; LITTLE FERRY, NJ; Abbreviation: 2N7)
- WEST 30TH ST. (about 8 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRA)
- NEWARK NR 1 (about 10 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: 3N4)
Amtrak stations near Moonachie:
- 8 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: 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.
- 13 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.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Moonachie:
- FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY-ALL CAMPUSES (about 5 miles; TEANECK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,482)
- STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 7 miles; HOBOKEN, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,793)
- CUNY JOHN JAY COLLEGE CRIMINAL JUSTICE (about 8 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Full-time enrollment: 8,338)
- BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; PARAMUS, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,733)
- HUDSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; JERSEY CITY, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,630)
- SAINT PETERS COLLEGE (about 8 miles; JERSEY CITY, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,643)
- COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK (about 8 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Full-time enrollment: 18,009)
Public primary/middle schools in Moonachie:
- ROBERT L CRAIG (Students: 276; Location: ROBERT L. CRAIG E.S.; Grades: PK – 08)
- MOONACHIE ANNEX (Students: 40; Location: CRAIG SCHOOL; Grades: UG – UG)