Palisades Park Borough, New Jersey

Palisades Park Borough is a borough located in Bergen County, New Jersey, in the Northeastern Region (Mid-Atlantic) of United States. As per the 2000 census, borough has a population of 17073 inhabitants. The borough's estimated population as of July 2008 was 19375, It is the 83rd largest by population in the U.S. state of New Jersey. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.27 square miles (3.29 square kilometre), of which, 1.21 square miles (3.13 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 121st smallest by area in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 17073 people, 457 households, and 284 families residing in the borough. The population density was 14112.4 people per square mile (5448.83/kmē), it would be the 14th most densely populated borough in the U.S. state of New Jersey. There were 6386 housing units at an average density of 5277.7 per square mile (2037.73/kmē). The average household size was 2.73 people, and the average family size was 3.2 people. In the borough Population was distributed with 19.4% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 37.8% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males. The median age is 35.6 years, The median age of males was 34.8 years, for females the median age was 36.4 years. The racial or ethnic makeup of the borough was 48.27% White, 1.38% Black or African American, 0.19% American Indian, 41.09% Asian, 0.03% Native Hawaiian, 3.24% from two or more races and 5.8% Other races.

Palisades Park borough New Jersey Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Palisades Park borough New Jersey School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Palisades Park Borough New Jersey GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the borough was $48015, it is New Jersey's 161st poorest borough by median household income. The median income for a family in the borough was $54503, it is the 129th lowest borough by median family income in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The per capita income for the borough was $22607, it is 153rd poorest borough by per capita income in New Jersey. The median income of borough was $28004, Males had a median income of $31076 versus $24153 for females.

In 2000, 3833 pupils and students, of which 49.62% are male and 50.38% are female, 22.45% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 8.24% nursery or pri school, 5.92% kindergarten, 36.99% elementary school, 18.08% high school and 30.76% College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census17073
April 2000 Estimate17073
July 2000 Estimate17161
July 2001 Estimate17472
July 2002 Estimate17722
July 2003 Estimate17902
July 2004 Estimate18085
July 2005 Estimate18597
July 2006 Estimate18977
July 2007 Estimate19228
July 2008 Estimate19375
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school166150316
Kindergarten114113227
Elementary school7196991418
High school327366693
College or graduate school5766031179
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Palisades Park borough, New Jersey$48015$54503$22607
Bergen County, New Jersey$65241$78079$33638
New Jersey, United States$55146$65370$27006
United States$41994$50046$21587