Bergen County Information
Bergen in
New Jersey occupies
247 square miles and has a 2006 population of
904,037, a change from a 2000 population of
884,118 and
825,380 in 1990.
11.6% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
10.8% percent is 25-35, and
16.3% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
1,110 acts of violent crime reported in
Bergen in 2004, a change from
1,125 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
18,445 people:
3.9% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
3.1%.
Read more about
Bergen, New Jersey in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Bergen | |
| State | New Jersey | |
| Land Area | 247 sq. miles | Ranked 2,956 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 904,037 | Ranked 51 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 902,308 | |
| Population 2000 | 884,118 | Ranked 46 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 825,380 | Ranked 44 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 79.2% | |
| African American | 5.9% | |
| Asian American | 13.5% | |
| Native American | .2% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 5.8% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 13.3% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 11.6% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 10.8% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 16.3% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 15.7% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 11.7% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6.9% | |
| Population 75 and up | 7.9% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 1,110 | 1,125 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 5 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 60 | |
| Robberies | 391 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 654 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 14,150 | 15,454 |
| Burglaries | 2,126 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 10,794 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 1,230 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 477,018 | 469,215 |
| Unemployed Population | 18,445 | 14,768 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.9% | 3.1% |
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