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07407

Elmwood Park, NJ · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
21,412
Median household income
$101,740
People below poverty
11.6%
Median home value
$483,700

Income

The median income of households in 07407 was $101,740. An estimated 2.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 17.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 07407 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.4
$10,000 to $14,999 4.9
$15,000 to $24,999 4
$25,000 to $34,999 6.6
$35,000 to $49,999 10.1
$50,000 to $74,999 11
$75,000 to $99,999 9.2
$100,000 to $149,999 23.6
$150,000 to $199,999 10.7
$200,000 or more 17.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 07407 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 72476
Female 66602

An estimated 80.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 34.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 20 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,085. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 07407 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 80.1
Social Security 34.6
Retirement income 20
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.8
Cash public assistance income 3.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 11.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 19.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 10.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 9.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 07407 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 11.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 19.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 10.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 9.5

In 2020-2024, 7.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 24.7% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 41% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 19% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 07407 in 2020-2024, 91.1% had health insurance coverage and 8.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 68.1% and public coverage was 35.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 9.6%.


In 2020-2024, 07407 had a total population of 21,412 - 10,994 (51.3%) females and 10,418 (48.7%) males. The median age was 39.9 years. An estimated 19.6% of the population was under 18 years, 35.3% was 19 to 44 years, 24.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 18.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 07407 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 704 541
5 to 9 437 539
10 to 14 615 597
15 to 19 768 463
20 to 24 612 747
25 to 29 722 833
30 to 34 908 1006
35 to 39 822 417
40 to 44 607 891
45 to 49 638 611
50 to 54 439 680
55 to 59 670 898
60 to 64 505 788
65 to 69 623 701
70 to 74 560 581
75 to 79 276 302
80 to 84 313 183
85 and over 199 216

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 52.7% were White; 11.7% were Black or African American; 1.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 9.4% were Asian; 3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 10.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 29.5% of the people in 07407 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 48.6% of the people in 07407 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 7,462 households in 07407. The average household size was 2.86 people.

Married-couple households made up 49.4% of the households in 07407 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 29.1% of all households, while 13.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 6.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 19.7% of all households.

In 07407, 32.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 37.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 07407 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 49.4
Cohabiting Couples 7.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
13.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
29.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 50.1% of males and 45.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 39.5 34
Now married, except separated 50.1 45.4
Separated 1.9 2.2
Widowed 1.4 6.2
Divorced 7.2 12.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 07407, 806 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 40.4% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 65.6% of the people living in 07407 were U.S. natives. 47.9% of the 07407 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 34.4% of 07407 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 70.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 75.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 07407 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 07407.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 07407 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 39.9
Asia 25.1
Europe 30.8
Africa 4
Northern America 0.3
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 07407 in 2020-2024, 52.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 22% of people at least five years old; 19.3% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 07407 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 22
Other Indo-European languages 19.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3.4
Other languages 7.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 96.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 07407 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 07407 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 96.1
Different house, same county 1.8
Different county, same state 1.1
Different state 0.7
Abroad 0.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 90.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 35.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 9.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 07407 was 4,257 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 105 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,205. College or graduate school enrollment was 947.

Educational Attainment of People in 07407 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 9.4
High school diploma or equivalency 30.8
Some college, no degree 15.4
Associate's degree 9.4
Bachelor's degree 22.6
Graduate or professional degree 12.5

Disability

In 07407, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.2% of people under 18 years old, to 7.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 25.2% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 07407, 62.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 32% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 82.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 9,128 82.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,431 13
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 483 4.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 07407 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 07407 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0
Construction 4.6
Manufacturing 8.9
Wholesale trade 2.8
Retail trade 12
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.5
Information 2.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 14.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 27.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.3
Other Services, except public administration 3.8
Public administration 2.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 07407 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,615 41.8
Service occupations 1,629 14.7
Sales and office occupations 2,706 24.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 858 7.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,242 11.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 68% of 07407 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 27.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 07407 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 68
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 6.9
Walked 3.4
Other means 3.5
Worked from home 8.5

In 2020-2024, 07407 had a total of 7,765 housing units. Of these housing units, 53.5% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 46.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 07407 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 53.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 46.6
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

10.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 11.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 07407 was 5.2 rooms, and of these housing units 54.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 07407 had 7,462 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 303 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 57.5% while renters occupied 42.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.84 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.9.

2.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 13.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6.8% and another 22.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 07407:

House Heating Fuel Used in 07407 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 81.6
Electricity 12.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 4.9
All other fuels 0.8
No fuel used 0.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 07407 was $483,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 58.9 % had a mortgage. 41.1% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $3,088 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,165.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 07407 was $2,074. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.