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07657

Ridgefield, NJ · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
11,498
Median household income
$118,059
People below poverty
5.1%
Median home value
$646,200

Income

The median income of households in 07657 was $118,059. An estimated 1.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 23.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 07657 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 1.6
$10,000 to $14,999 2.2
$15,000 to $24,999 1.9
$25,000 to $34,999 1.4
$35,000 to $49,999 9.4
$50,000 to $74,999 12.2
$75,000 to $99,999 13.4
$100,000 to $149,999 19.7
$150,000 to $199,999 15
$200,000 or more 23.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 07657 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 80264
Female 66200

An estimated 85.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 30.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 20.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $27,846. 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 07657 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 85.5
Social Security 30.9
Retirement income 20.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.2
Cash public assistance income 1.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 5.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 3.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 9.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 4.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 07657 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 5.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 3.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 9.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 4.6

In 2020-2024, 6.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 35.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 57.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 39.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 07657 in 2020-2024, 88.5% had health insurance coverage and 11.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 64.1% and public coverage was 31.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.3%.


In 2020-2024, 07657 had a total population of 11,498 - 5,855 (50.9%) females and 5,643 (49.1%) males. The median age was 39.8 years. An estimated 18% of the population was under 18 years, 35.9% was 19 to 44 years, 26.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 16.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 07657 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 280 298
5 to 9 252 168
10 to 14 402 282
15 to 19 315 418
20 to 24 282 330
25 to 29 462 434
30 to 34 304 460
35 to 39 589 510
40 to 44 430 336
45 to 49 301 211
50 to 54 236 441
55 to 59 470 567
60 to 64 341 493
65 to 69 382 272
70 to 74 222 311
75 to 79 135 199
80 to 84 131 57
85 and over 109 68

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 40% were White; 2.7% were Black or African American; 0.6% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 22.1% were Asian; 0.8% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 19.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 37.8% of the people in 07657 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 32.5% of the people in 07657 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 4,036 households in 07657. The average household size was 2.85 people.

Married-couple households made up 54.8% of the households in 07657 while cohabiting couple households made up 9.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 21.5% of all households, while 14.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 9.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 10.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 20.2% of all households.

In 07657, 31.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 33.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 07657 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 54.8
Cohabiting Couples 9.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
14.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 54.8% of males and 50.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 35.3 32.4
Now married, except separated 54.8 50.4
Separated 0 4.6
Widowed 2 5.5
Divorced 7.8 7.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 07657, 285 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 24.6% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 60.6% of the people living in 07657 were U.S. natives. 40% of the 07657 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 39.4% of 07657 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 65.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 84.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 07657 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 07657.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 07657 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 33.6
Asia 51.5
Europe 11.2
Africa 3.3
Northern America 0.4
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 07657 in 2020-2024, 58.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 24.8% of people at least five years old; 26.7% 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 07657 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 24.8
Other Indo-European languages 9.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 22.8
Other languages 1.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 88 % of the people at least one year old living in 07657 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 07657 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 88
Different house, same county 6.7
Different county, same state 1.9
Different state 2.1
Abroad 1.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 92.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 46.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 7.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 07657 was 2,439 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 171 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,516. College or graduate school enrollment was 752.

Educational Attainment of People in 07657 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 7.8
High school diploma or equivalency 24.8
Some college, no degree 13.7
Associate's degree 7.3
Bachelor's degree 29.2
Graduate or professional degree 17.3

Disability

In 07657, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 7.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.5% of people under 18 years old, to 4.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 24.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 07657, 64.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 31.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 80.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 12.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 5,065 80.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 787 12.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 410 6.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 07657 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 07657 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.3
Construction 5.7
Manufacturing 5.3
Wholesale trade 1.8
Retail trade 16.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.2
Information 4.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 8.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 13.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.6
Other Services, except public administration 8.9
Public administration 2.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 07657 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,720 43.4
Service occupations 888 14.2
Sales and office occupations 1,535 24.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 374 6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 745 11.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 56.3% of 07657 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 11.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 31.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 07657 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 56.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 11.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 15.2
Walked 0.8
Other means 2.3
Worked from home 14.3

In 2020-2024, 07657 had a total of 4,117 housing units. Of these housing units, 52.2% 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"). 47% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 07657 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 52.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 47
Mobile homes 0.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

1.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 20.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 07657 was 5.1 rooms, and of these housing units 51.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 07657 had 4,036 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 81 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 51.4% while renters occupied 48.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.01 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.67.

5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 7.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.2% and another 22.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 07657:

House Heating Fuel Used in 07657 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 85.3
Electricity 9.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 2
All other fuels 2
No fuel used 1.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 07657 was $646,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 65.3 % had a mortgage. 34.7% 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 $3,559 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,322.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 07657 was $2,095. 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.