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Bergen County

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TOTAL POPULATION

Source: JobsEQ, American Community Survey 2016-2020

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LABOR FORCE

Source: JobsEQ, American Community Survey 2016-2020

LARGEST MUNICIPALITIES

wdt_ID Municipality Population
1 Hackensack 45,646
2 Teaneck Twp 41,678
3 Fort Lee Borough 39,871
4 Fair Lawn Borough 35,159
5 Garfield 32,469
6 Englewood 29,113

Source: US Census Bureau July 2021

MAJOR PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYERS

wdt_ID Company Industry
1 UPS Logistics & Trans.
2 Cognizant IT & Comm
3 Season Brand Food & Beverage
4 BD Manufacturing
5 Valley Health System Healthcare
6 Konica Minolta Technology
7 Benjamin Moore Manufacturing
8 Kulite Semiconductor Products, Inc. Manufacturing
9 Unilever Best Foods Food Production
10 Samsung Electronics America IT & Comm

Source: Zoominfo and Dunn & Bradstreet. 2023

ETHNICITY/RACE

wdt_ID Ethnicity Percentage
1 White 69
2 Black 6
3 Hispanic (of all races) 20
4 Asian 17
5 Other 3

Source: JobsEQ, American Community Survey 2016-2020

AGE (POPULATION)

wdt_ID Age Percentage
1 Under 18 21
2 18-24 8
3 25-54 39
4 55-64 15
5 65+ 17

Source: JobsEQ, American Community Survey 2016-2020

EDUCATION ATTAINMENT

wdt_ID DEGREE Percentage
2 H.S. Diploma or Higher 94
4 Associates Degree 7
5 Bachelor's Degree or Higher 55
6 Post-graduate studies 20

Source: JobsEQ, American Community Survey 2016-2020

INSTITUTES OF HIGHER EDUCATION

wdt_ID Institute Type Undergrad Graduate
1 Fairleigh Dickinson University 4 Yr 4,114 2350
2 Felician University 4 Yr 2,400 N/A
3 Ramapo College 4 Yr 5,145 587
4 Bergen County CC 2 Yr 10,800 N/A

Source: Secretary of Higher Ed; Fairleigh Dickinson University; Felician University

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PUBLIC TRANSIT

Source: JobsEQ, American Community Survey 2016-2020

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COMMUTER
RAIL LINES

Source: NJ Transit

MILEAGE TO AIRPORTS

wdt_ID Airport Miles
1 Newark International Airport 28
2 John F. Kennedy International Airport 59
3 LaGuardia Airport 62
4 Philadelphia International Airport 73
5 Trenton-Mercer Airport 29
6 Atlantic City International Airport 108
7 Teterboro Airport 48

MILEAGE TO PORTS

wdt_ID PORT Miles
1 Port Newark-Elizabeth 36

TAXES

wdt_ID Tax Percent
1 Corporate Income Tax (Single Sales Factor) 6.5% to 11.5% (for incomes over $1M)
2 Personal Income Tax 1.4% to 10.75% (for incomes over $1M)
3 Sales and Use Tax 6.625% (3.3125% in UEZs)
4 Gross Receipts Tax None
5 Franchise Tax None
6 Personal Property Tax None
7 Real Property Tax No state property tax
8 Fuel Tax 41.40 cents per gallon

*Corporate Income Tax will decrease to 9% in 2022.

Source: Tax Foundation 2021

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