Paramus - Neighborhood Information


Population

Total population 26,650
Male population 13,225
Female population 13,425
Median age 50.00
Median age (male) 48.40
Median age (female) 51.30

Marital status (Number of people who have the following marital status)

Never married 6,762
Married 12,514
Separated 84
Widowed 2,039
Divorced 1,496

Population by age

Under 15 3,839
Age 15 to 24 3,123
Ages 25 to 44 5,068
Ages 45 to 64 7,865
Age 65 and over 6,755

Population mobility

Live in the same house as 1 year ago 24,171
Moved from abroad 25
Moved from a different state 615
Moved from the same county 1,192
Moved from the same state 426

Population by poverty level

Above poverty level 23,672
Below poverty level (daily income under $1.90/day) 1,146

Employment

White collar 10,856
Blue collar 1,515

Class of worker

Self employed 2,008
Private company 7,930
Not for profit company 721
Government workers 1,712

Households

Total households 8,354
Family households 6,733
Non-family households 1,621
Households with children 2,663
Households without children 5,691
Average people per household 2.98

Education (Number of people who have achieved the following levels of education)

No high school 568
Some high school 5,791
Some college 4,281
Associate degree 1,396
Bachelors degree 6,888
Graduate degree 3,462

Income/Financial

Average household income $159,945
Median household income $130,446
Median income under 25 $0
Median income 25-44 $164,395
Median income 45-64 $149,655
Median income over 65 $90,156

Housing occupancy

Housing units 8,886
Occupied housing units 8,354
Owner occupied units 6,803
Renter occupied units 1,551
Median housing costs per month $2,331
Median gross rent per month $2,470

Housing by year built

Year built median 1961
Built before 1939 496
Built between 1940 and 1949 804
Built between 1950 and 1959 3,079
Built between 1960 and 1969 1,279
Built between 1970 and 1979 860
Built between 1980 and 1989 456
Built between 1990 and 1999 763
Built between 2000 and 2009 803
Built after 2010 346

Housing mortgage situation

Houses with mortgage 4,108
Houses without mortgage 2,695
Median value with mortgage $654,000
Median value without mortgage $566,500
Demographic data shown in this section was gathered from the 2021 American Community Survey and is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed. No representation, guarantee or warranty is made as to the accuracy or completeness of information modified or aggregated for specific neighborhoods and/or zip codes.