Median Age in Bergen County, NJ
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
42.0 years
Rank #1,495/3,222 · #8 in NJ
54th
Bergen 42.0 years
NJ 40.1 years +4.7%
US 38.9 years +8.0%
Median Age Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Age Change
National Distribution
How Bergen County's median age of 42.0 years compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 21.4 years to 86.2 years.
Distribution of Median Age Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Bergen County for median age.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,492 | Stoddard County, MO | 42.0 years |
| #1,493 | Pondera County, MT | 42.0 years |
| #1,494 | Hamilton County, NE | 42.0 years |
| #1,495 | Bergen County, NJ | 42.0 years |
| #1,496 | Rio Arriba County, NM | 42.0 years |
| #1,497 | Chemung County, NY | 42.0 years |
| #1,498 | Franklin County, NY | 42.0 years |
About Median Age
Bergen County, New Jersey has a median age of 42.0 years, ranking #1,495 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 8.0% above the national value of 38.9 years. Within New Jersey, it ranks #8 of 21. This places it in the 54th percentile nationally.
The median age of the total population. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.