Because of many things, Bergenfield is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Bergenfield really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Bergenfield perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
One downside of living in Bergenfield, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.45 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
For the size of the borough, public transportation in Bergenfield is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For Bergenfield, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.
The citizens of Bergenfield are among the most well-educated in the nation: 45.42% of adults in Bergenfield have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Bergenfield in 2018 was $44,580, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $178,320 for a family of four. However, Bergenfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Bergenfield is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Bergenfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bergenfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Bergenfield also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 29.19% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bergenfield include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and Eastern European.
Bergenfield also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 38.74%.
The most common language spoken in Bergenfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
