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Hasbrouck HeightsNJ

Hasbrouck Heights, NJ is a 12K-resident city in Bergen County with a median household income of $123,734.

Bergen County, New Jersey. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Hasbrouck Heights, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Hasbrouck Heights has a population larger than 14% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $552,900.

Data updated 2026-09-03

12K
Population (place)
Bottom 15%
By size
$123,734
Median income (place)
$552,900
Median home (place)
6%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Hasbrouck Heights

Hasbrouck Heights posts a median household income higher than 84% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 16%
by median income, US cities

Where Hasbrouck Heights income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$123,734 Top 16% higher than 84% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Hasbrouck Heights $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in NJ

Population among 151 NJ places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Newark is the largest NJ city on this list; Short Hills leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in NJ

Median household income among the same 151-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Short Hills posts the highest place-level median income in NJ; Newark is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Hasbrouck Heights, NJ beyond the headline numbers

Hasbrouck Heights sits inside Bergen County, New Jersey, at roughly 40.86°N, -74.08°W. Population 12,227, $123,734 median household income. Median home value $552,900, median rent $1,700. Poverty rate 6%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Hardship is low by national standards: 6% of Hasbrouck Heights, NJ residents live below the poverty line, in the least-affected quarter of the 3,890 cities reporting a rate.

A median home in Hasbrouck Heights runs about 4.5 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

13.3% of Hasbrouck Heights workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current asthma departs furthest from its peer median: 8.5% in Hasbrouck Heights, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,722 cities reporting that measure.

10.5% of Hasbrouck Heights workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

At 44.3 years, Hasbrouck Heights's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Hasbrouck Heights from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
12,227
Hasbrouck Heights · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$123,734
+38% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$552,900
+34% vs avg
Median Age (place)
44.3
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Bergen County): Hasbrouck Heights's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
962K+5%
Median Income
$124,884+49%
Median Home Value
$623,000+38%
Poverty Rate
6.8%-6%
Unemployment
5.8%-24%

Economics

Economics indicators for Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,700/mo
Poverty Rate
6% -52% vs avg
Unemployment 4.4%
Bachelor's Degree+ 42.1%
Work From Home 13.3%
Public Transit 10.5%

Population

White 68.1%
African American 3.1%
Asian 10%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
38.9%
High Blood Pressure
33.2%
Obesity
27%
Physical Inactivity
22.8%
Binge Drinking
16.1%
Frequent Mental Distress
14.9%
Frequent Physical Distress
11.5%
Lack of Health Insurance
10%
Current Smoking
10%
Diabetes
9.8%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 68%
Annual Checkup 78.6%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
8.5%
Coronary Heart Disease
5.5%
Stroke
3%

What alerts and safety updates affect Hasbrouck Heights?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Hasbrouck Heights right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet NJ-HASBROUCK-HEIGHTS · Hasbrouck Heights

Hasbrouck Heights: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Hasbrouck Heights, NJ? ▼
Hasbrouck Heights, NJ has a population of 12,227 people, located in Bergen County, New Jersey.
What is the median household income in Hasbrouck Heights? ▼
The median household income in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ is $123,734 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 6%.
What is the median home value in Hasbrouck Heights? ▼
The median home value in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ is $552,900. Median rent is $1,700/month.
What are the top health concerns in Hasbrouck Heights? ▼
The top health indicators in Hasbrouck Heights include Short Sleep Duration (38.9%), High Blood Pressure (33.2%), Obesity (27%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Hasbrouck Heights? ▼
The median age in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ is 44.3 years. 42.1% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Hasbrouck Heights, both outside New Jersey so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside NJ (6% here).

Meridian, ID 6% Arlington Heights, IL 6% Palo Alto, CA 6% Des Plaines, IL 6%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside NJ ($123,734 here).

Lone Tree, CO $123,741 Buda, TX $123,766 Oswego, IL $123,792 Farmington, MN $123,673

Compare Hasbrouck Heights with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

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Using Hasbrouck Heights's profile

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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Bergen County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.