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Bergen County New Jersey Real Estate "Bergen Homes For Sale" Bergen County New Jersey is the most populous county in the state. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 905,116. The county is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Hackensack. Bergen County ranked 16th among the highest-income counties in the United States in 2009 in terms of per-capita income, while simultaneously hosting an exceptional park system totaling nearly 9,000 acres.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 247 square miles of which 234 square miles is land and 13 square miles is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 884,118 people, 330,817 households, and 235,210 families residing in 339,820 housing units. Of the 330,817 households, 32.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.90% were married couples living together. Also in 2000, the median income for a household in the county was $65,241, and the median income for a family was $78,079 (these figures had risen to $78,314 and $96,589 respectively as of a 2007 estimate.) Males had a median income of $51,346 versus $37,295 for females. The per capita income for the county was $33,638. Bergen is the most populous county in New Jersey, with approximately 90,000 more residents than Essex County, accounting for 10.5% of the state's population
Bergen County Schools and Universities
Bergen Community College – Berkeley College – Dover Business College - Fairleigh Dickinson University – Teaneck and Hackensack - Felician College – Saint Peter's College – Ramapo College in Mahwah
Bergen has some 45 public high schools and at least 23 private high schools. Bergen County Academies, the county's public magnet high school in Hackensack, is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the best high schools in the United States
Bergen County New Jersey Commercial Real Estate
Interior of Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus, one of the largest and highest revenue producing shopping malls in the United States.
MetLife Stadium, which replaced Giants Stadium, in East Rutherford, is the home of the New York Giants and the New York Jets of the National Football League. At a construction cost of approximately $1.6 billion, it is the most expensive sports stadium ever built.
American Dream Meadowlands in East Rutherford large retail and entertainment complex.
Izod Center, East Rutherford (Continental Airlines Arena / Brendan Byrne Arena)
Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford
Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus, large high revenue shopping mall.
The Shops at Riverside in shopping mall in Hackensack (Riverside Square Mall)
Paramus Park, shopping mall in Paramus
The Outlets at Bergen Town Center shopping mall in Paramus (Bergen Mall)
Fashion Center, shopping mall in Paramus
H Mart, Korean shopping plaza and supermarket in Ridgefield
Mitsuwa Marketplace, Japanese shopping plaza supermarket in Edgewater
Bergen County is also home to numerous corporate offices and headquarters.
Bergen County has a well-developed road network, including the northern termini of the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway, the eastern terminus of Interstate 80 and a portion of Interstate 287. US Highways 46, 202, 9, 9W, and New Jersey state highways 4, 17, 3, 120, 208, and the Palisades Interstate Parkway also serve the region.
The George Washington Bridge, connecting Fort Lee in Bergen County across the Hudson River to the Upper Manhattan section of New York City, is the world's busiest motor vehicle bridge. Access to New York City is alternatively available for motorists through the Lincoln Tunnel in Hudson County. Train service is available on three lines from New Jersey Transit: the Bergen County Line, the Erie Main Line, and the Pascack Valley Line. They run north-south to Hoboken Terminal with connections to the PATH train. New Jersey Transit also offers connecting one-stop service to New York Penn Station via the Secaucus Junction transfer station. Connections are also available at the Hoboken Terminal to the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail and New York Waterways ferry service to the World Financial Center and other destinations.
There is also bus service, available from New Jersey Transit and private companies such as Academy Bus Lines, Coach USA, DeCamp Bus Lines and Red and Tan Lines, offering transport within Bergen County, elsewhere in New Jersey and to the Port Authority Bus Terminal and George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal in New York City. There is one airport in the county, Teterboro Airport in Teterboro, which is operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Most commercial air traffic is handled by nearby Newark Liberty International Airport in Essex County, which also serves as a major airport for the City of New York. "Bergen Real Estate" - "Bergen Homes for Sale" Bergen County New Jersey Real Estate Markets
Allendale Alpine Bergenfield Bogota Carlstadt Cliffside Park Closter Cresskill Demarest Dumont East Rutherford Edgewater Elmwood Park Emerson Englewood Englewood Cliffs Fair Lawn Fairview Fort Lee Franklin Lakes Garfield Glen Rock Hackensack Harrington Park Hasbrouck Heights Haworth Hillsdale Ho-Ho-Kus Leonia Little Ferry Lodi Lyndhurst Mahwah Maywood Midland Park Montvale Moonachie New Milford North Arlington Northvale Norwood Oakland Old Tappan Oradell Palisades Park Paramus Park Ridge Ramsey Ridgefield Ridgefield Park Ridgewood River Edge River Vale Rochelle Park Rockleigh Rutherford Saddle Brook Saddle River South Hackensack Teaneck Tenafly Teterboro Upper Saddle River Waldwick Wallington Washington Township Westwood Wood-Ridge Woodcliff Lake Wyckoff Homes for Sale. Find Homes for Sale Bergen County New Jersey Search Rental Homes for Sale Condos Rentals Apartments Bergen County Real Estate Candlewood Summer Home Rentals Paramus Commercial Real Estate * Wikipedia Info
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 247 square miles of which 234 square miles is land and 13 square miles is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 884,118 people, 330,817 households, and 235,210 families residing in 339,820 housing units. Of the 330,817 households, 32.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.90% were married couples living together. Also in 2000, the median income for a household in the county was $65,241, and the median income for a family was $78,079 (these figures had risen to $78,314 and $96,589 respectively as of a 2007 estimate.) Males had a median income of $51,346 versus $37,295 for females. The per capita income for the county was $33,638. Bergen is the most populous county in New Jersey, with approximately 90,000 more residents than Essex County, accounting for 10.5% of the state's populationBergen County Schools and Universities
Bergen Community College – Berkeley College – Dover Business College - Fairleigh Dickinson University – Teaneck and Hackensack - Felician College – Saint Peter's College – Ramapo College in Mahwah
Bergen has some 45 public high schools and at least 23 private high schools. Bergen County Academies, the county's public magnet high school in Hackensack, is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the best high schools in the United States
Bergen County New Jersey Commercial Real EstateInterior of Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus, one of the largest and highest revenue producing shopping malls in the United States.
MetLife Stadium, which replaced Giants Stadium, in East Rutherford, is the home of the New York Giants and the New York Jets of the National Football League. At a construction cost of approximately $1.6 billion, it is the most expensive sports stadium ever built.
American Dream Meadowlands in East Rutherford large retail and entertainment complex.
Izod Center, East Rutherford (Continental Airlines Arena / Brendan Byrne Arena)
Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford
Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus, large high revenue shopping mall.
The Shops at Riverside in shopping mall in Hackensack (Riverside Square Mall)
Paramus Park, shopping mall in Paramus
The Outlets at Bergen Town Center shopping mall in Paramus (Bergen Mall)
Fashion Center, shopping mall in Paramus
H Mart, Korean shopping plaza and supermarket in Ridgefield
Mitsuwa Marketplace, Japanese shopping plaza supermarket in Edgewater
Bergen County is also home to numerous corporate offices and headquarters.
Bergen County has a well-developed road network, including the northern termini of the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway, the eastern terminus of Interstate 80 and a portion of Interstate 287. US Highways 46, 202, 9, 9W, and New Jersey state highways 4, 17, 3, 120, 208, and the Palisades Interstate Parkway also serve the region.
The George Washington Bridge, connecting Fort Lee in Bergen County across the Hudson River to the Upper Manhattan section of New York City, is the world's busiest motor vehicle bridge. Access to New York City is alternatively available for motorists through the Lincoln Tunnel in Hudson County. Train service is available on three lines from New Jersey Transit: the Bergen County Line, the Erie Main Line, and the Pascack Valley Line. They run north-south to Hoboken Terminal with connections to the PATH train. New Jersey Transit also offers connecting one-stop service to New York Penn Station via the Secaucus Junction transfer station. Connections are also available at the Hoboken Terminal to the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail and New York Waterways ferry service to the World Financial Center and other destinations.
There is also bus service, available from New Jersey Transit and private companies such as Academy Bus Lines, Coach USA, DeCamp Bus Lines and Red and Tan Lines, offering transport within Bergen County, elsewhere in New Jersey and to the Port Authority Bus Terminal and George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal in New York City. There is one airport in the county, Teterboro Airport in Teterboro, which is operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Most commercial air traffic is handled by nearby Newark Liberty International Airport in Essex County, which also serves as a major airport for the City of New York. "Bergen Real Estate" - "Bergen Homes for Sale" Bergen County New Jersey Real Estate Markets
Allendale Alpine Bergenfield Bogota Carlstadt Cliffside Park Closter Cresskill Demarest Dumont East Rutherford Edgewater Elmwood Park Emerson Englewood Englewood Cliffs Fair Lawn Fairview Fort Lee Franklin Lakes Garfield Glen Rock Hackensack Harrington Park Hasbrouck Heights Haworth Hillsdale Ho-Ho-Kus Leonia Little Ferry Lodi Lyndhurst Mahwah Maywood Midland Park Montvale Moonachie New Milford North Arlington Northvale Norwood Oakland Old Tappan Oradell Palisades Park Paramus Park Ridge Ramsey Ridgefield Ridgefield Park Ridgewood River Edge River Vale Rochelle Park Rockleigh Rutherford Saddle Brook Saddle River South Hackensack Teaneck Tenafly Teterboro Upper Saddle River Waldwick Wallington Washington Township Westwood Wood-Ridge Woodcliff Lake Wyckoff Homes for Sale. Find Homes for Sale Bergen County New Jersey Search Rental Homes for Sale Condos Rentals Apartments Bergen County Real Estate Candlewood Summer Home Rentals Paramus Commercial Real Estate * Wikipedia Info