Borough in Bergen County, New Jersey · 2.6 sq mi · 8,167 people per sq mi
21,584 people live in Elmwood Park. The typical household earns $101,740, and the median resident is 39.9 years old.
2026 projection
From 21,422 in 2020
Poverty rate 11.63%
Men 37.3 · Women 41.9
1900–2026
21,584
2026 projection
0.8% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates, including 2010–2020 intercensal estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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1900–2026
21,584
2026 projection
0.8% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates, including 2010–2020 intercensal estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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| 2026 | 21,584 | +50 | 0.23% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21,534 | -15 | 0.07% |
| 2024 | 21,549 | +165 | 0.77% |
| 2023 | 21,384 | +110 | 0.52% |
| 2022 | 21,274 | -14 | 0.07% |
| 2021 | 21,288 | -134 | 0.63% |
| 2020 | 21,422 | +53 | 0.25% |
| 2019 | 21,369 | +80 | 0.38% |
| 2018 | 21,289 | +72 | 0.34% |
| 2017 | 21,217 | +187 | 0.89% |
Showing 10 of 28 years.
The 2020 row compares the April 1 Census count with the July 1, 2019 estimate (about nine months). Its Growth and Annual change therefore do not represent a full year.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S0101
Each square is about 1% of residents (roughly 214 people).
Hispanic or Latino residents can be of any race. All other groups exclude Hispanic residents.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table B03002
Half of households earn more, half earn less
Typical yearly pay for a worker 25 or older.
About 1 in 9 residents
48% of residents age 15 and older are married.
| Status | Overall | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Married | 48% | 50% | 45% |
| Never married | 37% | 40% | 34% |
| Divorced | 10% | 7% | 12% |
| Widowed | 4% | 1% | 6% |
| Separated | 2% | 2% | 2% |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S1201
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