North Bergen is a larger medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 59,394 people and 14 associated neighborhoods, North Bergen is the 17th largest community in New Jersey.

Housing costs in North Bergen are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.

Of important note, North Bergen is also a township of artists. North Bergen has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape North Bergen’s character.

Also of interest is that North Bergen has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in North Bergen telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.19% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In North Bergen, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.50 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. In addition, the township is also quite pedestrian-friendly, because many neighborhoods are very dense and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in North Bergen use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of North Bergen‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

The overall education level of North Bergen citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.95% of adults in North Bergen have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in North Bergen in 2022 was $37,709, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $150,836 for a family of four. However, North Bergen contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

North Bergen is an extremely ethnically-diverse township. The people who call North Bergen home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in North Bergen, accounting for 68.63% of the township’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of North Bergen residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in North Bergen include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and French.

In addition, North Bergen has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (50.31%).

The most common language spoken in North Bergen is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Langs. of India.