Bergenfield is a medium-sized borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 28,274 people and six associated neighborhoods, Bergenfield is the 62nd largest community in New Jersey.

Housing costs in Bergenfield 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.

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.83% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

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 is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Bergenfield, the average commute to work is 32.66 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the borough, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Bergenfield use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Bergenfield‘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 education level of Bergenfield ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Bergenfield, 47.70% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Bergenfield in 2022 was $48,157, 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 $192,628 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 30.18% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Bergenfield include Irish, Italian, German, Polish, and Russian.

Bergenfield also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 38.50%.

The most common language spoken in Bergenfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.