Bernards, NJ

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Bernards, New Jersey

About 24,575 people people live in Bernards.

The People and Families of Bernards

In Bernards, about 66% of adults are married. Homes in Bernards tend to contain married couples. The people of the town spend a lot of time talking about the schools and playgrounds. The place is loaded with young children.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Bernards had a median family income of $135,806. Overall, families in Bernards are likely to be financially secure. Not many of the people of the town are below middle class. Bernards does not have a large underclass. It turns out that people in the town tend to be educated, and a lot of them are college grads. As it happens, more people than usual in Bernards are able to work from their homes. It turns out that the town is home to a lot of successful single people.

Crime and Safety

Residents of Bernards enjoy its low crime rate.

Bernards Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Bernards, about 87% are lived in by their owners, not renters. Notably, housing in the town tends to be newer than in most towns. The average property tax bill in Bernards is higher than that of most other communities in New Jersey.

Commuting

In Bernards, 88% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Bernards strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New Jersey):

Category	Trophy
People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers)	Top 1%
Median Family Income (vs. Peers)	Top 1%
Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers)	Top 1%
Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers)	Top 1%
Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers)	Top 1%
Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers)	Top 2%
College Educated Adults (vs. Peers)	Top 2%
Low Property Crime (vs. Peers)	Top 3%
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 14%

Comparative Profile of Bernards, NJ

Comparing Bernards to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New Jersey (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Well-Paid Single Men
Well-Paid Single Women
Children Under 5 Years Old
Age of the Population
Male Share of the Population
Racial Diversity
Female Share of the Population
Senior Citizens

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People in Middle Class or Better
People Above Poverty
Median Family Income
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Working at Home
Public Transportation Use
Walking and Biking to Work
Short Commute Times

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Housing Recently Built
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
People Living Alone
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Affordability of Property Taxes
Affordability of Rents

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Violent Crime
Low Property Crime

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Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	24,575	100%
Male	11,945	48.6%
Female	12,630	51.4%
Under 18	6,805	27.7%
18+	17,770	72.3%
65+	3,063	12.5%
Median Age	39.2
Average Family Size	3.17
White	21,921	89.2%
African-American	354	1.4%
Asian	1,928	7.8%
American Indian & Alaskan	13	0.1%
Other	98	0.4%
Mixed Race	258	1%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	646	2.6%
Median Family Income (1999)	$135,806
Population In Poverty	319	1.3%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	26,937
Growth	2,362
Growth %	9.6%

Ancestry	Percent
Italian	18.1%
Irish	17.6%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	13.9%
German	12.5%
English	7.6%
Polish	5.1%
US/American	3.7%
Russian	2.2%
Scottish	2%
Swedish	1.6%
Hungarian	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	1.1%
Iranian	1%
French (except Basque)	1%
Dutch	0.8%
British	0.8%
Portuguese	0.7%
Greek	0.7%
Norwegian	0.6%
Eastern European	0.6%
Czech	0.5%
European	0.5%
Lithuanian	0.5%
Slovak	0.5%
Danish	0.4%
Czechoslovakian	0.4%
Canadian	0.4%
Ukrainian	0.4%
Belgian	0.3%
Austrian	0.3%
French Canadian	0.3%
Armenian	0.3%
Welsh	0.3%
Swiss	0.2%
Egyptian	0.2%
Jamaican	0.2%
Brazilian	0.2%

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