Moonachie, NJ

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Moonachie, New Jersey

Moonachie, New Jersey, in Bergen county, is 3 miles NW of North Bergen, New Jersey (center to center) and 7 miles NW of New York, New York. The town has a population of 2,754.

The People and Families of Moonachie

In Moonachie, about 50% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Moonachie had a median family income of $62,163.

Political Inclinations

In the 2004 Presidential fund-raising sweepstakes, John Kerry came out ahead among Moonachie residents, with $4,500. Residents gave more to the Democratic party than any of the others.

Moonachie Housing

In Moonachie, 78% of the houses and apartments are occupied by the owners, not rented out.

Commuting

In Moonachie, 89% of commuters drive to work. If gasoline prices keep going up, consider living in towns like Moonachie; a good number of people there walk and bicycle to work.

High Points

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

Category	Trophy
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 3%
Short Commute Times (vs. State)	Top 4%
Racial Diversity (vs. Peers)	Top 5%
Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers)	Top 7%
Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers)	Top 7%
People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers)	Top 8%
Median Family Income (vs. Peers)	Top 9%
Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers)	Top 10%
Walking and Biking to Work (vs. Peers)	Top 19%

Comparative Profile of Moonachie, NJ

Comparing Moonachie 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
Racial Diversity
Well-Paid Single Men
Well-Paid Single Women
Age of the Population
Male Share of the Population
Senior Citizens
Female Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old

Families

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

Wealth

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

Commute & Sprawl

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

Housing

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

Crime

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

Category	Value
Near Medium City	3 miles NW of North Bergen, New Jersey (center to center)
Nearest Large City	7 miles NW of New York, New York
County	Bergen
Standard Zip Codes	07074
Phone Area Codes	201
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	40.841
Longitude	-74.045

Station	NEW YORK CITY CENTRAL PK
Distance	5.7 miles
Jan Temp	26 to 38 F
Apr Temp	44 to 61 F
Jul Temp	69 to 84 F
Oct Temp	50 to 64 F
Annual Precip	49.6 inches

Station	NEW YORK LA GUARDIA AP
Distance	9.4 miles
Jan Temp	27 to 39 F
Apr Temp	44 to 60 F
Jul Temp	70 to 85 F
Oct Temp	51 to 65 F
Annual Precip	44.3 inches

Station	LITTLE FALLS
Distance	10.2 miles
Jan Temp	20 to 38 F
Apr Temp	40 to 61 F
Jul Temp	64 to 86 F
Oct Temp	42 to 65 F
Annual Precip	51.5 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	2,754	100%
Male	1,355	49.2%
Female	1,399	50.8%
Under 18	575	20.9%
18+	2,179	79.1%
65+	422	15.3%
Median Age	40.4
Average Family Size	3.27
White	2,359	85.7%
African-American	26	0.9%
Asian	183	6.6%
American Indian & Alaskan	3	0.1%
Other	81	2.9%
Mixed Race	102	3.7%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	349	12.7%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	2,812
Growth	58
Growth %	2.1%

Ancestry	Percent
Italian	33.2%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	22.6%
German	10.9%
Irish	8.9%
Polish	5%
English	3.9%
Dutch	2.9%
US/American	2.4%
Greek	1.2%
French (except Basque)	1.1%
Russian	1%
Croatian	0.8%
Hungarian	0.7%
Syrian	0.7%
Albanian	0.7%
Scottish	0.6%
Egyptian	0.6%
Lithuanian	0.5%
Scotch-Irish	0.4%
French Canadian	0.3%
Finnish	0.3%
Swedish	0.3%
Maltese	0.2%
Trinidadian and Tobagonian	0.2%
European	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Moonachie	2,754	$62,163
Carlstadt	5,917	$62,040
Hasbrouck Heights	11,662	$75,032
Little Ferry	10,800	$59,176
Ridgefield	10,830	$66,330
Ridgefield Park	12,873	$62,414
South Hackensack	2,249	$66,071

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