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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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.19% 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.

One downside of living in North Bergen, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.50 minutes every day commuting to work. It is, however, a pedestrian-friendly township. Many of its neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot. In addition, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

For the size of the township, public transportation in North Bergen is quite heavily used. Mostly, people who use it for their daily commute are taking the bus. For North Bergen, the benefits are reduced air pollution and congestion on the highways.

In terms of college education, North Bergen is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.95% of adults in North Bergen have a college degree.

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.

Foreign born people are also an important part of North Bergen's cultural character, accounting for 50.31% of the township’s population.

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