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Palisades Park, NJ

Full City Profile · New Jersey · New York County County

3.3 /5.0
B Good
20,192 Population 16,284/sq mi density
$101,295 Median Income $47,618 per capita
$704,400 Home Value $970,334 Zillow
$1,976 Median Rent 31.3% income on rent
56°F Avg Temperature 275 sunny days/yr
77 Violent Crime/100K 508 property/100K
B
Overall
3.3 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
A+
Economy
4.6 / 5.0
$101,295 median income, 3.8% unemployment
C+
Affordability
2.7 / 5.0
$704,400 home value, $1,976/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
77 violent crimes/100K
A+
Education
5.0 / 5.0
53.7% bachelor's degree or higher

Change Over Time (2013–2023)

Population Change
-0.1%
20,301 → 20,288
over 10 years
Annual Pop. Growth
-0.01%
Compound annual growth rate
Median Income Change
+68.1%
$60,257 → $101,295
nominal, not inflation-adjusted
Annual Income Growth
+5.33%
Compound annual growth rate

Population Over Time

Total population for Palisades Park across each available Census ACS release.

Median Household Income Over Time

Median household income reported by U.S. Census ACS. Values are nominal (not adjusted for inflation).

Projected 2030

Simple projections extrapolating the 2013–2023 compound annual growth rate forward. These are mathematical extensions of recent trends, not forecasts — real outcomes depend on migration, policy and economic shifts.

Projected Population 2030
20,274
-14 from 2023 (20,288)
Projected Median Income 2030
$145,698
+$44,403 from 2023 ($101,295)

Year-by-Year Detail

Year Population YoY % Median Income YoY %
2013 20,301 $60,257
2015 20,441 +0.7% $64,726 +7.4%
2017 20,611 +0.8% $64,589 -0.2%
2019 20,716 +0.5% $68,245 +5.7%
2021 20,149 -2.7% $76,297 +11.8%
2023 20,288 +0.7% $101,295 +32.8%
Source: U.S. Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (Data Commons). Home value and rent are not yet available historically.