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| Paramus |
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| Population 2002: | 26,275 |
| Population 2000: | 25,737 |
| Population growth: | +538 (+2.09%) |
| Elevation: | 56 feet |
| Foreign born: | 25.1% (16.2% Asia, 6.1% Europe) |
| Land area: | 10.5 square miles |
| County: | Bergen |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (20.7%), Retail trade (16.1%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (11.9%), Manufacturing (10.6%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 75.5% |
| Hispanic: | 4.9% |
| Korean: | 4.8% |
| Asian Indian: | 4.5% |
| Chinese: | 3.9% |
| Filipino: | 2.2% |
| Two or more races: | 1.5% |
| Japanese: | 1.2% |
| Black: | 1.1% |
| Other race: | 0.9% |
| Other Asian: | 0.5% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 62.7% |
| Never married: | 22.2% |
| Widowed: | 9.4% |
| Divorced: | 4.8% |
| Separated: | 0.8% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $284,800 |
| Household income: | $76,918 |
| Resident age: | 42.9 years |
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| Paramus Compared to New Jersey State Average |
| Median house value: | much above |
| Number of rooms per house: | above |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Length of stay since moving in: | much above |
| Unemployed percentage: | below |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | above |
| Institutionalized population percentage: | above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
| Median age: | above |
| Renting percentage: | much below |
| Median household income: | above |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 86.2% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 38.7% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 14.3% |
| Unemployed: | 2.3% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 crime index: | 476.3 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 206 (784.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 118 (449.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 50 (190.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 50 (190.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 4 (15.2 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 1,781 (6778.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | none |
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| Ancestries |
| Italian: | 23.8% |
| Irish: | 14.4% |
| German: | 12.6% |
| Polish: | 6.8% |
| United States: | 4.2% |
| Russian: | 4.2% |