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Bogota, NJ

Population (year 2000): 8,249. Estimated population in July 2005: 8,150 (-1.2% change)
Males: 3,917 (47.5%), Females: 4,332 (52.5%)

Bergen County

Median resident age: 36.5 years
Median household income: $59,812 (year 2000)
Median house value: $166,700 (year 2000)

Races in Bogota:

  • White Non-Hispanic (63.1%)
  • Hispanic (21.3%)
  • Other race (6.8%)
  • Black (5.7%)
  • Two or more races (3.8%)
  • Filipino (2.9%)
  • Asian Indian (2.0%)
  • Korean (1.9%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Italian (22.6%), Irish (21.1%), German (14.7%), English (4.6%), Polish (2.9%), United States (2.8%).

Elevation: 100 feet

Land area: 0.8 square miles

For population 25 years and over in Bogota

  • High school or higher: 84.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.2%
  • Unemployed: 6.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bogota borough

  • Never married: 30.7%
  • Now married: 53.3%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 7.5%
  • Divorced: 7.1%

22.0% Foreign born (10.1% Latin America, 6.7% Asia, 4.4% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: +444 (+5.7%).

Hospitals/medical centers near Bogota:
  • HOLY NAME HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; TEANECK, NJ)
  • HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL (about 2 miles; HACKENSACK, NJ)
  • ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL & MED CTR (about 4 miles; ENGLEWOOD, NJ)

 
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bogota:
  • TETERBORO (about 3 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; ID: TEB)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 13 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: JRB)
  • LA GUARDIA (about 14 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: LGA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bogota:
  • LITTLE FERRY (about 2 miles; LITTLE FERRY, NJ; ID: 2N7)
  • WEST 30TH ST. (about 9 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: JRA)
  • PAN AM METROPORT (about 11 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: 6N4)

 
Amtrak stations near Bogota:
  • 9 miles: NEW YORK (PENN STA) (NEW YORK, 7TH AVE. & W. 32ND ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, snack bar, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 10 miles: YONKERS (FOOT OF DOCK ST. & WELLS AVE.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 13 miles: LA GUARDIA AIRPORT (QUEENS, ) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar and vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bogota:
  • FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY-ALL CAMPUSES (about 2 miles; TEANECK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,482)
  • BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; PARAMUS, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,733)
  • CUNY CITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; NEW YORK, NY; FT enrollment: 7,635)
  • COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK (about 7 miles; NEW YORK, NY; FT enrollment: 18,009)
  • TEACHERS COLLEGE AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; NEW YORK, NY; FT enrollment: 3,371)
  • BARNARD COLLEGE (about 7 miles; NEW YORK, NY; FT enrollment: 2,253)
  • YESHIVA UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; NEW YORK, NY; FT enrollment: 5,413)
Public high school in Bogota:
 
  • BOGOTA HIGH (Students: 496; Location: KOVAR ST.; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Bogota:
 
  • E. ROY BIXBY (Students: 283; Location: FISHER & CHESTNUT AVE; Grades: KG - 06)
  • LILLIAN M. STEEN (Students: 258; Location: RIVER RD & W MAIN ST; Grades: KG - 06)
Private primary/middle schools in Bogota:
 
  • ST JOSEPH SCHOOL (Students: 256; Location: 131 EAST FORT LEE ROAD; Grades: KG - 8)
  • TRINITY LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 113; Location: 167 PALISADE AV; Grades: PK - 1)
Library in Bogota:
 
  • BOGOTA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $163,702; Location: 375 LARCH AVENUE; 32,315 books; 2,700 audio materials; 1,312 video materials; 67 serial subscriptions)

 

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