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Population (year 2000): 25,737. Estimated
population in July 2005: 26,545 (+3.1% change)
Males: 12,497 (48.6%), Females: 13,240 (51.4%)
Bergen County
Zip codes: .
Median resident age: 42.9 years
Median household income: $76,918 (year 2000)
Median house value: $284,800 (year 2000)
Races in Paramus:
- 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%)
Ancestries: Italian (23.8%), Irish (14.4%),
German (12.6%), Polish (6.8%), Russian (4.2%), United States
(4.2%).
Elevation: 56 feet
Land area: 10.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Paramus
- High school or higher: 86.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 14.3%
- Unemployed: 2.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Paramus borough
- Never married: 22.2%
- Now married: 62.7%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 9.4%
- Divorced: 4.8%
25.1% Foreign born (16.2% Asia, 6.1% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +787 (+3.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Paramus:
- BERGEN PINES COUNTY HOSPITAL (230 EAST
RIDGEWOOD AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Paramus:
- VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; RIDGEWOOD, NJ)
- HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL (about 5 miles;
HACKENSACK, NJ)
- PASCACK VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; WESTWOOD,
NJ)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Paramus:
- TETERBORO (about 7 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; ID: TEB)
- PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 18 miles;
NEW YORK, NY; ID: JRB)
- LA GUARDIA (about 19 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: LGA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Paramus:
- LITTLE FERRY (about 8 miles; LITTLE FERRY, NJ; ID:
2N7)
- WEST 30TH ST. (about 15 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID:
JRA)
- ESSEX COUNTY (about 15 miles; CALDWELL, NJ; ID: CDW)
Amtrak stations near Paramus:
- 12 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.
- 15 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.
- 17 miles: NEWARK (RAYMOND PLAZA WEST). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack
bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term
parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand,
intercity bus service, public transit connection.
Colleges/Universities in Paramus:
- BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 7,733; Location: 400 PARAMUS RD; Public;
Website: www.bergen.cc.nj.us)
- DOVER BUSINESS COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 996;
Location: E 81 RTE 4 W; Private, for-profit)
- CAPRI INSTITUTE OF HAIR DESIGN (FT
enrollment: 112; Location: 615 WINTER AVE; Private,
for-profit)
- THE PLAZA SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY (Location:
BERGEN MALL; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Paramus:
- FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY-ALL CAMPUSES (about 6
miles; TEANECK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,482)
- PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles;
PATERSON, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,452)
- RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 11 miles;
MAHWAH, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,076)
- MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; UPPER
MONTCLAIR, NJ; FT enrollment: 10,226)
- YESHIVA UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; NEW YORK, NY; FT
enrollment: 5,413)
- CUNY CITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; NEW YORK, NY; FT
enrollment: 7,635)
- MANHATTAN COLLEGE (about 12 miles; BRONX, NY; FT
enrollment: 2,769)
Public high schools in Paramus:
- PARAMUS HIGH (Students: 1,279; Location: EAST
CENTURY RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- VOCATIONAL-PARAMUS (Location: 285 EAST
PASCACK RD.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Paramus:
- PARAMUS CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 997;
Location: 425 PARAMUS ROAD; Grades: 9 - 12)
- FRISCH YESHIVA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 549;
Location: 243 FRISCH COURT; Grades: 9 - 12)
- PALISADES LEARNING CENTER (Students: 82;
Location: E 304 MIDLAND AVENUE; Grades: 7 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Paramus:
- WEST BROOK MIDDLE (Students: 697; Location:
ROOSEVELT BLVD; Grades: 05 - 08)
- EAST BROOK MIDDLE (Students: 694; Location:
190 SPRING VALLEY RD; Grades: 05 - 08)
- PARKWAY (Students: 374; Location: ORADELL
AVE; Grades: KG - 04)
- RIDGE RANCH (Students: 364; Location:
ROCKWOOD DR; Grades: KG - 04)
- MEMORIAL (Students: 334; Location: MIDLAND
AVE; Grades: KG - 04)
- VOC-PARAMUS-SP NEED (Students: 308; Location:
E 275 PASCACK RD; Grades: UG - UG)
- MIDLAND SCHOOL (Students: 273; Location: 241
WEST MIDLAND AVENUE; Grades: KG - 04)
- STONY LANE (Students: 232; Location: E
RIDGEWOOD AVE; Grades: KG - 04)
- PROG 3-EMOTIONALLY DISTUR (Students: 224;
Location: 327 E RIDGEWOOD AVE; Grades: UG - UG)
- PROG 6-AUTISTIC (Students: 180; Location: 355
EAST RIDGEWOOD AVE.; Grades: UG - UG)
Private primary/middle schools in Paramus:
- YAVNEH ACADEMY (Students: 797; Location: 155
FARVIEW AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- VISITATION ACADEMY (Students: 405; Location:
222 FARVIEW AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- CHILDREN'S COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL (Students: 109;
Location: 639 PARAMUS ROAD; Grades: PK - KG)
- LEARNING CTR FOR EXCEP CHILDRE (Students: 91;
Location: 60 W. MIDLAND AVE.; Grades: PK - UG)
- THE GROWING GARDEN NURSERY SCH (Students: 87;
Location: 156 FOREST AVE; Grades: PK - KG)
- THE DAVID GREGORY SCHOOL (Students: 40;
Location: 347 FARVIEW AVENUE NORTH; Grades: UG - UG)
Library in Paramus:
- PARAMUS PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$1,706,990; Location: E. 116 CENTURY ROAD; 114,353
books; 14,600 audio materials; 5,942 video materials;
346 serial subscriptions)
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