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Population (year 2000): 14,351. Estimated
population in July 2005: 14,558 (+1.4% change)
Males: 6,928 (48.3%), Females: 7,423 (51.7%)
Bergen County
Median resident age: 38.6 years
Median household income: $88,187 (year 2000)
Median house value: $329,700 (year 2000)
Races in Ramsey:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.5%)
- Hispanic (2.9%)
- Chinese (1.7%)
- Korean (1.3%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- Asian Indian (1.1%)
- Japanese (1.0%)
- Black (0.8%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: Italian (27.9%), Irish (24.0%),
German (16.7%), English (10.1%), Polish (6.0%), United States
(3.5%).
Elevation: 330 feet
Land area: 5.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ramsey
- High school or higher: 95.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 54.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 19.9%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ramsey borough
- Never married: 20.5%
- Now married: 65.4%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 6.2%
- Divorced: 7.2%
11.9% Foreign born (5.7% Europe, 4.3% Asia, 1.4%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,285 (+9.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ramsey:
- RAMAPO RIDGE PSYCH HOSP (about 5 miles; WYCKOFF, NJ)
- GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL OF SUFFERN (about 5 miles;
SUFFERN, NY)
- VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; RIDGEWOOD, NJ)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ramsey:
- TETERBORO (about 16 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; ID: TEB)
- NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 26 miles; NEWARK, NJ; ID:
EWR)
- PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 27 miles;
NEW YORK, NY; ID: JRB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ramsey:
- GREENWOOD LAKE (about 14 miles; WEST MILFORD, NJ;
ID: 4N1)
- LINCOLN PARK (about 14 miles; LINCOLN PARK, NJ; ID:
N07)
- HAVERSTRAW (about 16 miles; HAVERSTRAW, NY; ID: H43)
Amtrak station near Ramsey:
- 19 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.
College/University in Ramsey:
- HO-HO-KUS SCHOOL (Full-time enrollment: 195;
Location: 50 S FRANKLIN TPK; Private, for-profit;
Website: HOHOKUS.COM)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ramsey:
- RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 2 miles; MAHWAH,
NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,076)
- ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; SUFFERN,
NY; FT enrollment: 4,409)
- BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; PARAMUS,
NJ; FT enrollment: 7,733)
- PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles;
PATERSON, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,452)
- WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 11
miles; WAYNE, NJ; FT enrollment: 8,017)
- FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY-ALL CAMPUSES (about
15 miles; TEANECK, NJ; FT enrollment: 6,482)
- MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; UPPER
MONTCLAIR, NJ; FT enrollment: 10,226)
Public high school in Ramsey:
- RAMSEY HIGH (Students: 745; Location: E MAIN
ST & ISLAND AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Ramsey:
- DON BOSCO PREP SCHOOL (Students: 727;
Location: 492 N FRANKLIN TURNPIKE; Grades: 9 - 12; Boys
only)
Public primary/middle schools in Ramsey:
- ERIC S SMITH (Students: 744; Location: MONROE
ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WESLEY D TISDALE (Students: 546; Location:
ISLAND AVE; Grades: PK - 03)
- MARY A HUBBARD (Students: 464; Location:
WYCKOFF AVE; Grades: 04 - 05)
- JOHN Y DATER (Students: 443; Location: SCHOOL
ST; Grades: KG - 03)
Private primary/middle school in Ramsey:
- ST PAUL INTER PAROCHIAL SCHOOL (Students:
310; Location: 187 WYCKOFF AVENUE; Grades: KG - 8)
Library in Ramsey:
- RAMSEY FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$771,702; Location: 30 WYCKOFF AVENUE; 75,953 books;
4,009 audio materials; 840 video materials; 180 serial
subscriptions)
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