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Hackensack City School District

Hackensack City School District is a unified school district in New Jersey with a community population of 46,057. The median household income is $84,277 and the median age is 41.8.

46,057

Population

10990

People / sq mi

$84,277

Median Income

41.8

Median Age

Hackensack City School District covers 4 sq mi of land at 10989.5 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White30.6%
Black or African American0.1%
Asian21.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$84,277

Median Household Income

$49,360

Per Capita Income

9.0%

Poverty Rate

5.3%

Unemployment

Housing

$393,700

Median Home Value

$1,911

Median Rent

36.6%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

87.6%

High School+

42.1%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Hackensack City School District serves a community with a population of 46,057 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in New Jersey.

The median household income in Hackensack City School District is $84,277, with a per capita income of $49,360. The poverty rate is 9.0%.

Hackensack City School District is 30.6% White, 0.1% Black or African American, 21.7% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Hackensack City School District, 87.6% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 42.1% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Hackensack City School District is $393,700, with a median rent of $1,911. The homeownership rate is 36.6%.

Data for Hackensack City School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 3406270).

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.