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Paramus Borough School District

Paramus Borough School District is a unified school district in New Jersey with a community population of 26,568. The median household income is $144,349 and the median age is 49.1.

26,568

Population

2544

People / sq mi

$144,349

Median Income

49.1

Median Age

Paramus Borough School District covers 10 sq mi of land at 2543.6 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White55.4%
Black or African American0.4%
Asian38.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$144,349

Median Household Income

$58,552

Per Capita Income

2.3%

Poverty Rate

4.6%

Unemployment

Housing

$813,900

Median Home Value

$3,032

Median Rent

82.6%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

94.0%

High School+

51.8%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Paramus Borough School District serves a community with a population of 26,568 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in New Jersey.

The median household income in Paramus Borough School District is $144,349, with a per capita income of $58,552. The poverty rate is 2.3%.

Paramus Borough School District is 55.4% White, 0.4% Black or African American, 38.0% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Paramus Borough School District, 94.0% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 51.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Paramus Borough School District is $813,900, with a median rent of $3,032. The homeownership rate is 82.6%.

Data for Paramus Borough School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 3412420).

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.