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Hackensack, New Jersey: commercial real estate data.
Hackensack is a Census city of 46,057 people across 4.19 square miles of land, in Bergen County. Median household income is $84,277, 36.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 133 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $50.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hackensack
What Hackensack is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.19 sq mi
- Water area0.16 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land10,989
- County holding the largest share of its areaBergen County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hackensack
How many people live in Hackensack
- Population46,057
- Median age41.8
- Population under 186,782
- Share under 1814.7 percent
- Population 65 and over8,315
- Share 65 and over18.1 percent
- Households20,214
- Family households10,510
- Share of households that are families52.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hackensack
Income and work in Hackensack
- Median household income$84,277
- Per capita income$49,360
- Civilian labor force27,398
- Employed25,288
- Unemployed2,110
- Unemployment rate7.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over36,179
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher42.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree16.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hackensack
Housing in Hackensack
- Housing units21,361
- Occupied units20,214
- Vacant units1,147 plus or minus 340
- Vacancy rate5.4 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Owner occupied7,406
- Renter occupied12,808
- Ownership rate36.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$393,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,911
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.2 percent
- Single family units4,960
- Share single family23.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more16,367
- Share in buildings of two or more76.6 percent
- Mobile homes34 plus or minus 39
- Median year structure built1969
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hackensack
How Hackensack gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute21,288
- Commuting under 15 minutes5,500
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.8 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more9,034
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.4 percent
- Drove alone55.8 percent
- Carpooled9.6 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Public transport11.7 percent
- Walked5.5 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Worked from home14.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hackensack
SBA loans in Hackensack (7(a))
- Approvals133
- Gross approval$50,351,300
- Average approval$378,581
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$900,000
- Largest approval$4,800,000
- Jobs supported862
- Jobs per approval6.5
- Loans with a final outcome26
- Paid in full24
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more10.5 percent
- Share to franchises6.0 percent
- Distinct lenders41
- Distinct industries by NAICS83
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hackensack, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 26 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Hackensack
SBA loans in Hackensack (504)
- Approvals23
- Gross approval$19,369,000
- Average approval$842,130
- Median approval$648,000
- Largest approval$2,338,000
- Jobs supported218
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Charged off1
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hackensack, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Hackensack
Flood risk in Hackensack
- NFIP communityCity of Hackensack
- NFIP community number340039
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/28/19
The City of Hackensack participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 340039 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Bergen County, not Hackensack
Bergen County context, not Hackensack figures
- Establishments in Bergen County31,818
- Covered employment, Bergen County438,240
- Average annual pay, Bergen County$80,639
- Housing units permitted, Bergen County3,329
Every figure in this section is published for Bergen County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hackensack.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Hackensack questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hackensack, New Jersey?
46,057, in 20,214 households. Hackensack city covers 4.19 square miles of land, which is 10,989 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hackensack in?
Bergen County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Hackensack?
$84,277. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $393,700. Median gross rent is $1,911 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hackensack businesses?
133 7(a) approvals totaling $50.4 m since FY2020, across 41 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 23 504 approvals worth $19.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hackensack, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hackensack borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hackensack. Only 26 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Hackensack in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hackensack appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hackensack, city of, community 340039, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Hackensack figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Bergen County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Hackensack.
Is zoning published for Hackensack?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.