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Ridgefield Park, New Jersey: commercial real estate data.
Ridgefield Park is a Census village of 13,235 people across 1.70 square miles of land, in Bergen County. Median household income is $100,718, 60.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 30 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $13.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ridgefield Park
What Ridgefield Park is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.7 sq mi
- Water area0.21 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land7,764
- 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.
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How many people live in Ridgefield Park
- Population13,235
- Median age39.6
- Population under 183,035
- Share under 1822.9 percent
- Population 65 and over1,895
- Share 65 and over14.3 percent
- Households5,108
- Family households3,357
- Share of households that are families65.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Ridgefield Park
- Median household income$100,718
- Per capita income$44,452
- Civilian labor force7,801
- Employed7,031
- Unemployed770 plus or minus 233
- Unemployment rate9.9 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over9,281
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher34.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.1 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Ridgefield Park
- Housing units5,377
- Occupied units5,108
- Vacant units269 plus or minus 127
- Vacancy rate5.0 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Owner occupied3,072
- Renter occupied2,036
- Ownership rate60.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$496,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,731
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.6 percent
- Single family units2,376
- Share single family44.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more2,968
- Share in buildings of two or more55.2 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1948
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Ridgefield Park gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,065
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,514 plus or minus 347
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.0 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,362
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.9 percent
- Drove alone59.9 percent
- Carpooled9.1 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Public transport11.9 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Walked2.5 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Worked from home12.5 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Ridgefield Park (7(a))
- Approvals30
- Gross approval$13,880,500
- Average approval$462,683
- Median approval$152,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,655,450
- Largest approval$3,750,000
- Jobs supported122
- Jobs per approval4.1
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Paid in full5
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more16.7 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders12
- Distinct industries by NAICS20
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ridgefield Park, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Ridgefield Park (504)
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$2,914,000
- Average approval$485,667
- Median approval$506,000
- Largest approval$541,000
- Jobs supported47
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ridgefield Park, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
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Flood risk in Ridgefield Park
- NFIP communityVillage of Ridgefield Park
- NFIP community number340066
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/28/19
The Village of Ridgefield Park participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 340066 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 Ridgefield Park
Bergen County context, not Ridgefield Park 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 Ridgefield Park.
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
Ridgefield Park questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey?
13,235, in 5,108 households. Ridgefield Park village covers 1.70 square miles of land, which is 7,764 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ridgefield Park 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 Ridgefield Park?
$100,718. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $496,700. Median gross rent is $1,731 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Ridgefield Park businesses?
30 7(a) approvals totaling $13.9 m since FY2020, across 12 lenders, median approval $152,500, plus 6 504 approvals worth $2.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ridgefield Park, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Ridgefield Park borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Ridgefield Park. Only 6 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 Ridgefield Park in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Ridgefield Park appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Ridgefield Park, village of, community 340066, 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 Ridgefield Park 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 Ridgefield Park.
Is zoning published for Ridgefield Park?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.