Paramus

Paramus
Midland School (2015)
Location in New Jersey
Paramus
Basic data
Foundation :	1922
State :	United States
State :	New Jersey
County :	Bergen County
Coordinates :	40 ° 56 ′  N , 74 ° 4 ′  W Coordinates: 40 ° 56 ′  N , 74 ° 4 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	25,737 (as of 2006)
Population density :	949.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	27.1 km 2  (approx. 10 mi 2 ) of which 27.1 km 2  (approx. 10 mi 2 ) are land
Height :	15 m
Postcodes :	07652, 07653
Area code :	+1 201
FIPS :	34-55950
GNIS ID :	0879115
Website :	www.paramusborough.org
Mayor :	Richard LaBarbiera ( D )

Paramus is a city in Bergen County , New Jersey , USA . In the 2000 census , the population was 25,737.

geography

The city's geographic coordinates are 40 ° 56'50 "north latitude and 74 ° 4'14" west longitude.

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of ​​27.1 km ² , not including water bodies.

history

The National Park Service has five structures in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) for Paramus (as of November 29, 2018), including the Midland School .

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there are 25,737 people, 8,082 households and 6,780 families in the city. The population density is 949.1 inhabitants per km ² . 79.19% of the population is White, 1.13% African American , 0.05% Native American , 17.23% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.89% Other Ethnicity, and 1.51% Mixed Race . 4.87% are Latinos of various origins.

Of the 8,082 households, 37.0% have children under the age of 18. 73.3% of them are married couples living together, 8.0% are single mothers, 16.1% are not families, 14.4% are single households and 9.4% are people over 65. The average household size is 3 .00, the average family size 3.32.

23.2% of the population are under 18 years old, 5.5% between 18 and 24, 24.7% between 25 and 44, 25.0% between 45 and 64, 21.5% older than 65. The average age is 43 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 94.4, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 90.4.

The median income for a household is $ 76,918 and the median income for a family is $ 84,406. Males have a median income of $ 56,635 versus $ 37,450 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 29,295. 3.3% of the population and 1.4% of families live below the poverty line, of which 3.4% are children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 5.0% of people are older than 65.

Population development

year	Residents¹
1980	26,474
1990	25,067
2000	25,737
2005	26,545

¹ 1980–2000: census results; 2005: Update of the US Census Bureau

sons and daughters of the town

• Tony Lip (1930-2013), actor
• James J. Tedesco III (born 1953), politician
• Elaine Zayak (* 1965), figure skater
• Liv Morgan (born 1994), wrestler

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 29, 2018.