Palisades Park, New Jersey

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Back to Palisades Park, NJ housing info, Bergen County, New Jersey, NJ smaller cities, NJ small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Palisades Park, NJ Bergen County Population in July 2008: 19,375. Population change since 2000: +13.5%   Males: 9,642   (49.8%) Females: 9,733   (50.2%) Median resident age:   35.6 years New Jersey median age:   36.7 years Zip codes: 07650. Estimated median household income in 2008: $60,615 (it was $48,015 in 2000) Palisades Park:   $60,615 New Jersey:   $70,378 Estimated per capita income in 2008: $28,413 Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $498,821 (it was $247,000 in 2000) Palisades Park:   $498,821 New Jersey:   $364,100 Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $519,400; Detached houses: $457,431; Townhouses or other attached units: $555,618; In 2-unit structures: $563,949; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $623,466; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $321,784 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 07650 Palisades Park, NJ residents, houses, and apartments details Profiles of local businesses: Fitness Factory Health Club Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Races in Palisades Park: White Non-Hispanic (39.1%) Korean (35.5%) Hispanic (16.5%) Other race (5.8%) Two or more races (3.2%) Chinese (2.4%) Black (1.4%) Japanese (1.1%) Asian Indian (1.0%) Filipino (0.7%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Palisades Park: 142.1 (very high, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Palisades Park, New Jersey on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Palisades Park is mentioned 162 times on our forum: How is Palisades Park?  (14 replies) Commute from Palisades Park to Jersey City (Newark Ave)  (0 replies) Help!! Palisades Park to Moonachie  (1 reply) how to get from Palisades Park to Lyndhurst  (1 reply) Jersey'isms  (537 replies) Jogging area - Palisades Park  (2 replies) Ancestries: Italian (14.8%), Irish (3.9%), German (3.7%), Greek (3.6%), United States (1.7%), Polish (1.6%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 100 feet Land area: 1.21 square miles. Population density: 16015 people per square mile   (very high).

Average climate in Palisades Park, New Jersey

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Palisades Park-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New Jersey state average. It is 15% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/28/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 26.6 miles away from the Palisades Park borough center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 7/15/1970, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 6.5 miles away from the borough center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Palisades Park-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above New Jersey state average. It is 81% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 60.6 miles away from Palisades Park center
On 1/9/1992 at 08:50:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 38.0 miles away from the city center
On 10/28/1991 at 20:58:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 26.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

Political contributions by individuals in Palisades Park, NJ

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Churches in Palisades Park include: Saint Michael's Catholic Church (A), Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church (B), Central Bible Chapel (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This borough:	2.7 people
New Jersey:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	71.2%
Whole state:	70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This borough:	2.8%
Whole state:	4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

This borough:	9.7%
Whole state:	8.5%

This borough:	4.9%
Whole state:	4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Palisades Park, NJ

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Here		75.1%
USA		50.2%

5.27% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($66,093 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.27%
New Jersey average:	6.12%

0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($835 average AGI)

Bergen County:	0.15%
New Jersey average:	0.14%

from Hudson County, NJ	0.87% ($60,674 average AGI)
from Passaic County, NJ	0.71% ($48,422)
from New York County, NY	0.43% ($100,747)

6.26% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($73,760 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.26%
New Jersey average:	6.89%

0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,197 average AGI)

Bergen County:	0.10%
New Jersey average:	0.09%

to Passaic County, NJ	0.81% ($54,598 average AGI)
to Hudson County, NJ	0.59% ($56,352)
to New York County, NY	0.37% ($97,508)

• 460 Bergen Blvd, Type: Bant, Structure height: 12 m, Overall height: 15 m, Call Sign: WPOY784
  Assigned Frequencies : 153.237 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/14/2004, Expiration Date: 09/07/2014, Certifier: Matt Halton
  Registrant: Wireless Management Corp, Fair Lawn, NJ 07410, Phone: (201) 926-3510, Fax: (201) 796-5805, Email:

• NJY0366, 40 East Columbia Avenue, Type: Bant, Structure height: 28 m, Call Sign: WQHD497
  Assigned Frequencies : 19460.0 MHz
  Grant Date: 07/05/2007, Expiration Date: 07/05/2017, Certifier: Joseph M Sandri Jr.
  Registrant: Fibertower Corporation, 1667 K Street Nw, Suite 250, Washington, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 223-1028, Fax: (202) 315-3415, Email:

• Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-180 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 41662 , Serial Number: 28-7405132, Year manufactured: 1974
  Registrant (Corporation): Seoul Aviation Academy, 23 Broad Ave Ste 7, Palisades Park, NJ 07650

• Fire: 21
• Hazardous Condition: 44

• #36 on the list of "Top 100 cities with highest percentage of foreign-born residents"

• #28 (07650) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Croatian first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
• #39 (07650) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of residents speaking Asian or Pacific Island language at home"
• #45 (07650) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Greek first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
• #69 (07650) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Turkish first ancestries"
• #78 (07650) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Armenian first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"

• #24 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
• #25 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"
• #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
• #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #45 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2005 (ppm)"