Population: 14,351. Estimated population in July 2020: 14,558 (+1.4% change)
Males: 6,928 (48.3%), Females: 7,423 (51.7%)
Bergen County
Median resident age: 38.6 years
Median household income: $88,187
Median house value: $329,700
Races in Ramsey:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.5%)
- Hispanic (2.9%)
- Chinese (1.7%)
- Korean (1.3%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- Asian Indian (1.1%)
- Japanese (1.0%)
- Black (0.8%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: Italian (27.9%), Irish (24.0%), German (16.7%), English (10.1%), Polish (6.0%), United States (3.5%).
Elevation: 330 feet
Land area: 5.6 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Ramsey
- High school or higher: 95.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 54.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 19.9%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Ramsey borough
- Never married: 20.5%
- Now married: 65.4%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 6.2%
- Divorced: 7.2%
11.9% Foreign born (5.7% Europe, 4.3% Asia, 1.4% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,285 (+9.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Ramsey:
- RAMAPO RIDGE PSYCH HOSP (about 5 miles; WYCKOFF, NJ)
- GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL OF SUFFERN (about 5 miles; SUFFERN, NY)
- VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; RIDGEWOOD, NJ)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ramsey:
- TETERBORO (about 16 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)
- NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 26 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
- PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 27 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ramsey:
- GREENWOOD LAKE (about 14 miles; WEST MILFORD, NJ; Abbreviation: 4N1)
- LINCOLN PARK (about 14 miles; LINCOLN PARK, NJ; Abbreviation: N07)
- HAVERSTRAW (about 16 miles; HAVERSTRAW, NY; Abbreviation: H43)
Amtrak station near Ramsey:
- 19 miles: YONKERS (FOOT OF DOCK ST. & WELLS AVE.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Ramsey:
- HO-HO-KUS SCHOOL (Full-time enrollment: 195; Location: 50 S FRANKLIN TPK; Private, for-profit; Website: HOHOKUS.COM)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ramsey:
- RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 2 miles; MAHWAH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,076)
- ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; SUFFERN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,409)
- BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; PARAMUS, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,733)
- PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11 miles; PATERSON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,452)
- WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 11 miles; WAYNE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,017)
- FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY-ALL CAMPUSES (about 15 miles; TEANECK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,482)
- MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 10,226)
Schools
Public high school in Ramsey:
- RAMSEY HIGH (Students: 745; Location: E MAIN ST & ISLAND AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high school in Ramsey:
- DON BOSCO PREP SCHOOL (Students: 727; Location: 492 N FRANKLIN TURNPIKE; Grades: 9 – 12; Boys only)
Public primary/middle schools in Ramsey:
- ERIC S SMITH (Students: 744; Location: MONROE ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
- WESLEY D TISDALE (Students: 546; Location: ISLAND AVE; Grades: PK – 03)
- MARY A HUBBARD (Students: 464; Location: WYCKOFF AVE; Grades: 04 – 05)
- JOHN Y DATER (Students: 443; Location: SCHOOL ST; Grades: KG – 03)
Private primary/middle school in Ramsey:
- ST PAUL INTER PAROCHIAL SCHOOL (Students: 310; Location: 187 WYCKOFF AVENUE; Grades: KG – 8)
Libraries
Library in Ramsey:
- RAMSEY FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $771,702; Location: 30 WYCKOFF AVENUE; 75,953 books; 4,009 audio materials; 840 video materials; 180 serial subscriptions)