Census Estimates Bump in Ramsey's Population Since 2010

Ramsey’s population is growing, according to 2012 population estimates released by the US Census Bureau last week.

According to the statistics, the borough’s population jumped from 14,503 in 2010 to an estimated 14,727 – an estimate as of July 1, 2012. The 1.5% increase means Ramsey’s population is growing at a slightly faster rate than both the county’s and the state’s, which saw a 1.36% and 0.7% bump in the population over the same time period, respectively.

See the table below to compare Ramsey’s population rates to those in Bergen County and the state of New Jersey over the past three years.

Place

2010 Census Population

2011 Population Estimate

2012 Population Estimate

% Change

Ramsey

14,503

14,632

14,727

1.5%

Bergen County

906,597

912,773

918,888

1.36%

New Jersey

8,803,388

8,834,773

8,864,590

0.7%

Nationally, the Bureau estimates the population has grown by over 4 million people since 2010, jumping from 309,326,225 to an estimated 313,914,040 in 2012.

Check the table below to see the two-year population rates of some other nearby towns.

Town

Population % Change 2010-2012

Mahwah

0.95%

Wyckoff

1.0%

Allendale

2.0%

Oakland

0.80%

Franklin Lakes

0.91%

Check the Census Bureau website to see a full list of 2012 population estimates for every town in the state.

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