Teterboro () is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 census, the borough's population was 61, a decrease of six (−9.0%) from the 2010 census count of 67, which reflected an increase of 49 (+272.2%) from the 18 counted in the 2000 census.Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023. After being ranked as the fourth-smallest municipality, by population, in New Jersey through the 2010 census,Wirths, Harold J. "New Jersey's Redistricting Data and the Municipal Highlights" , New Jersey Municipalities, Volume 88, Number 4, April 2011. Accessed February 8, 2012. "Four smallest municipalities still had less than 100 residents. Bergen County's Teterboro Borough (population: 67), Sussex County's Walpack Township (population: 16) and Camden County's Pine Valley Borough (population: 12) and Tavistock Borough (population: 5) have been the state's smallest municipalities for decades." the borough became the third smallest following the 2022 merger of Pine Valley into Pine Hill.Symons, Michael. "The new list of the 20 smallest towns in NJ", WKXW, December 30, 2021. Accessed February 27, 2022. "The roll call of New Jersey municipalities is about to shrink, as Pine Valley merges into Pine Hill at the start of 2022.... Teterboro Population 61 … Most of this Bergen County borough is Teterboro Airport, though the residential population has actually tripled from where it was for most of the second half of the 20th century."
Teterboro is the home of Teterboro Airport (operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey), which takes up a majority of the borough as well as portions of Hasbrouck Heights and Moonachie.Directions to and from the Airport, Port Authority of New York & New Jersey. Accessed July 7, 2008. "Teterboro Airport is located in the Boroughs of Teterboro, Moonachie, and Hasbrouck Heights in Bergen County, New Jersey."
History Teterboro was incorporated on March 26, 1917, from land that was part of the boroughs of Moonachie, Little Ferry, and Lodi Township. The borough was enlarged on July 5, 1918, by an area annexed from Hasbrouck Heights. The borough was named for Walter C. Teter, a New York investment banker, who purchased the land in 1917 to build a racetrack and developed a site, reclaiming marshland and building an airport and an 18-hole golf course.Staff. "Walter C. Teter Dies; Founder of Airport; Teterboro, N. J., Was Named in His Honor by Community of 19 Citizens.", The New York Times, January 15, 1929. Accessed October 8, 2019. "Walter C. Teter of Montclair, who established the first airport in northern New Jersey at Teterboro, named in his, honor, died this morning in the Memorial Hospital, Manhattan."History of Teterboro Airport, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Accessed October 11, 2015. "In 1917, Walter C. Teter acquired the property, with the airport first operating in 1919." The name Teterboro was changed on April 14, 1937, to Bendix Borough, but reverted to Teterboro Borough on June 1, 1943.Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 87 re Teterboro, p. 75 re Bendix. Accessed May 30, 2024. In 1951, Vera Martucci became the first woman to be elected mayor of the borough.
Throughout the borough's history, neighboring municipalities, such as Hasbrouck Heights and South Hackensack, have made repeated attempts to dissolve Teterboro, in hopes of absorbing the borough's ratables (the value of land and buildings which are assessed for property taxes), while state legislators have argued that the population is too small for the borough to justify its own existence, though all such attempts have met with failure. In 1966 Vito Albanese and Ned J. Parsekian introduced legislation in the New Jersey General Assembly that would eliminate the borough of Teterboro and divide it up among four adjacent municipalities.Sullivan, Ronald. "22-Person Tax Haven Would Keep Identity", The New York Times, June 2, 1966. Accessed June 27, 2025. "The New Jersey Legislature was asked yesterday to abolish this community of about 50 industries, 8 homes and 22 residents. The angry citizenry vowed here today to fight for their municipal identity. Legislation introduced by two Bergen County Democrats, Assemblyman Vito A. Albanese and Senator Ned J. Parsekian, would break up this square mile of converted swamp, where industry pays low taxes and the residents don't pay any." In July 2010, a bill was introduced in the New Jersey Legislature in a renewed effort to divide Teterboro among neighboring municipalities.Gartland, Michael; and Sheingold, Dave. "S. Hackensack, Little Ferry up for windfalls if Teterboro is divided", The Record, July 15, 2010. Accessed December 19, 2013. "South Hackensack and Little Ferry would benefit most from a proposal to divide and distribute Teterboro among four neighboring towns and redraw the boundaries of South Hackensack, according to an analysis by The Record." The bill, sponsored by Senator Robert M. Gordon and Assembly members Connie Wagner and Vincent Prieto, stalled in the state Legislature after its introduction, due to opposition from borough officials, residents, business and land owners, and the neighboring municipalities of Moonachie and Hasbrouck Heights.Gartland, Michael. "Teterboro's fate up in air", TheRecord, November 17, 2010. Accessed December 19, 2013. Legislators attempted to include a 20-year tax abatement within the bill to alleviate the concerns of Teterboro business and property owners who were concerned that taxes could spike if the borough was dissolved. The legality of such an abatement was also called into question.Gartland, Michael. "Teterboro breakup in doubt", The Record, August 27, 2010. Accessed November 6, 2013. "Sarlo attributed the difficulties in gaining support for the bill to the special interests of the towns around Teterboro and to questions about the legality of a 20-year tax abatement proposed for Teterboro businesses, which could see their taxes double."
Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.11 square miles (2.88 km2), including 1.11 square miles (2.87 km2) of land and <0.01 square miles (0.01 km2) of water (0.36%).
The borough borders the Bergen County municipalities of Hackensack, Hasbrouck Heights, Little Ferry, Moonachie and South Hackensack.Areas touching Teterboro, MapIt. Accessed March 15, 2020.Bergen County Map of Municipalities, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed March 15, 2020.New Jersey Municipal Boundaries, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.
Climate
Demographics
2020 census +Teterboro borough, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2000Pop 2010Pop 2020% 2000% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)15312683.33%46.27%42.62%Black or African American alone (NH)0270.00%2.99%11.48%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)0200.00%2.99%0.00%Asian alone (NH)0210.00%2.99%1.64%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)0000.00%0.00%0.00%Other race alone (NH)0000.00%0.00%0.00%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)36216.67%8.96%3.28%Hispanic or Latino (any race)024250.00%35.82%40.98%Total186761 100.00%100.00%100.00%
2010 census
The 2010 United States census counted 67 people, 25 households, and 13 families in the borough. The population density was . There were 27 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 67.16% (45) White, 4.48% (3) Black or African American, 2.99% (2) Native American, 2.99% (2) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 8.96% (6) from other races, and 13.43% (9) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 35.82% (24) of the population.
Of the 25 households, 28.0% had children under the age of 18; 36.0% were married couples living together; 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 48.0% were non-families. Of all households, 32.0% were made up of individuals and 20.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.85.
23.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 32.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.5 years. For every 100 females, the population had 86.1 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 96.2 males.
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $78,571 (with a margin of error of +/− $31,104) and the median family income was $79,107 (+/− $46,857). Males had a median income of $72,031 (+/− $9,149) versus $24,286 (+/− $75,310) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $32,446 (+/− $14,230). About none of families and 13.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 100.0% of those age 65 or over.DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Teterboro borough, Bergen County, New Jersey , United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 8, 2012.
Same-sex couples headed no households in either 2010 or 2000.Lipman, Harvy; and Sheingold, Dave. "North Jersey sees 30% growth in same-sex couples", The Record, August 14, 2011, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 3, 2013. Accessed October 28, 2014.
2000 census As of the 2000 United States census there were 18 people, 7 households, and 4 families residing in the borough. The population density was 16.2 people per square mile (6.3/km2). There were 8 housing units at an average density of 7.2 per square mile (2.8/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 83.33% White, and 16.67% from two or more races.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Teterboro borough, New Jersey , United States Census Bureau. Accessed March 3, 2013.DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 – Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Teterboro borough, Bergen County, New Jersey , United States Census Bureau. Accessed March 3, 2013.
There were 7 households, out of which 42.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were married couples living together, 28.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.6% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the borough the population was spread out, with 33.3% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 50.0% from 25 to 44, 5.6% from 45 to 64, and 5.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $44,167, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $18,750 versus $38,750 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $72,613. None of the population or families were below the poverty line.