CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Dumont

New Jersey · 17,187 residents · 1.95 sq mi

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Dumont is a city of 17,187 people in New Jersey. The typical home is worth $186,400. Median household income runs $48,776, well clear of the $30,130 US median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 3.3% of locals. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. The median age is 36.6, about 4 years above the US median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.6

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

17,187

−2%vs 2000

vs 17,503 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.6

−5%vs 2000

vs 38.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.95 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202418K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(1,096)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(1,154)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.5%(952)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.5%(946)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(1,078)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.2%(2,963)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.5%(2,659)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(1,793)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.8%(1,861)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.2%(1,575)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.8%(820)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(290)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$48,776

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,490 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$19,349

−27%vs 2000

vs $26,489 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.3%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$186,400

+25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $197,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$676

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $882 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.3%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 74.3% in 2000

25.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic78.2%(13,692)

Black1.3%(222)

Hispanic / Latino8.4%(1,463)

Asian10.9%(1,915)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.3%(15,860)

Black0.5%(83)

Hispanic / Latino5.6%(966)

Asian6.7%(1,154)

Other0.5%(90)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Dominican11%(2,009)

South American6.8%(1,248)

Colombian4.7%(864)

Puerto Rican3.5%(636)

Cuban2.4%(440)

Mexican1.7%(302)

Ecuadorian1.3%(246)

Central American1.3%(238)

Salvadoran1%(189)

Spaniard0.3%(62)

Chilean0.3%(55)

Peruvian0.3%(52)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Argentine0.2%(31)

Honduran0.2%(28)

Panamanian0.1%(21)

Asian origin

Filipino9.4%(1,724)

Asian Indian3.8%(695)

Korean3.2%(589)

Vietnamese0.5%(99)

Chinese0.4%(69)

Taiwanese0%(2)

Ancestry

Italian16.3%(2,983)

Irish13.8%(2,524)

German10.8%(1,972)

Polish3.8%(691)

Austrian2.2%(408)

American1.7%(314)

English1.4%(261)

Russian1.3%(231)

Arab1.2%(217)

Armenian1.1%(203)

Dutch0.8%(139)

Ukrainian0.7%(137)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Portuguese0.7%(136)

French0.7%(134)

Croatian0.7%(122)

Palestinian0.6%(116)

Romanian0.6%(112)

Canadian0.6%(110)

Hungarian0.5%(89)

West Indian0.5%(88)

Jamaican0.5%(88)

Swedish0.5%(83)

French Canadian0.4%(80)

Lebanese0.4%(77)

Subsaharan African0.4%(70)

Scottish0.3%(53)

Lithuanian0.3%(47)

Bulgarian0.2%(43)

Norwegian0.2%(38)

Welsh0.2%(28)

Czech0.1%(27)

Swiss0.1%(25)

Egyptian0.1%(24)

Latvian0.1%(21)

Slovak0.1%(21)

Greek0.1%(18)

Ethiopian0.1%(18)

Nigerian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest Dominican population · Largest German population · Largest Filipino population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.0%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.0%

−7.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.0%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.9 min

+6%vs 2000

vs 22.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married28.8%(2,021)

Married63.1%(4,432)

Widowed2.1%(146)

Divorced6.1%(429)

Women 15+

Never married26.6%(2,168)

Married52.4%(4,265)

Widowed8.7%(708)

Divorced12.3%(1,003)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.5%

−2.7 ptssince 2013

from 8.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

70.1%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 71.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.1%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 12.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.4%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 17.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.2%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 10.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.5%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

77.0%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 80.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

25.5%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 24.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)11.9%(23)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)7.2%(14)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era70.6%(137)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.7%(13)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1%(2)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 194 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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