Montvale is a city of 8,901 people in New Jersey. Households here earn about 72% more than in New Jersey as a whole. Median household income runs $178,269, well clear of the $82,259 US median. 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $709,700. Few US cities rank higher on income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $178,269, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.1
US median: 38.9
More educated
55% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Montvale
What changed most since 1990
Asian share3.8% → 13.8%(+10.0 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
White share93.8% → 69.4%(−24.4 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)4.7%(12)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era89.7%(227)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.5%(14)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 253 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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Over time
Montvale, decade by decade
Montvale population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
6,946
$168,658
$702,980
42.5%
14.7
2000
7,034
$169,470
$617,177
55.3%
22.4
2010
7,844
$160,592
$963,267
56.8%
40.0
2020
8,436
$189,129
$742,495
57.9%
56.4
2024
8,901
$178,269
$709,700
55.0%
61.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
