CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Mount Arlington

New Jersey · 3,630 residents · 2.14 sq mi

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Mount Arlington is a city of 3,630 people in New Jersey. The typical home is worth $162,900. Median household income runs $46,968, well clear of the $30,130 US median. Renters pay $699 a month at the median. About 28% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The poverty rate is 5.7%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.2

US median: 33.0

More educated

28% 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

3,630

−22%vs 2000

vs 4,663 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.2

−18%vs 2000

vs 37.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.14 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.8%(284)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(241)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146%(216)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.3%(265)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.2%(298)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419%(689)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.7%(642)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.1%(440)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647%(255)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 746%(216)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.5%(55)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(29)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$46,968

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,213 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$19,175

−40%vs 2000

vs $32,222 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.7%

+2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$162,900

+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $174,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$699

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $831 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

68.6%

−11.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.1% in 2000

31.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.4%(4,121)

Black1.8%(84)

Hispanic / Latino4.5%(212)

Asian3.7%(173)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.4%(3,425)

Black0.5%(18)

Hispanic / Latino4%(145)

Asian4.3%(157)

Other0.8%(30)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican5.2%(309)

South American5%(296)

Colombian4.8%(282)

Dominican2.4%(142)

Mexican0.6%(33)

Central American0.5%(31)

Honduran0.4%(22)

Cuban0.3%(18)

Peruvian0.2%(14)

Panamanian0.2%(9)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2.7%(159)

Japanese0.4%(25)

Filipino0.3%(18)

Korean0.2%(12)

Ancestry

Italian18.2%(1,083)

Irish15.3%(908)

German12.1%(716)

English9.8%(579)

Polish5.6%(334)

American4.1%(243)

Arab3.8%(225)

Egyptian3.8%(225)

Ukrainian3.2%(191)

West Indian2.5%(146)

Jamaican2.5%(146)

Russian2%(117)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian1.3%(77)

Swiss1.2%(72)

French1.2%(69)

Scottish1.1%(68)

Slovak0.9%(53)

Hungarian0.8%(50)

Subsaharan African0.8%(46)

Finnish0.8%(45)

British0.7%(39)

Turkish0.5%(27)

Austrian0.4%(25)

Dutch0.4%(24)

Portuguese0.4%(24)

Greek0.4%(21)

Guyanese0.4%(21)

French Canadian0.3%(15)

Belgian0.2%(14)

Swedish0.2%(13)

Lithuanian0.2%(10)

Armenian0.2%(9)

Czech0.2%(9)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

28.2%

−7.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 35.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

90.3%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.1%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.8 min

+17%vs 2000

vs 24.7 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 married30.5%(666)

Married58.2%(1,272)

Widowed0.5%(12)

Divorced10.8%(237)

Women 15+

Never married31.6%(962)

Married39.9%(1,214)

Widowed15.4%(467)

Divorced13.1%(397)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.3%

−3.1 ptssince 2013

from 5.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

65.9%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 67.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.9%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 15.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.4%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.6%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 10.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

80.0%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 79.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.8%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 29.7% 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)8.2%(17)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era59.4%(123)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War29.5%(61)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 207 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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