Pompton Lakes is home to 11,047 people in New Jersey. Few US cities rank higher on income. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. Households take in $124,454 a year at the median, 51% more than the country as a whole. There are 3,825 people per square mile. About 44% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $124,454, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.7
US median: 38.9
More educated
44% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 37%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Pompton Lakes
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate2.1% → 8.4%(+6.4 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree23.4% → 43.8%(+20.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Pompton Lakes's population equals 2.1% of Passaic County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.4% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 0.9% of the county's.
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)33.1%(122)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)4.3%(16)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era27.9%(103)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.8%(25)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 369 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
Pompton Lakes, decade by decade
Pompton Lakes 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
10,539
$117,277
$427,452
23.4%
12.5
2000
10,640
$119,588
$322,251
28.4%
25.3
2010
11,097
$127,101
$539,608
34.5%
40.6
2020
11,127
$119,202
$393,549
39.3%
58.5
2024
11,047
$124,454
$442,400
43.8%
54.3
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.
