With 15,319 people, Tenafly is a city in New Jersey. Households here earn about 101% more than in New Jersey as a whole. This is an unusually credentialed place: 79% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $1,002,600, having more than doubled since 2000. Median household income runs $208,200, well clear of the $82,259 US median. Median rent is $3,500+ a month.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $208,200, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
79% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 40%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Tenafly
What changed most since 1990
Asian share14.0% → 36.0%(+22.0 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
White share81.8% → 50.6%(−31.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$853,704 → $1,002,600(+17%)US over the same years: +67%
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)22.6%(51)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.4%(37)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era15%(34)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10.6%(24)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II4.4%(10)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 226 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
Tenafly, decade by decade
Tenafly 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
13,326
$164,986
$853,704
55.5%
38.8
2000
13,806
$165,645
$717,003
62.1%
52.2
2010
14,488
$181,066
$1,068,139
69.7%
62.6
2020
15,409
$218,895
$1,028,536
80.6%
72.6
2024
15,319
$208,200
$1,002,600
78.7%
75.6
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.
