CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Tenafly

New Jersey · 13,326 residents · 4.59 sq mi

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Tenafly is a city of 13,326 people in New Jersey. This is an unusually credentialed place: 55% of adults have a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $355,700. Median household income runs $68,742, well clear of the $30,130 US median. Households here earn about 68% more than in New Jersey as a whole. Renters pay $961 a month at the median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 40.9

US median: 33.0

More educated

55% 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

13,326

−3%vs 2000

vs 13,806 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.9

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 40.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.59 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202415K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.1%(681)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(822)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(1,113)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(894)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.6%(617)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 349.3%(1,241)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417%(2,262)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5414%(1,869)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.8%(1,578)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.1%(1,216)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846%(801)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.7%(232)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$68,742

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $90,931 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$36,455

−31%vs 2000

vs $53,170 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.3%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$355,700

+19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $393,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$961

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,186 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.4%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.6% in 2000

19.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic73.7%(10,176)

Black0.9%(122)

Hispanic / Latino4.7%(642)

Asian19%(2,629)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic83.9%(11,183)

Black0.8%(102)

Hispanic / Latino3.4%(453)

Asian14%(1,867)

Other1.3%(174)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Dominican2.7%(415)

Mexican1.9%(297)

South American1.9%(286)

Cuban1%(148)

Colombian0.6%(89)

Argentine0.5%(74)

Spaniard0.4%(60)

Chilean0.4%(54)

Puerto Rican0.2%(38)

Ecuadorian0.2%(36)

Central American0.2%(29)

Salvadoran0.1%(21)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Venezuelan0.1%(13)

Guatemalan0.1%(8)

Asian origin

Korean19%(2,910)

Chinese6.7%(1,022)

Asian Indian5.8%(892)

Japanese0.8%(120)

Filipino0.8%(116)

Taiwanese0.7%(101)

Thai0.3%(53)

Sri Lankan0.3%(48)

Pakistani0.3%(41)

Vietnamese0.2%(32)

Bangladeshi0.1%(12)

Ancestry

Italian5.9%(902)

Irish5.5%(841)

Russian4.6%(704)

German4.4%(675)

American3.9%(603)

Polish3.6%(551)

English2.7%(412)

Israeli2.4%(360)

French2.3%(359)

Romanian1.9%(291)

Arab1.7%(261)

Ukrainian1.3%(204)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Greek0.9%(133)

Moroccan0.7%(113)

Armenian0.7%(113)

Subsaharan African0.7%(104)

Austrian0.7%(100)

Dutch0.5%(75)

Egyptian0.5%(70)

Turkish0.4%(63)

Welsh0.3%(50)

West Indian0.3%(50)

Croatian0.3%(49)

Nigerian0.3%(46)

Hungarian0.3%(44)

Slovak0.2%(32)

Jamaican0.2%(31)

Scottish0.2%(29)

Danish0.2%(28)

Swiss0.2%(26)

Canadian0.1%(22)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(22)

Portuguese0.1%(20)

Lebanese0.1%(19)

Iranian0.1%(19)

Lithuanian0.1%(19)

Norwegian0.1%(16)

Haitian0.1%(11)

RANKED:Largest Korean population · Largest Chinese population · Largest Italian population · Largest Asian Indian population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

55.5%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

91.2%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 93.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

25.9%

−7.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 33.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

30.7 min

+8%vs 2000

vs 28.4 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 married24%(1,379)

Married69.6%(3,995)

Widowed2.9%(167)

Divorced3.5%(201)

Women 15+

Never married18.1%(1,055)

Married69.2%(4,036)

Widowed7.1%(414)

Divorced5.6%(326)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.1%

−5.0 ptssince 2013

from 9.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

75.9%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 76.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.0%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 11.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.8%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 11.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

7.2%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 6.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.4%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 0.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

86.2%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 85.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

19.3%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.7% 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)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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