With 11,889 people, Wallington is a city in New Jersey. 46% of people here were born outside the United States. Owners hold 38% of the housing stock. There are 11,961 people per square mile. The typical home is worth $528,300, having more than doubled since 2000. Households here earn about 17% less than in New Jersey as a whole.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $85,862, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.7
US median: 38.9
Average education
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 42%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wallington
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$460,573 → $528,300(+15%)US over the same years: +67%
Poverty rate5.2% → 12.2%(+7.0 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree15.8% → 38.6%(+22.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 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)33.5%(61)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.6%(52)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.9%(49)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.7%(5)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 182 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
Wallington, decade by decade
Wallington 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
10,828
$77,599
$460,573
15.8%
22.6
2000
11,583
$83,169
$371,071
17.0%
35.8
2010
11,335
$84,479
$584,060
26.8%
43.3
2020
11,868
$87,738
$468,574
34.3%
58.9
2024
11,889
$85,862
$528,300
38.6%
58.4
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.
