CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Wallington

New Jersey · 10,828 residents · 0.99 sq mi

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With 10,828 people, Wallington is a city in New Jersey. The typical home is worth $191,900. Owners hold 42% of the housing stock. The median age is 37.2, about 4 years above the US median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 5.2% of people here. That trails the New Jersey median by roughly 21%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% 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

10,828

−7%vs 2000

vs 11,583 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.2

−3%vs 2000

vs 38.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.99 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.7%(504)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 93.9%(417)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.7%(513)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.2%(563)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.2%(781)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420.3%(2,203)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.2%(1,860)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(1,046)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(1,100)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.4%(1,230)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.9%(528)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(83)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,332

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,656 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,521

−32%vs 2000

vs $24,431 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.2%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$191,900

+24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $203,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$573

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $756 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

41.5%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 41.4% in 2000

58.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic84%(9,733)

Black2.5%(284)

Hispanic / Latino6.7%(776)

Asian5%(574)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.3%(10,099)

Black2.7%(288)

Hispanic / Latino4.2%(450)

Asian2.6%(279)

Other1.5%(162)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Dominican5.1%(602)

Puerto Rican4.7%(557)

South American3.9%(467)

Central American2.3%(272)

Peruvian2.2%(258)

Mexican2.1%(245)

Costa Rican1.5%(173)

Ecuadorian1.1%(127)

Colombian0.7%(82)

Salvadoran0.4%(53)

Panamanian0.3%(36)

Cuban0.3%(31)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Honduran0.1%(10)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.7%(203)

Filipino1.7%(199)

Chinese0.2%(21)

Korean0.2%(21)

Pakistani0.2%(18)

Indonesian0.1%(7)

Ancestry

Polish33.5%(3,985)

Irish6.9%(816)

Italian5.5%(649)

American3.9%(459)

German3.3%(394)

Ukrainian2.4%(281)

Macedonian2.1%(252)

Subsaharan African2%(232)

English1.6%(185)

Nigerian1.4%(172)

West Indian1.2%(143)

Portuguese1%(120)

+ 24 more ancestry groups with data

Arab0.9%(108)

Russian0.9%(104)

Bulgarian0.9%(102)

Slovak0.7%(78)

Guyanese0.6%(73)

Egyptian0.5%(58)

Palestinian0.4%(50)

Armenian0.4%(49)

Jamaican0.3%(38)

French0.3%(33)

Scottish0.3%(30)

Dutch0.2%(29)

Hungarian0.2%(25)

Lithuanian0.2%(22)

Finnish0.2%(21)

Czech0.2%(18)

Swiss0.1%(15)

Swedish0.1%(14)

Brazilian0.1%(12)

Serbian0.1%(11)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(11)

Greek0.1%(8)

Kenyan0.1%(6)

Norwegian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest Polish population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest Dominican population · Largest Puerto Rican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.8%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.6%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.2%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.6 min

+5%vs 2000

vs 17.6 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 married33.7%(1,659)

Married55.3%(2,720)

Widowed1.3%(65)

Divorced9.7%(479)

Women 15+

Never married23.4%(1,157)

Married53.7%(2,656)

Widowed13.9%(686)

Divorced9.1%(450)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.9%

−8.3 ptssince 2013

from 21.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.8%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 52.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.3%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 10.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.4%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.1%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.6%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 0.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.6%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 61.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

33.7%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 31.2% 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)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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