New Jersey · Census place 48690
Mount Arlington borough, NJ
Quick answer
Mount Arlington borough has 5,901 residents, ranking #263 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $99,511, the median home is worth $393,400 and median gross rent runs $2,309 a month.
- Population
- 5,901Mount Arlington borough residents
- Median household income
- $99,511Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $393,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,309Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 45.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 71.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Mount Arlington borough
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Mount Arlington borough median would spend about 27.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.3% of residents and 71.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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