North Arlington, NJ Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Population (total): Population in 2017: 16,009 (100% urban, 0% rural). >Population change since 2000: +5.5%

Population (male): 8,211

Median Rent: Median gross rent in 2017: $1,333.

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in North Arlington: 121.4 (high, U.S. average is 100)

Ancestries: Ancestries: Italian (14.2%), Polish (10.3%), American (5.9%), Irish (4.7%), Portuguese (3.6%), Egyptian (3.0%).

Elevation: 122 feet

Zip Codes: 07031

Median Incomes:
      Estimated median household income in 2017: $74,700 (it was $51,787 in 2000)
      Estimated per capita income in 2017: $34,598 (it was $24,441 in 2000)
      Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $375,576 (it was $192,300 in 2000) North Arlington:$375,576NJ:$334,900

Races:
      White alone - 10,567 - 68.7%
      Hispanic - 3,211 - 20.9%
      Asian alone - 1,201 - 7.8%
      Black alone - 148 - 1.0%
      Two or more races - 153 - 1.0%
      Other race alone - 91 - 0.6%
      American Indian alone - 19 - 0.1%
      Native Hawaiian and Other
>Pacific Islander alone - 2 - 0.01%

In 1755, the first steam engine in North America was assembled in North Arlington. The Newcomen steam engine was imported from England by John Schuyler to pump water out of his copper mine. He hired engineer Josiah Hornblower to assemble the machinery.