Leonia, NJ Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Population (female): 4,978

Median Age: 43.4 years

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Leonia: 123.1 (high, U.S. average is 100)

Poverty (breakdown): (4.5% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 27.9% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 16.2% for other race residents, 5.8% for two or more races residents)

Zip Codes: 07605

Median Incomes:
      Estimated median household income in 2017: $104,491 (it was $72,440 in 2000)
      Estimated per capita income in 2017: $50,043 (it was $35,352 in 2000)
      Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $543,345 (it was $278,200 in 2000) Leonia:$543,345NJ:$334,900

Races:
      Asian alone - 4,046 - 43.4%
      White alone - 3,399 - 36.5%
      Hispanic - 1,703 - 18.3%
      Two or more races - 297 - 3.2%
      Black alone - 86 - 0.9%
      American Indian alone - 1 - 0.01%

After traveling through Leonia upon arriving in New Jersey by ferry at Edgewater in 1899, advertising executive Artemus Ward purchased a large piece of land and established the Leonia Heights Land Company to develop and market housing in the community. His advertising attracted many academics and artists who were drawn to Leonia's small size, culture, and location, earning the town's nickname of the "Athens of New Jersey".