Demarest vs Northvale

A side-by-side comparison of Demarest and Northvale: population, income, housing, and more.

Demarest and Northvale are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Demarest has the higher population (4,916 vs 4,782 in Northvale). Demarest has the higher median household income ($175,078 vs $117,717 in Northvale). Demarest has the higher median home value ($965,400 vs $577,300 in Northvale).

Population, income & housing

	Demarest	Northvale
Population	4,916	4,782
Median age	45.9 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$175,078	$117,717
Median home value	$965,400	$577,300
Median gross rent	$3,501	$1,845
Housing units	1,746	1,688
Homeownership rate	89.7%	77.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.7%	55.5%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Demarest	Northvale
Population	4,942 → 4,916 (-0.5%)	4,862 → 4,782 (-1.6%)
Median household income	$154,500 → $175,078 (+13.3%)	$108,385 → $117,717 (+8.6%)
Median home value	$681,500 → $965,400 (+41.7%)	$463,100 → $577,300 (+24.7%)
Median gross rent	$2,773 → $3,501 (+26.3%)	$1,614 → $1,845 (+14.3%)

Demarest

Population

4,9424,916

Median household income

$154,500$175,078

Median home value

$681,500$965,400

Median gross rent

$2,773$3,501

Northvale

Population

4,8624,782

Median household income

$108,385$117,717

Median home value

$463,100$577,300

Median gross rent

$1,614$1,845

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Demarest	Northvale
Under 5	5.5%	4.9%
5 to 17	20.9%	18.3%
18 to 24	6.6%	8.7%
25 to 34	2.8%	8.5%
35 to 44	12.1%	11.7%
45 to 54	15.4%	17.6%
55 to 64	19.3%	12.4%
65 to 74	12.1%	10.2%
75 and over	5.3%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Demarest	Northvale
White (non-Hispanic)	63.1%	48.2%
Black or African American	0.4%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	28.5%	36.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.1%	13.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Demarest	Northvale
No high school diploma	1.2%	4.1%
High school graduate	7.5%	23.1%
Some college or associate's	16.6%	17.4%
Bachelor's degree	38.2%	36.7%
Graduate or professional degree	36.5%	18.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Demarest	Northvale
Drove alone	58.8%	67.8%
Carpooled	8.3%	6.1%
Public transit	8.5%	9.8%
Walked	0.0%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	20.0%	12.7%
Other means	4.5%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Demarest	Northvale
1-unit, detached	97.4%	78.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	11.5%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	4.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Demarest	Northvale
Poverty rate	0.8%	3.7%
Average household size	2.89	2.85
Mean commute (minutes)	40	29
Median year structure built	1964	1968