Edgewater vs North Arlington

A side-by-side comparison of Edgewater and North Arlington: population, income, housing, and more.

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

North Arlington has the higher population (16,368 vs 14,544 in Edgewater). Edgewater has the higher median household income ($137,847 vs $101,493 in North Arlington). Edgewater has the higher median home value ($723,400 vs $464,700 in North Arlington).

Population, income & housing

	Edgewater	North Arlington
Population	14,544	16,368
Median age	39.9 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$137,847	$101,493
Median home value	$723,400	$464,700
Median gross rent	$2,645	$1,706
Housing units	7,601	6,986
Homeownership rate	41.0%	46.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.0%	38.6%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edgewater	North Arlington
Population	12,403 → 14,544 (+17.3%)	15,677 → 16,368 (+4.4%)
Median household income	$127,221 → $137,847 (+8.4%)	$84,527 → $101,493 (+20.1%)
Median home value	$600,600 → $723,400 (+20.4%)	$363,400 → $464,700 (+27.9%)
Median gross rent	$2,506 → $2,645 (+5.5%)	$1,375 → $1,706 (+24.1%)

Edgewater

Population

12,40314,544

Median household income

$127,221$137,847

Median home value

$600,600$723,400

Median gross rent

$2,506$2,645

North Arlington

Population

15,67716,368

Median household income

$84,527$101,493

Median home value

$363,400$464,700

Median gross rent

$1,375$1,706

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Edgewater	North Arlington
Under 5	5.8%	6.0%
5 to 17	9.3%	12.2%
18 to 24	3.8%	7.1%
25 to 34	21.3%	17.7%
35 to 44	16.2%	15.4%
45 to 54	14.7%	13.5%
55 to 64	15.2%	12.6%
65 to 74	8.0%	9.7%
75 and over	5.8%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edgewater	North Arlington
White (non-Hispanic)	37.9%	53.7%
Black or African American	3.5%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	42.1%	8.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.5%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.6%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.4%	31.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edgewater	North Arlington
No high school diploma	2.5%	8.9%
High school graduate	9.7%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	13.7%	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	40.8%	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	33.2%	14.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edgewater	North Arlington
Drove alone	35.2%	65.1%
Carpooled	4.1%	6.9%
Public transit	29.7%	13.0%
Walked	3.7%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.4%	10.7%
Other means	1.5%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edgewater	North Arlington
1-unit, detached	3.8%	37.8%
1-unit, attached	9.5%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	17.9%	39.1%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	14.4%
20 or more units	61.5%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Edgewater	North Arlington
Poverty rate	6.2%	3.7%
Average household size	2.07	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	42	32
Median year structure built	1996	1954