Emerson vs Midland Park

A side-by-side comparison of Emerson and Midland Park: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Emerson has the higher population (7,263 vs 6,996 in Midland Park). Emerson has the higher median household income ($153,963 vs $140,063 in Midland Park). Emerson has the higher median home value ($626,000 vs $586,200 in Midland Park).

Population, income & housing

	Emerson	Midland Park
Population	7,263	6,996
Median age	47.9 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$153,963	$140,063
Median home value	$626,000	$586,200
Median gross rent	$1,926	$1,837
Housing units	2,641	3,112
Homeownership rate	89.1%	69.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	55.2%	55.2%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emerson	Midland Park
Population	7,596 → 7,263 (-4.4%)	7,244 → 6,996 (-3.4%)
Median household income	$128,093 → $153,963 (+20.2%)	$121,162 → $140,063 (+15.6%)
Median home value	$492,000 → $626,000 (+27.2%)	$513,400 → $586,200 (+14.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,847 → $1,926 (+4.3%)	$1,781 → $1,837 (+3.1%)

Emerson

Population

7,5967,263

Median household income

$128,093$153,963

Median home value

$492,000$626,000

Median gross rent

$1,847$1,926

Midland Park

Population

7,2446,996

Median household income

$121,162$140,063

Median home value

$513,400$586,200

Median gross rent

$1,781$1,837

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emerson	Midland Park
Under 5	4.3%	6.3%
5 to 17	15.1%	12.7%
18 to 24	8.0%	8.0%
25 to 34	6.7%	11.4%
35 to 44	12.6%	13.9%
45 to 54	13.7%	11.8%
55 to 64	14.6%	14.1%
65 to 74	16.2%	8.6%
75 and over	8.7%	13.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emerson	Midland Park
White (non-Hispanic)	78.3%	83.3%
Black or African American	0.7%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	11.4%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	11.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emerson	Midland Park
No high school diploma	2.1%	3.4%
High school graduate	17.2%	19.7%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	37.0%	33.3%
Graduate or professional degree	18.2%	21.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emerson	Midland Park
Drove alone	68.5%	70.1%
Carpooled	4.2%	6.1%
Public transit	6.7%	4.3%
Walked	3.7%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.1%	17.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emerson	Midland Park
1-unit, detached	89.3%	67.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	16.7%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	0.9%
20 or more units	1.1%	12.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Emerson	Midland Park
Poverty rate	2.6%	1.6%
Average household size	2.67	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	30	28
Median year structure built	1960	1953