Leonia vs Montvale

A side-by-side comparison of Leonia and Montvale: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Leonia has the higher population (9,300 vs 8,625 in Montvale). Montvale has the higher median household income ($183,664 vs $116,429 in Leonia). Montvale has the higher median home value ($688,500 vs $634,500 in Leonia).

Population, income & housing

	Leonia	Montvale
Population	9,300	8,625
Median age	46.4 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$116,429	$183,664
Median home value	$634,500	$688,500
Median gross rent	$2,149	$2,241
Housing units	3,565	3,188
Homeownership rate	69.9%	84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.5%	56.8%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Leonia	Montvale
Population	9,086 → 9,300 (+2.4%)	8,489 → 8,625 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$102,250 → $116,429 (+13.9%)	$146,708 → $183,664 (+25.2%)
Median home value	$506,100 → $634,500 (+25.4%)	$619,400 → $688,500 (+11.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,444 → $2,149 (+48.8%)	$1,833 → $2,241 (+22.3%)

Leonia

Population

9,0869,300

Median household income

$102,250$116,429

Median home value

$506,100$634,500

Median gross rent

$1,444$2,149

Montvale

Population

8,4898,625

Median household income

$146,708$183,664

Median home value

$619,400$688,500

Median gross rent

$1,833$2,241

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Leonia	Montvale
Under 5	5.1%	6.2%
5 to 17	15.8%	16.2%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.3%
25 to 34	9.3%	8.6%
35 to 44	10.8%	15.8%
45 to 54	15.7%	13.9%
55 to 64	17.2%	12.7%
65 to 74	10.7%	8.9%
75 and over	8.3%	10.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Leonia	Montvale
White (non-Hispanic)	32.1%	72.6%
Black or African American	2.6%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	38.2%	13.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	22.6%	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Leonia	Montvale
No high school diploma	7.9%	5.0%
High school graduate	11.6%	14.6%
Some college or associate's	20.0%	23.6%
Bachelor's degree	36.4%	33.9%
Graduate or professional degree	24.1%	22.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Leonia	Montvale
Drove alone	57.6%	57.4%
Carpooled	8.1%	6.7%
Public transit	12.6%	5.3%
Walked	3.4%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.8%
Worked from home	14.6%	29.5%
Other means	3.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Leonia	Montvale
1-unit, detached	61.0%	64.3%
1-unit, attached	7.7%	13.5%
2 to 4 units	13.4%	13.8%
5 to 19 units	10.3%	7.6%
20 or more units	7.3%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Leonia	Montvale
Poverty rate	3.4%	3.8%
Average household size	2.77	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	31	32
Median year structure built	1946	1968