North Arlington vs Palisades Park

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

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

Palisades Park has the higher population (20,192 vs 16,368 in North Arlington). North Arlington has the higher median household income ($101,493 vs $101,295 in Palisades Park). Palisades Park has the higher median home value ($704,400 vs $464,700 in North Arlington).

Population, income & housing

	North Arlington	Palisades Park
Population	16,368	20,192
Median age	39.6 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$101,493	$101,295
Median home value	$464,700	$704,400
Median gross rent	$1,706	$1,976
Housing units	6,986	7,612
Homeownership rate	46.4%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.6%	53.7%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Arlington	Palisades Park
Population	15,677 → 16,368 (+4.4%)	20,604 → 20,192 (-2.0%)
Median household income	$84,527 → $101,493 (+20.1%)	$68,245 → $101,295 (+48.4%)
Median home value	$363,400 → $464,700 (+27.9%)	$558,400 → $704,400 (+26.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,375 → $1,706 (+24.1%)	$1,520 → $1,976 (+30.0%)

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

Palisades Park

Population

20,60420,192

Median household income

$68,245$101,295

Median home value

$558,400$704,400

Median gross rent

$1,520$1,976

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Arlington	Palisades Park
Under 5	6.0%	4.6%
5 to 17	12.2%	8.8%
18 to 24	7.1%	8.5%
25 to 34	17.7%	16.4%
35 to 44	15.4%	14.2%
45 to 54	13.5%	13.4%
55 to 64	12.6%	15.7%
65 to 74	9.7%	9.4%
75 and over	5.9%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Arlington	Palisades Park
White (non-Hispanic)	53.7%	17.9%
Black or African American	1.4%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	8.8%	54.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.0%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	31.6%	23.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Arlington	Palisades Park
No high school diploma	8.9%	9.6%
High school graduate	31.2%	20.2%
Some college or associate's	21.3%	16.4%
Bachelor's degree	23.9%	40.0%
Graduate or professional degree	14.7%	13.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Arlington	Palisades Park
Drove alone	65.1%	54.8%
Carpooled	6.9%	12.4%
Public transit	13.0%	18.9%
Walked	0.4%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.7%	9.9%
Other means	3.9%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Arlington	Palisades Park
1-unit, detached	37.8%	16.8%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	21.5%
2 to 4 units	39.1%	32.8%
5 to 19 units	14.4%	11.3%
20 or more units	5.1%	17.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	North Arlington	Palisades Park
Poverty rate	3.7%	10.0%
Average household size	2.46	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	32	32
Median year structure built	1954	1976