North Arlington vs Ramsey

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

North Arlington and Ramsey 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 14,722 in Ramsey). Ramsey has the higher median household income ($164,767 vs $101,493 in North Arlington). Ramsey has the higher median home value ($665,700 vs $464,700 in North Arlington).

Population, income & housing

	North Arlington	Ramsey
Population	16,368	14,722
Median age	39.6 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$101,493	$164,767
Median home value	$464,700	$665,700
Median gross rent	$1,706	$2,009
Housing units	6,986	5,267
Homeownership rate	46.4%	83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.6%	69.3%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Arlington	Ramsey
Population	15,677 → 16,368 (+4.4%)	14,940 → 14,722 (-1.5%)
Median household income	$84,527 → $101,493 (+20.1%)	$147,875 → $164,767 (+11.4%)
Median home value	$363,400 → $464,700 (+27.9%)	$598,900 → $665,700 (+11.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,375 → $1,706 (+24.1%)	$1,646 → $2,009 (+22.1%)

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

Ramsey

Population

14,94014,722

Median household income

$147,875$164,767

Median home value

$598,900$665,700

Median gross rent

$1,646$2,009

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Arlington	Ramsey
Under 5	6.0%	3.3%
5 to 17	12.2%	22.8%
18 to 24	7.1%	8.1%
25 to 34	17.7%	7.3%
35 to 44	15.4%	15.0%
45 to 54	13.5%	15.0%
55 to 64	12.6%	14.2%
65 to 74	9.7%	7.6%
75 and over	5.9%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Arlington	Ramsey
White (non-Hispanic)	53.7%	74.1%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	8.8%	6.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.9%
Two or more races	4.0%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	31.6%	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Arlington	Ramsey
No high school diploma	8.9%	4.0%
High school graduate	31.2%	11.6%
Some college or associate's	21.3%	15.1%
Bachelor's degree	23.9%	41.2%
Graduate or professional degree	14.7%	28.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Arlington	Ramsey
Drove alone	65.1%	64.2%
Carpooled	6.9%	2.5%
Public transit	13.0%	8.4%
Walked	0.4%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.7%	21.9%
Other means	3.9%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Arlington	Ramsey
1-unit, detached	37.8%	70.2%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	10.8%
2 to 4 units	39.1%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	14.4%	4.3%
20 or more units	5.1%	4.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	North Arlington	Ramsey
Poverty rate	3.7%	3.0%
Average household size	2.46	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	32	34
Median year structure built	1954	1968