North Arlington vs Rutherford

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

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

Rutherford has the higher population (18,748 vs 16,368 in North Arlington). Rutherford has the higher median household income ($136,069 vs $101,493 in North Arlington). Rutherford has the higher median home value ($580,800 vs $464,700 in North Arlington).

Population, income & housing

	North Arlington	Rutherford
Population	16,368	18,748
Median age	39.6 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$101,493	$136,069
Median home value	$464,700	$580,800
Median gross rent	$1,706	$1,859
Housing units	6,986	7,163
Homeownership rate	46.4%	63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.6%	58.8%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Arlington	Rutherford
Population	15,677 → 16,368 (+4.4%)	18,398 → 18,748 (+1.9%)
Median household income	$84,527 → $101,493 (+20.1%)	$101,473 → $136,069 (+34.1%)
Median home value	$363,400 → $464,700 (+27.9%)	$473,500 → $580,800 (+22.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,375 → $1,706 (+24.1%)	$1,440 → $1,859 (+29.1%)

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

Rutherford

Population

18,39818,748

Median household income

$101,473$136,069

Median home value

$473,500$580,800

Median gross rent

$1,440$1,859

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Arlington	Rutherford
Under 5	6.0%	3.7%
5 to 17	12.2%	15.3%
18 to 24	7.1%	11.0%
25 to 34	17.7%	11.7%
35 to 44	15.4%	14.7%
45 to 54	13.5%	15.6%
55 to 64	12.6%	12.3%
65 to 74	9.7%	8.0%
75 and over	5.9%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Arlington	Rutherford
White (non-Hispanic)	53.7%	57.5%
Black or African American	1.4%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	8.8%	14.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.1%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	4.0%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	31.6%	21.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Arlington	Rutherford
No high school diploma	8.9%	5.4%
High school graduate	31.2%	17.3%
Some college or associate's	21.3%	18.5%
Bachelor's degree	23.9%	35.6%
Graduate or professional degree	14.7%	23.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Arlington	Rutherford
Drove alone	65.1%	55.2%
Carpooled	6.9%	2.5%
Public transit	13.0%	17.9%
Walked	0.4%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	10.7%	20.2%
Other means	3.9%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Arlington	Rutherford
1-unit, detached	37.8%	56.0%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	39.1%	20.0%
5 to 19 units	14.4%	10.2%
20 or more units	5.1%	10.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	North Arlington	Rutherford
Poverty rate	3.7%	4.8%
Average household size	2.46	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	32	35
Median year structure built	1954	1945