North Arlington vs Tenafly

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

North Arlington and Tenafly 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 15,252 in Tenafly). Tenafly has the higher median household income ($208,088 vs $101,493 in North Arlington). Tenafly has the higher median home value ($974,300 vs $464,700 in North Arlington).

Population, income & housing

	North Arlington	Tenafly
Population	16,368	15,252
Median age	39.6 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$101,493	$208,088
Median home value	$464,700	$974,300
Median gross rent	$1,706	$3,143
Housing units	6,986	5,415
Homeownership rate	46.4%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.6%	79.2%
Unemployment rate	6.4%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Arlington	Tenafly
Population	15,677 → 16,368 (+4.4%)	14,632 → 15,252 (+4.2%)
Median household income	$84,527 → $101,493 (+20.1%)	$172,926 → $208,088 (+20.3%)
Median home value	$363,400 → $464,700 (+27.9%)	$829,600 → $974,300 (+17.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,375 → $1,706 (+24.1%)	$2,271 → $3,143 (+38.4%)

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

Tenafly

Population

14,63215,252

Median household income

$172,926$208,088

Median home value

$829,600$974,300

Median gross rent

$2,271$3,143

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Arlington	Tenafly
Under 5	6.0%	3.2%
5 to 17	12.2%	28.0%
18 to 24	7.1%	3.6%
25 to 34	17.7%	4.6%
35 to 44	15.4%	16.9%
45 to 54	13.5%	17.1%
55 to 64	12.6%	13.7%
65 to 74	9.7%	6.8%
75 and over	5.9%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Arlington	Tenafly
White (non-Hispanic)	53.7%	58.3%
Black or African American	1.4%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	8.8%	31.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.0%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	31.6%	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Arlington	Tenafly
No high school diploma	8.9%	1.3%
High school graduate	31.2%	7.0%
Some college or associate's	21.3%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree	23.9%	36.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14.7%	42.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Arlington	Tenafly
Drove alone	65.1%	56.8%
Carpooled	6.9%	5.9%
Public transit	13.0%	13.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.7%	23.7%
Other means	3.9%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Arlington	Tenafly
1-unit, detached	37.8%	75.9%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	6.1%
2 to 4 units	39.1%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	14.4%	4.1%
20 or more units	5.1%	4.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	North Arlington	Tenafly
Poverty rate	3.7%	3.7%
Average household size	2.46	2.90
Mean commute (minutes)	32	42
Median year structure built	1954	1957