Mount Arlington vs Wharton

A side-by-side comparison of Mount Arlington and Wharton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wharton has the higher population (7,254 vs 5,901 in Mount Arlington). Mount Arlington has the higher median household income ($99,511 vs $92,548 in Wharton). Mount Arlington has the higher median home value ($393,400 vs $348,100 in Wharton).

Population, income & housing

	Mount Arlington	Wharton
Population	5,901	7,254
Median age	45.7 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$99,511	$92,548
Median home value	$393,400	$348,100
Median gross rent	$2,309	$1,886
Housing units	3,019	2,923
Homeownership rate	71.7%	53.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.8%	29.3%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mount Arlington	Wharton
Population	5,637 → 5,901 (+4.7%)	6,474 → 7,254 (+12.0%)
Median household income	$77,043 → $99,511 (+29.2%)	$80,000 → $92,548 (+15.7%)
Median home value	$305,100 → $393,400 (+28.9%)	$299,600 → $348,100 (+16.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,822 → $2,309 (+26.7%)	$1,681 → $1,886 (+12.2%)

Mount Arlington

Population

5,6375,901

Median household income

$77,043$99,511

Median home value

$305,100$393,400

Median gross rent

$1,822$2,309

Wharton

Population

6,4747,254

Median household income

$80,000$92,548

Median home value

$299,600$348,100

Median gross rent

$1,681$1,886

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mount Arlington	Wharton
Under 5	4.9%	7.8%
5 to 17	12.2%	13.4%
18 to 24	7.9%	4.6%
25 to 34	11.5%	20.4%
35 to 44	13.1%	8.1%
45 to 54	12.2%	18.3%
55 to 64	16.5%	9.3%
65 to 74	10.9%	12.7%
75 and over	10.7%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mount Arlington	Wharton
White (non-Hispanic)	75.3%	44.8%
Black or African American	3.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.1%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.5%
Two or more races	0.8%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	18.8%	51.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mount Arlington	Wharton
No high school diploma	2.1%	10.0%
High school graduate	21.5%	36.4%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	32.2%	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	16.7%	7.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mount Arlington	Wharton
Drove alone	75.5%	74.4%
Carpooled	7.2%	12.8%
Public transit	1.8%	1.6%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.6%	8.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mount Arlington	Wharton
1-unit, detached	48.9%	45.9%
1-unit, attached	11.4%	17.0%
2 to 4 units	4.9%	10.3%
5 to 19 units	10.3%	11.5%
20 or more units	24.5%	15.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Mount Arlington	Wharton
Poverty rate	6.3%	18.8%
Average household size	2.23	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	37	31
Median year structure built	1983	1968