Pompton Lakes

Population: 11,010
Median household income: $119,038
Median home value: $411,100

Pompton Lakes, a community in Passaic County, New Jersey, has 11,010 residents. The median household income of $119,038 is above the Passaic County median ($87,137).

Between 2019 and 2023, Pompton Lakes's population held roughly steady from 11,029 to 11,010, while its median home value rose 35.8% from $302,700 to $411,100.

Households average 2.65 people. The median gross rent is $1,822.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,010
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $119,038
Median home value: $411,100
Median gross rent: $1,822
Housing units: 4,235
Homeownership rate: 79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,02911,010

Median household income

$102,371$119,038

Median home value

$302,700$411,100

Median gross rent

$1,536$1,822

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,029	$102,371	$302,700	$1,536
2020	10,998	$98,348	$324,700	$1,451
2021	11,113	$100,906	$338,500	$1,479
2022	11,052	$113,781	$373,900	$1,716
2023	11,010	$119,038	$411,100	$1,822

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	497	4.5%
5 to 17	2,014	18.3%
18 to 24	760	6.9%
25 to 34	1,436	13.0%
35 to 44	1,547	14.1%
45 to 54	1,412	12.8%
55 to 64	1,697	15.4%
65 to 74	992	9.0%
75 and over	655	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,810	70.9%
Black or African American	87	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	694	6.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	342	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,077	18.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.4%

High school graduate30.8%

Some college or associate's22.4%

Bachelor's degree26.2%

Graduate or professional degree15.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	419	5.4%
High school graduate	2,385	30.8%
Some college or associate's	1,734	22.4%
Bachelor's degree	2,029	26.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,172	15.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone80.8%

Carpooled3.2%

Public transit4.4%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.8%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,979	80.8%
Carpooled	198	3.2%
Public transit	274	4.4%
Walked	97	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	602	9.8%
Other means	12	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	984	17.7%
15 to 29 min	1,869	33.6%
30 to 44 min	1,743	31.3%
45 to 59 min	483	8.7%
60+ min	481	8.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 9.7% (1,061 of 10,982)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,998	72.4%
Nonfamily households	1,144	27.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,142	97.8%
Vacant	93	2.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,298	79.6%
Renter-occupied	844	20.4%

1-unit, detached67.2%

1-unit, attached7.3%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units6.0%

20 or more units12.3%

Mobile home & other1.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,847	67.2%
1-unit, attached	309	7.3%
2 to 4 units	235	5.5%
5 to 19 units	254	6.0%
20 or more units	521	12.3%
Mobile home & other	69	1.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3460090
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 2.89 sq mi
Water area: 0.27 sq mi
Center point: 41.0027, -74.2867