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Mountain Lakes, NJ

4,535 Population
2.6 square miles 1,715.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.6 ±1.4 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 39.4 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6455%†
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Male54%
  • Male
  • Female
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78%White0%Black0%Native13%†Asian0%Islander1%†Other4%†Two+4%†Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$102,826 ±$13,234 Per capita income
  • nearly double the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: $54,510 ±$245
  • nearly double the amount in New Jersey: $53,118 ±$241
$250,001 Median household income
  • more than double the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: $97,334 ±$454
  • more than double the amount in New Jersey: $101,050 ±$527

1.3% ±1% (60  ±46) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 12.4% 2,416,274 (±0.1% / ±24,918)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in New Jersey: 9.8% 889,287 (±0.2% / ±14,517)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty0%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty7%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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34.9 minutes ±5.3 (49,355  ±10,367) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 36 290,532,500 (±0.1 / ±1,085,869)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 30.9 119,274,790 (±0.1 / ±657,334)

Families

1,418 ±69 Number of households
  • the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 7,362,500 ±10,268
  • New Jersey: 3,478,355 ±4,714
3.2 ±0.2 (4,535  ±21) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 2.6 19,350,254
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,093,435

Population by household type

Married couples87%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married67%
  • Married
  • Single
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2.3% ±2.6% (23  ±26) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 4.9% 231,816 (±0.1% / ±4,495)
  • about half the rate in New Jersey: 5.1% 107,472 (±0.1% / ±3,004)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%15-190%20-240%25-2921%†30-3515%†35-390%40-440%45-50
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Housing

1,451 ±71 Number of housing units
  • the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 7,991,914 ±1,323
  • New Jersey: 3,775,842 ±525

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied98%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied97%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit99%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$915,100 ±$77,587 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: $587,400 ±$1,207
  • more than double the amount in New Jersey: $427,600 ±$1,335

7.2% ±4.1% (324  ±183.7) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 9.4% 1,837,795 (±0.1% / ±17,907.6)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Jersey: 9.9% 911,070 (±0.1% / ±12,354.8)

Social

98% ±10.7% (2,692  ±316.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 87.6% 12,182,060 (±0.2% / ±31,146.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,858,484 (±0.3% / ±19,546.8)
84.4% ±9.1% (2,318  ±269.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • nearly double the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 43.5% 6,051,126 (±0.2% / ±21,441.6)
  • about double the rate in New Jersey: 42.9% 2,771,686 (±0.2% / ±13,002.8)

Population by highest level of education

2%†No degree8%†High school6%†Some college44%†Bachelor's40%†Post-grad
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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12.9% ±3.7% (587  ±168) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 29.8% 5,892,182
  • about half the rate in New Jersey: 23.5% 2,181,755

2.2% ±1.5% (66  ±45) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area: 2.8% 432,659 (±0% / ±6,334)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 4% 285,835 (±0.1% / ±4,508)

Veterans by wartime service

0WWII0Korea34†Vietnam19†Gulf (1990s)13†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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66 Total veterans ±45 45 Male ±36 21 Female ±21

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Mountain Lakes, NJ <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US3448480-mountain-lakes-nj/>