Mount Arlington is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 5,979 people and two associated neighborhoods, Mount Arlington is the 285th largest community in New Jersey.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 21.14% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Mount Arlington’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

In Mount Arlington, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.36 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Mount Arlington. 50.88% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in Mount Arlington in 2022 was $54,256, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $217,024 for a family of four. However, Mount Arlington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Mount Arlington is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Mount Arlington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mount Arlington residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Mount Arlington also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.44% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Mount Arlington include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Mount Arlington's cultural character, accounting for 15.10% of the borough’s population.

The most common language spoken in Mount Arlington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.