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.

Overall, Mount Arlington’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

One downside of living in Mount Arlington is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Mount Arlington, the average commute to work is 35.36 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

If knowledge is power, Mount Arlington is a pretty powerful place. 50.88% of the adults in Mount Arlington have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

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.

Mount Arlington also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.10%.

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