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North Arlington, NJ
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North Arlington is a medium-sized borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 16,370 people and three associated neighborhoods, North Arlington is the 119th largest community in New Jersey.

Housing costs in North Arlington are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.

Also of interest is that North Arlington has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, North Arlington is also a borough of artists. North Arlington has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape North Arlington’s character.

A relatively large number of people in North Arlington telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.73% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

In North Arlington, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.50 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

In North Arlington, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though North Arlington is a relatively small borough. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

The citizens of North Arlington are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 38.57% of adults in North Arlington have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in North Arlington in 2022 was $50,650, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $202,600 for a family of four. However, North Arlington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

North Arlington is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call North Arlington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of North Arlington residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. North Arlington also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.59% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in North Arlington include Italian, Irish, Polish, Portuguese, and German.

Foreign born people are also an important part of North Arlington's cultural character, accounting for 32.14% of the borough’s population.

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


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