Midland Park, NJ

Census Place

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2024 Population
7,019
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
41.8
2.11% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
2.81%
75.1% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$146,841
4.84% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$607,200
3.58% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
3,526
2.05% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Midland Park, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.1% of the residents in Midland Park, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Midland Park, NJ was $607,200, and the homeownership rate was 72.6%.

Most people in Midland Park, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28 minutes. The average car ownership in Midland Park, NJ was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNew JerseyBergen County, NJNew York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PABergen County (Northwest)--Ramsey, Oakland & Franklin Lakes PUMA, NJBergen County (Central)--Ridgewood Village, Glen Rock & Westwood PUMA, NJ

Population & Diversity

Midland Park, NJ is home to a population of 7.02k people, from which 98.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 8.39% of Midland Park, NJ residents were born outside of the country (589 people).

In 2024, there were 15.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.82k people) in Midland Park, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 385 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 217 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.1%
2024 Citizenship
98.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.1% of Midland Park, NJ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Midland Park, NJ was 98.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Midland Park, NJ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    5.82k ± 383
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    385 ± 281
  3. White (Hispanic)
    217 ± 206
11.1%
Hispanic Population
777 people

In 2024, there were 15.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.82k people) in Midland Park, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 385 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 217 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

11.1% of the people in Midland Park, NJ are hispanic (777 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Midland Park, NJ as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Jersey.
Most Common Origin
  1. India
    273,706 ± 12,653 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    205,965 ± 11,018 people
  3. Mexico
    107,667 ± 8,009 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Jersey was India, the natal country of 273,706 New Jersey residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 205,965 and Mexico with 107,667.

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Foreign-Born Population

8.39%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
589 people
8.13%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
569 people

As of 2024, 8.39% of Midland Park, NJ residents (589 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Midland Park, NJ was 8.13%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Korea
    108 ± 180
  2. Vietnam
    71 ± 70
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    32 ± 55

Midland Park, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Korea, 1.52 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Midland Park, NJ employs 3.53k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Midland Park, NJ were Educational Services (611 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (441 people), and Retail Trade (432 people), and the highest paying industries were Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($250,001), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($143,162), and Manufacturing ($137,348).

Employment

Occupations

3.53k
2024 Value
± 452
2.05%
1 Year growth
± 17.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Midland Park, NJ grew at a rate of 2.05%, from 3.46k employees to 3.53k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Midland Park, NJ, are Management Occupations (584 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (515 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (433 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Midland Park, NJ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.53k
2024 Value
± 452
2.05%
1 Year growth
± 17.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Midland Park, NJ grew at a rate of 2.05%, from 3.46k employees to 3.53k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Midland Park, NJ, are Educational Services (611 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (441 people), and Retail Trade (432 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Midland Park, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Midland Park, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$120,023
Median earning men ± $20,265
$73,936
Median earning women ± $12,235

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($240,481), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($157,917), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($143,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($163,393), Public Administration ($128,056), and Retail Trade ($121,000).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.
Y-Axis
2.27%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Midland Park, NJ was $607,200 in 2024, which is 1.83 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $586,200 to $607,200, a 3.58% increase. The homeownership rate in Midland Park, NJ is 72.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Midland Park, NJ have an average commute time of 28 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Midland Park, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$607,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$29,959
$2,117
Median Property Taxes
±$287

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Midland Park, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Midland Park, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

72.6%
Homeownership
2024
47.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 72.6% of the housing units in Midland Park, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 69.5%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$146,841
Median Household Income
± $25,521
2.92k
Number of Households
± 399

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.92k households in Midland Park, NJ grew to $146,841 from the previous year's value of $140,063.

The following chart displays the households in Midland Park, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Midland Park, NJ is from New Jersey.
0.486
2023 Wage GINI in New Jersey
0.489
2022 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2023, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.486 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.709% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New Jersey in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New Jersey across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (68.7%)
  2. Worked At Home (20%)
  3. Carpooled (4.7%)

In 2024, 68.7% of workers in Midland Park, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (20%) and those who carpooled to work (4.7%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

28 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Midland Park, NJ have a longer commute time (28 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.36% of the workforce in Midland Park, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Midland Park, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Midland Park, NJ have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.81% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Midland Park, NJ (197 out of 7.02k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Midland Park, NJ is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

97.5% of the population of Midland Park, NJ has health coverage, with 68.6% on employee plans, 3.85% on Medicaid, 19.3% on Medicare, 5.68% on non-group plans, and 0.128% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1,279 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,279 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1157 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.9% under 18 years, 19.5% between 18 and 34 years, 38.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.1% were men and 50.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

2.52%
Uninsured
68.6%
Employer Coverage
3.85%
Medicaid
19.3%
Medicare
5.68%
Non-Group
0.128%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Midland Park, NJ declined by 24.9% from 3.36% to 2.52%.

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