Demographics of Dumont borough, New Jersey

Dumont borough, New Jersey had 18,501 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +659 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Dumont borough, in four figures

18,501
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 18,279 ±55.; +3.7%
Change since July 2020: +659 people.; 41.2 ±3.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $126,071 ±$13,465
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Dumont borough, New Jersey's population grew 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Dumont borough, New Jersey's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Dumont borough, New Jersey's population grew 3.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Dumont borough, New Jersey's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	17,842	100.0	100.0
2021	18,218	102.1	100.2
2022	18,225	102.1	100.7
2023	18,349	102.8	101.6
2024	18,502	103.7	102.5
2025	18,501	103.7	103.1

Population of Dumont borough, New Jersey on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	17,842	—
2021	18,218	+376
2022	18,225	+7
2023	18,349	+124
2024	18,502	+153
2025	18,501	−1

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.2 ±3.8: for men 41.7 ±5.2 and for women 40.5 ±4.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Dumont borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	1,005 ±254	5.5% ±1.4	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,784 ±482	15.2% ±2.6	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,295 ±454	7.1% ±2.5	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,678 ±547	25.6% ±3.0	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,515 ±774	30.2% ±4.2	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,002 ±453	16.4% ±2.5	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $126,071 ±$13,465, and income per person $51,787 ±$4,098, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,556 ±$513 in New Jersey and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Dumont borough by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	618 ±194	9.5% ±2.9	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	654 ±208	10.0% ±3.1	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	691 ±267	10.6% ±4.0	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	755 ±232	11.6% ±3.5	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,584 ±478	24.2% ±7.2	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	684 ±184	10.5% ±2.8	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,548 ±309	23.7% ±4.6	21.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Dumont borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	1,204 ±498	6.6% ±2.7	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	78 to 402	2.2% to 10.6%	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	244 to 980	2.5% to 9.8%	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	352 ±166	7.8% ±3.5	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Dumont borough, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Dumont borough	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	6,768 ±356	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.5% ±0.4	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.3% to 5.6%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.7% ±4.1	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.3% ±4.7	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$497,400 ±$27,321	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,787 ±$83	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1952 ±3	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Dumont borough by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,935 ±696	27.0% ±3.8	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,822 ±1,090	48.3% ±6.0	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	164 to 910	0.9% to 5.0%	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3,340 ±863	18.3% ±4.7	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 76	0% to 0.4%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	246 to 978	1.3% to 5.4%	3.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Dumont borough by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	8,041 ±1,007	44.0% ±5.5	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,873 ±648	26.7% ±3.5	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	60 to 350	0.3% to 1.9%	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	5,160 ±848	28.2% ±4.6	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3,772 ±752	20.6% ±4.1	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,388 ±402	7.6% ±2.2	10.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Dumont borough among the places of New Jersey

68th of 295 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New Jersey page.

Places of New Jersey near Dumont borough in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Ocean Acres CDP	19,204 ±1,102
Rutherford borough	18,894 ±25
Colonia CDP	18,587 ±1,155
Dover town	18,563 ±40
Preakness CDP	18,520 ±1,037
Dumont borough	18,279 ±55
Avenel CDP	17,121 ±1,128
New Milford borough	16,995 ±34
North Arlington borough	16,461 ±34
Madison borough	16,447 ±39
South River borough	16,124 ±27

Rankings this appears in

No. 24 Places in New Jersey by median age
No. 39 Places in New Jersey by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 43 Places in New Jersey by poverty rate
No. 49 Places in New Jersey by foreign-born share
No. 50 Places in New Jersey by median household income
No. 71 Places in New Jersey by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026