Demographics of Wallington borough, New Jersey

Wallington borough, New Jersey had 12,092 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +247 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Wallington borough, in four figures

12,092
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 11,889 ±44.; +2.1%
Change since July 2020: +247 people.; 38.7 ±1.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $85,862 ±$11,657
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.

Wallington borough, New Jersey's population grew 2.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Wallington 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

Wallington borough, New Jersey's population grew 2.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Wallington 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	11,845	100.0	100.0
2021	11,819	99.8	100.2
2022	11,825	99.8	100.7
2023	11,904	100.5	101.6
2024	11,994	101.3	102.5
2025	12,092	102.1	103.1

Population of Wallington borough, New Jersey on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	11,845	—
2021	11,819	−26
2022	11,825	+6
2023	11,904	+79
2024	11,994	+90
2025	12,092	+98

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.7 ±1.8: for men 37.3 ±2.4 and for women 41.9 ±3.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Wallington borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	666 ±217	5.6% ±1.8	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,665 ±340	14.0% ±2.9	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	849 ±206	7.1% ±1.7	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,980 ±590	33.5% ±5.0	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,003 ±371	25.3% ±3.1	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,726 ±339	14.5% ±2.8	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $85,862 ±$11,657, and income per person $42,477 ±$3,906, 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 Wallington borough by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	723 ±203	15.3% ±4.2	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	700 ±202	14.8% ±4.2	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	670 ±194	14.2% ±4.0	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	327 to 1,051	7.0% to 22.2%	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	909 ±242	19.2% ±5.0	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	501 ±135	10.6% ±2.8	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	534 ±143	11.3% ±3.0	21.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±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%.

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 Wallington borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	1,448 ±416	12.2% ±3.5	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	500 ±194	21.7% ±7.7	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	718 ±203	9.9% ±2.7	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	104 to 356	4.8% to 15.2%	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 Wallington borough, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wallington borough	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	4,988 ±296	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	94.7% ±7.9	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	5.3% ±2.4	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	37.5% ±4.7	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	62.5% ±7.4	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$528,300 ±$41,223	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,625 ±$127	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1961 ±3	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

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 Wallington borough by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,249 ±574	18.9% ±4.8	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,351 ±562	70.2% ±4.7	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	162 to 556	1.4% to 4.7%	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	219 to 719	1.8% to 6.0%	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 316	0% to 2.7%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	74 to 562	0.6% to 4.7%	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 Wallington borough by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	5,244 ±500	44.1% ±4.2	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,021 ±297	8.6% ±2.5	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	73 to 257	0.6% to 2.2%	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	5,459 ±512	45.9% ±4.3	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3,363 ±545	28.3% ±4.6	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,096 ±530	17.6% ±4.5	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%.

Wallington borough among the places of New Jersey

118th 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 Wallington borough in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Bound Brook borough	12,219 ±31
Glen Rock borough	12,154 ±32
Hasbrouck Heights borough	12,115 ±27
River Edge borough	12,091 ±25
Robertsville CDP	12,035 ±834
Wallington borough	11,889 ±44
Guttenberg town	11,754 ±33
Bellmawr borough	11,737 ±34
Ringwood borough	11,657 ±50
Hamilton Square CDP	11,622 ±1,008
Martinsville CDP	11,559 ±765

Rankings this appears in

No. 5 Places in New Jersey by foreign-born share
No. 18 Places in New Jersey by poverty rate
No. 37 Places by foreign-born share
No. 58 Places in New Jersey by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 80 Places in New Jersey by median home value
No. 82 Places in New Jersey by median age

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