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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.73% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

One downside of living in North Arlington, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.50 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

Despite being a small borough, North Arlington has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

The population of North Arlington is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 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.