Moving to Pompton Lakes, New Jersey

Population: 10,640. Estimated population in July 2024: 11,313 (+6.3% change)
Males: 5,119 (48.1%), Females: 5,521 (51.9%)

Passaic County

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.2 years
Median household income: $65,648
Median house value: $180,100

Population by Race

Races in Pompton Lakes:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.1%)
  • Hispanic (5.7%)
  • Other race (1.6%)
  • Filipino (1.3%)
  • Black (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.0%)
  • Asian Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Italian (26.5%), Irish (23.3%), German (20.6%), English (8.5%), Polish (8.0%), Dutch (7.4%).

Elevation: 220 feet

Land area: 3.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Pompton Lakes

  • High school or higher: 88.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 28.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.9%
  • Unemployed: 4.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Pompton Lakes borough

  • Never married: 24.7%
  • Now married: 56.8%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 8.3%
  • Divorced: 9.0%

10.3% Foreign born (3.6% Latin America, 3.3% Europe, 3.0% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +124 (+1.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Pompton Lakes:

  • CHILTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; POMPTON PLAINS, NJ)
  • WAYNE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; WAYNE, NJ)
  • RAMAPO RIDGE PSYCH HOSP (about 9 miles; WYCKOFF, NJ)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Pompton Lakes:

  • TETERBORO (about 20 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)
  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 24 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 29 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Pompton Lakes:

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Pompton Lakes:

  • WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 5 miles; WAYNE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,017)
  • PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; PATERSON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,452)
  • RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 11 miles; MAHWAH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,076)
  • MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles; UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 10,226)
  • ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; SUFFERN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,409)
  • BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; PARAMUS, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,733)
  • SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,509)

Schools

Public high school in Pompton Lakes:

  • POMPTON LAKES HIGH (Students: 628; Location: 44 LAKESIDE AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Pompton Lakes:

  • LAKESIDE (Students: 452; Location: 316 LAKESIDE AVENUE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • LENOX (Students: 426; Location: 35 LENOX AVENUE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • LINCOLN (Students: 367; Location: 40 MILL STREET; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Pompton Lakes:

  • ST MARYS SCHOOL (Students: 255; Location: 25 POMPTON AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)
  • WINDSOR SCHOOL (Students: 117; Location: 234 WANAQUE AVE; Grades: 5 – 8)

Libraries

Library in Pompton Lakes:

  • FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF POMPTON LAKES (Operating income: $287,423; Location: 333 WANAQUE AVENUE; 39,670 books; 847 audio materials; 90 serial subscriptions)