Moving to Dumont, New Jersey
Population: 17,503. Estimated population in July 2024: 17,474 (-0.2% change)
Males: 8,416 (48.1%), Females: 9,087 (51.9%)
Bergen County
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.4 years
Median household income: $65,490
Median house value: $195,000
Population by Race
Races in Dumont:
- White Non-Hispanic (78.2%)
- Hispanic (8.4%)
- Filipino (4.8%)
- Asian Indian (2.7%)
- Other race (1.9%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
- Black (1.5%)
- Korean (1.4%)
- Chinese (1.1%)
- Japanese (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (26.8%), Italian (26.2%), German (16.1%), English (4.9%), Polish (3.7%), United States (2.8%).
Elevation: 104 feet
Land area: 2.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Dumont
- High school or higher: 88.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 27.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.2%
- Unemployed: 2.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Dumont borough
- Never married: 25.6%
- Now married: 59.2%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 7.7%
- Divorced: 6.0%
18.6% Foreign born (8.5% Asia, 5.6% Europe, 4.1% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +312 (+1.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Dumont:
- ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL & MED CTR (about 4 miles; ENGLEWOOD, NJ)
- HOLY NAME HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; TEANECK, NJ)
- PASCACK VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; WESTWOOD, NJ)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Dumont:
- TETERBORO (about 8 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)
- LA GUARDIA (about 16 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: LGA)
- PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 17 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Dumont:
- LITTLE FERRY (about 7 miles; LITTLE FERRY, NJ; Abbreviation: 2N7)
- WEST 30TH ST. (about 14 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRA)
- PAN AM METROPORT (about 14 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: 6N4)
Amtrak stations near Dumont:
- 7 miles: YONKERS (FOOT OF DOCK ST. & WELLS AVE.). Services: fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
- 14 miles: NEW YORK (PENN STA) (NEW YORK, 7TH AVE. & W. 32ND ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, snack bar, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
- 15 miles: LA GUARDIA AIRPORT (QUEENS, ) – Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar and vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Dumont:
- FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY-ALL CAMPUSES (about 4 miles; TEANECK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,482)
- BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; PARAMUS, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,733)
- MANHATTAN COLLEGE (about 7 miles; BRONX, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,769)
- YESHIVA UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,413)
- CUNY LEHMAN COLLEGE (about 9 miles; BRONX, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,818)
- MONROE COLLEGE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 9 miles; BRONX, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,063)
- CUNY BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 9 miles; BRONX, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,299)
Schools
Public high school in Dumont:
- DUMONT HIGH (Students: 764; Location: 101 NEW MILFORD AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Dumont:
- HONISS (Students: 716; Location: 31 DEPEW ST; Grades: KG – 08)
- CHARLES A. SELZER (Students: 558; Location: 435 PROSPECT AVE; Grades: KG – 08)
- GRANT (Students: 416; Location: 100 GRANT AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
- LINCOLN (Students: 205; Location: 80 PROSPECT AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
Private primary/middle school in Dumont:
- ST MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 161; Location: 21-31 NEW MILFORD AVE; Grades: 1 – 8)
Libraries
Library in Dumont:
- DIXON HOMESTEAD LIBRARY (Operating income: $638,996; Location: 180 WASHINGTON AVE; 41,157 books; 1,835 audio materials; 665 video materials; 154 serial subscriptions)