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Mountain Lakes, New Jersey

Borough in Morris County, New Jersey

Population, 2000 to 2020+5.1%
4k4.2k4.4k4.6k2000: 4,25620002010: 4,16020102020: 4,47220204,2564,472
Population of Mountain Lakes at each census
CensusPopulation
20004,256
20104,160
20204,472

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Mountain Lakes compared with its county and state
Mountain Lakes compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureMountain LakesMorris CountyNew Jersey
Population4,535510,3759,267,014
Median household income$250,001$134,929$101,050
Median age43.642.740.1
Median home value$915,100$557,000$427,600
Bachelor’s degree or higher84.4%57.2%42.9%
Foreign-born residents12.9%19.6%23.5%
Owner-occupied homes97.1%73.9%63.7%
Mean commute to work34.9 minutes30.1 minutes30.9 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Mountain Lakes
Under $50k4.1%
$50k to $100k7.4%
$100k to $150k8.4%
$150k to $200k17.3%
$200k and over62.8%

Median household income $250,001 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Mountain Lakes
Owner occupied
1,377 units
Renter occupied
41 units
Vacancy rate
2.3%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Public schools in Mountain Lakes4
Public schools in Mountain Lakes, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
Lake Drive Program for Hearing ImpairedSpecial educationPre-K–8Mountain Lakes Public School District
Wildwood Elementary SchoolPublicK–5Mountain Lakes Public School District
Briarcliff Middle SchoolPublic6–8Mountain Lakes Public School District
Mountain Lakes High SchoolPublic9–12Mountain Lakes Public School District

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Mountain Lakes at a glance
Type
Borough
Land area
2.64 sq mi
Water area
0.26 sq mi
Population
4,644 (2024 estimate)
Households
1,418
Median age
43.6
Median household income
$250,001
Median home value
$915,100
Median gross rent
$2,941
Owner-occupied homes
97.1%
Bachelor’s degree or higher
84.4%
Foreign-born residents
12.9%
Mean commute to work
34.9 minutes
Census GEOID
3448480

Sources: Census Gazetteer 2025: places, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

ZIP codes and metro area
ZIP codes
07046
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

Sources: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship file: ZCTAs to places, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Gazetteer 2025: metropolitan and micropolitan areas, retrieved November 14, 2026.