Ringwood, New Jersey Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 12,396. Estimated population in July 2024: 12,809 (+3.3% change)
Males: 6,201 (50.0%), Females: 6,195 (50.0%)

Passaic County

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.4 years
Median household income: $81,636
Median house value: $193,400

Population by Race

Races in Ringwood:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.8%)
  • Hispanic (4.3%)
  • American Indian (1.9%)
  • Black (1.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.2%)
  • Other race (0.7%)
  • Asian Indian (0.5%)

Ancestries: Italian (26.7%), Irish (25.1%), German (23.5%), English (8.3%), Polish (8.1%), Dutch (4.3%).

Elevation: 470 feet

Land area: 25.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ringwood

  • High school or higher: 91.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 39.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 11.7%
  • Unemployed: 3.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 34.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ringwood borough

  • Never married: 22.2%
  • Now married: 65.8%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 4.5%
  • Divorced: 6.3%

8.7% Foreign born (6.5% Europe, 1.0% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -152 (-1.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Ringwood:

  • RAMAPO RIDGE PSYCH HOSP (about 10 miles; WYCKOFF, NJ)
  • CHILTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; POMPTON PLAINS, NJ)
  • GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL OF SUFFERN (about 10 miles; SUFFERN, NY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ringwood:

  • TETERBORO (about 23 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)
  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 30 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • STEWART INT’L (about 30 miles; NEWBURGH, NY; Abbreviation: SWF)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ringwood:

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ringwood:

  • RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 7 miles; MAHWAH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,076)
  • ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; SUFFERN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,409)
  • WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 11 miles; WAYNE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,017)
  • PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; PATERSON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,452)
  • BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; PARAMUS, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,733)
  • MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 10,226)
  • FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY-ALL CAMPUSES (about 23 miles; TEANECK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,482)

Public primary/middle schools in Ringwood:

  • MARTIN J RYERSON (Students: 478; Location: 130 VALLEY ROAD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • ELEANOR G HEWITT (Students: 335; Location: 266 SLOATSBURG ROAD; Grades: 04 – 05)
  • ROBERT ERSKINE (Students: 321; Location: 88 ERSKINE ROAD; Grades: KG – 03)
  • PETER COOPER (Students: 313; Location: 54 ROGER COURT; Grades: KG – 03)
  • HILL TOP LEARNING CENTER (Students: 13; Location: C/O RYERSON SCHOOL; Grades: UG – UG)
  • SKYLANDS SCH-EXCEPTIONAL (Students: 9; Location: C/O RYERSON SCHOOL; Grades: UG – UG)

Private primary/middle schools in Ringwood:

  • SAINT CATHERINE OF BOLOGNA (Students: 301; Location: 112 ERSKINE ROAD; Grades: PK – 8)
  • RINGWOOD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 157; Location: 30 CARLETONDALE RD; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Library in Ringwood:

  • RINGWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $484,968; Location: 30 CANNICI DRIVE; 43,806 books; 10,385 audio materials; 808 video materials; 102 serial subscriptions)