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Moving to Wood Ridge, New Jersey

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Population: 7,644. Estimated population in July 2024: 7,634 (-0.1% change)
Males: 3,632 (47.5%), Females: 4,012 (52.5%)

Bergen County

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.3 years
Median household income: $60,949
Median house value: $196,800

Population by Race

Races in Wood-Ridge:

  • White Non-Hispanic (85.8%)
  • Hispanic (7.3%)
  • Asian Indian (1.9%)
  • Other race (1.8%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • Korean (0.9%)
  • Black (0.8%)
  • Filipino (0.8%)
  • Chinese (0.7%)

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

Ancestries: Italian (40.3%), Irish (24.8%), German (16.5%), Polish (9.4%), English (4.9%), Scottish (1.7%).

Elevation: 170 feet

Land area: 1.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wood-Ridge

  • High school or higher: 84.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 27.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.2%
  • Unemployed: 3.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wood-Ridge borough

  • Never married: 22.9%
  • Now married: 61.4%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 8.2%
  • Divorced: 6.1%

15.2% Foreign born (6.7% Europe, 5.4% Asia, 3.0% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +49 (+0.6%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wood-Ridge:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wood-Ridge:

  • TETERBORO (about 3 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 12 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)
  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 13 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wood-Ridge:

  • LITTLE FERRY (about 5 miles; LITTLE FERRY, NJ; Abbreviation: 2N7)
  • NEWARK NR 1 (about 9 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: 3N4)
  • WEST 30TH ST. (about 10 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRA)

Amtrak stations near Wood-Ridge:

  • 10 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.
  • 10 miles: NEWARK (RAYMOND PLAZA WEST). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 13 miles: NEWARK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (NEWARK, ). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wood-Ridge:

  • FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY-ALL CAMPUSES (about 7 miles; TEANECK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,482)
  • BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; PARAMUS, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,733)
  • PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; PATERSON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,452)
  • MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 10,226)
  • HUDSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; JERSEY CITY, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,630)
  • SAINT PETERS COLLEGE (about 8 miles; JERSEY CITY, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,643)
  • STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 9 miles; HOBOKEN, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,793)

Schools

Public high school in Wood-Ridge:

  • WOOD RIDGE HIGH (Students: 367; Location: 258 HACKENSACK ST; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Wood-Ridge:

  • CATHERINE E DOYLE (Students: 364; Location: 250 WOOD-RIDGE AVE; Grades: KG – 04)
  • GRETA OSTROVSKY MIDDLE (Students: 308; Location: 540 WINDSOR RD; Grades: 05 – 08)

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