Moving to Wanaque, New Jersey

Population: 10,266. Estimated population in July 2024: 10,616 (+3.4% change)
Males: 4,956 (48.3%), Females: 5,310 (51.7%)

Passaic County

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.6 years
Median household income: $66,113
Median house value: $172,100

Population by Race

Races in Wanaque:

  • White Non-Hispanic (87.6%)
  • Hispanic (5.4%)
  • Filipino (2.2%)
  • Other race (2.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
  • Black (1.5%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Asian Indian (0.7%)

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

Ancestries: Italian (25.7%), Irish (20.0%), German (18.9%), Polish (9.1%), Dutch (6.0%), English (5.7%).

Elevation: 240 feet

Land area: 8.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wanaque

  • High school or higher: 84.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 22.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.7%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wanaque borough

  • Never married: 24.3%
  • Now married: 59.4%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 6.4%
  • Divorced: 8.1%

12.6% Foreign born (4.8% Europe, 4.6% Asia, 2.7% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +405 (+4.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wanaque:

  • CHILTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; POMPTON PLAINS, NJ)
  • WAYNE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; WAYNE, NJ)
  • RAMAPO RIDGE PSYCH HOSP (about 9 miles; WYCKOFF, NJ)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wanaque:

  • TETERBORO (about 22 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)
  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 26 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 31 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JRB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wanaque:

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wanaque:

  • WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 8 miles; WAYNE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,017)
  • RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 10 miles; MAHWAH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,076)
  • PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; PATERSON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,452)
  • ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; SUFFERN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,409)
  • MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 10,226)
  • BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; PARAMUS, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,733)
  • SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,509)

Schools

Public high school in Wanaque:

  • LAKELAND REG H (Students: 1,050; Location: 205 CONKLINTOWN ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Wanaque:

  • WANAQUE (Students: 569; Location: FIRST STREET; Grades: PK – 08)

Libraries

Library in Wanaque:

  • WANAQUE BOROUGH FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $304,537; Location: 616 RINGWOOD AVENUE; 35,308 books; 1,178 audio materials; 1,354 video materials; 94 serial subscriptions)