Woodland Park, NJ

Census Place

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2024 Population
13,355
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
42.7
3.61% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
3.82%
37.7% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$98,845
15.4% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$497,600
4.67% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
6,676
0.77% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Woodland Park, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

92.6% of the residents in Woodland Park, NJ are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Woodland Park, NJ are Berkeley College-Woodland Park (719 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Woodland Park, NJ was $497,600, and the homeownership rate was 63%.

Most people in Woodland Park, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Woodland Park, NJ was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Woodland Park, NJ is home to a population of 13.4k people, from which 92.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 31.4% of Woodland Park, NJ residents were born outside of the country (4.19k people).

In 2024, there were 4.54 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.41k people) in Woodland Park, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.63k Other (Hispanic) and 1.49k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.6%
2024 Citizenship
91.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.6% of Woodland Park, NJ residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Woodland Park, NJ was 91.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Woodland Park, NJ
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    7.41k ± 761
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    1.63k ± 596
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    1.49k ± 719
31.5%
Hispanic Population
4.21k people

In 2024, there were 4.54 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.41k people) in Woodland Park, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.63k Other (Hispanic) and 1.49k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

31.5% of the people in Woodland Park, NJ are hispanic (4.21k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Woodland Park, NJ as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. India
    273,706 ± 12,653 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    205,965 ± 11,018 people
  3. Mexico
    107,667 ± 8,009 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Jersey was India, the natal country of 273,706 New Jersey residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 205,965 and Mexico with 107,667.

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Foreign-Born Population

31.4%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
4.19k people
31.4%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
4.17k people

As of 2024, 31.4% of Woodland Park, NJ residents (4.19k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Woodland Park, NJ was 31.4%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    114 ± 86
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    97 ± 113
  3. World War II
    32 ± 53

Woodland Park, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.18 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Woodland Park, NJ employs 6.68k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Woodland Park, NJ were Health Care & Social Assistance (891 people), Retail Trade (869 people), and Educational Services (828 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($101,010), Information ($88,487), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($84,286).

Employment

Occupations

6.68k
2024 Value
± 762
0.77%
1 Year growth
± 15.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Woodland Park, NJ grew at a rate of 0.77%, from 6.63k employees to 6.68k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Woodland Park, NJ, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,017 people), Management Occupations (729 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (644 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Woodland Park, NJ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

6.68k
2024 Value
± 762
0.77%
1 Year growth
± 15.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Woodland Park, NJ grew at a rate of 0.77%, from 6.63k employees to 6.68k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Woodland Park, NJ, are Health Care & Social Assistance (891 people), Retail Trade (869 people), and Educational Services (828 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Woodland Park, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Woodland Park, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$58,352
Median earning men ± $14,993
$41,700
Median earning women ± $12,364

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($173,882), Public Administration ($106,500), and Information ($89,276).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($87,344), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($81,125), and Manufacturing ($73,375).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.
Y-Axis
2.27%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Woodland Park, NJ awarded 719 degrees. The student population of Woodland Park, NJ in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 469 male students and 1,538 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Woodland Park, NJ are Hispanic or Latino (271 and 38.2%), Unknown (230 and 32.4%), Black or African American (113 and 15.9%), and White (78 and 11%).

The largest universities in Woodland Park, NJ by number of degrees awarded are Berkeley College-Woodland Park (719 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Woodland Park, NJ are General Business Administration & Management (188 and 26.1%), Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration (71 and 9.87%), and Health Care Administration & Management (64 and 8.9%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 2,007 students enrolled in Woodland Park, NJ, 23.4% men and 76.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Unknown with 780 records, of which 79% were women and 21% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration
    71 degrees awarded
  2. General Business Administration & Management
    61 degrees awarded
  3. Registered Nursing
    59 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Woodland Park, NJ was Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration with 71 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Woodland Park, NJ according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Berkeley College-Woodland Park
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
719 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Berkeley College-Woodland Park with 719 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 147 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Woodland Park, NJ, which is 0.257 times less than the 572 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 271 degrees mean that there were 1.18 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 230 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($26,072) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,700) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Woodland Park, NJ was $497,600 in 2024, which is 1.5 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $475,400 to $497,600, a 4.67% increase. The homeownership rate in Woodland Park, NJ is 63%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Woodland Park, NJ have an average commute time of 22.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Woodland Park, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$497,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$30,791
$3,402
Median Property Taxes
±$496

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Woodland Park, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Woodland Park, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

63%
Homeownership
2024
63.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 63% of the housing units in Woodland Park, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 61.2%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$98,845
Median Household Income
± $6,443
5.4k
Number of Households
± 681

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.4k households in Woodland Park, NJ grew to $98,845 from the previous year's value of $85,638.

The following chart displays the households in Woodland Park, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Woodland Park, NJ is from New Jersey.
0.486
2023 Wage GINI in New Jersey
0.489
2022 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2023, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.486 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.709% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New Jersey in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (69.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (14.9%)
  3. Carpooled (12.1%)

In 2024, 69.1% of workers in Woodland Park, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.9%) and those who carpooled to work (12.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

22.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Woodland Park, NJ have a shorter commute time (22.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.54% of the workforce in Woodland Park, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Woodland Park, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Woodland Park, NJ have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.82% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Woodland Park, NJ (507 out of 13.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 16 - 17, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Woodland Park, NJ is White, followed by Hispanic and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

90.1% of the population of Woodland Park, NJ has health coverage, with 45.5% on employee plans, 17.9% on Medicaid, 17.3% on Medicare, 9.35% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1,279 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,279 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1157 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.6% under 18 years, 22.1% between 18 and 34 years, 38.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

9.94%
Uninsured
45.5%
Employer Coverage
17.9%
Medicaid
17.3%
Medicare
9.35%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Woodland Park, NJ declined by 3.02% from 10.2% to 9.94%.

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