Wanaque, NJ

Census Place

2024 Population

11,206

US Senator

Cory Booker

Democratic Party

US Senator

Andy Kim

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

47.2

0.211% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

5.92%

0.494% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$113,175

0.756% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$400,700

Population & Diversity

Wanaque, NJ is home to a population of 11.2k people, from which 95.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 16.8% of Wanaque, NJ residents were born outside of the country (1.88k people).

In 2024, there were 8.42 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.79k people) in Wanaque, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 925 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 683 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.9%

2024 Citizenship

96.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.9% of Wanaque, NJ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Wanaque, NJ was 96.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Wanaque, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Wanaque, NJ

White (Non-Hispanic)
7.79k ± 556
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
925 ± 308
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
683 ± 341

14.9%

Hispanic Population

1.67k people

14.9% of the people in Wanaque, NJ are hispanic (1.67k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Jersey.

Most Common Origin

India
279,408 ± 12,782 people
Dominican Republic
210,288 ± 11,131 people
Mexico
108,737 ± 8,049 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Jersey was India, the natal country of 279,408 New Jersey residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 210,288 and Mexico with 108,737.

Foreign-Born Population

16.8%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.88k people

15%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.68k people

As of 2024, 16.8% of Wanaque, NJ residents (1.88k 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 Wanaque, NJ was 15%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Wanaque, NJ compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
78 ± 57
Gulf War (2001-)
48 ± 55
Korea
20 ± 32

Wanaque, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.63 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Wanaque, NJ.

Economy

The economy of Wanaque, NJ employs 6.04k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Wanaque, NJ were Health Care & Social Assistance (941 people), Retail Trade (746 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (677 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($103,098), Information ($86,250), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($80,214).

Employment

Occupations

6.04k

2024 Value

± 670

−2.35%

1 Year decline

± 16.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wanaque, NJ declined at a rate of −2.35%, from 6.18k employees to 6.04k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Wanaque, NJ, are Management Occupations (785 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (556 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (503 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Wanaque, NJ.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in New Jersey (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

6.04k

2024 Value

± 670

−2.35%

1 Year decline

± 16.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Wanaque, NJ declined at a rate of −2.35%, from 6.18k employees to 6.04k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Wanaque, NJ, are Health Care & Social Assistance (941 people), Retail Trade (746 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (677 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Wanaque, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Wanaque, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$63,528

Median earning men ± $8,163

$49,274

Median earning women ± $7,336

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($165,341), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($88,125), and Public Administration ($87,844).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($85,227), Information ($78,681), and Public Administration ($64,063).

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in New Jersey went to Kamala Harris with 52% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Jill Stein (0.914%).

Cory Booker and Andy Kim are the senators currently representing the state of New Jersey. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

New Jersey is currently represented by 11 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Wanaque, NJ. Showing the available data for New Jersey.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (52%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (46.1%)
Republican Party
Jill Stein (0.914%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in New Jersey went to Kamala Harris with 52% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (46.1%), followed by Jill Stein (0.914%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in New Jersey for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from New Jersey

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

Cory Booker

Senator from New Jersey

Assumed office on October 31, 2013
Elected to the seat to succeed Jeffrey Chiesa, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Frank Lautenberg.{{Cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2013/10/cory-booker-new-jersey-senate-election-098436 |title=Booker Wins New Jersey Senate Seat |work=Politico |access-date=May 21, 2020 }}

Andy Kim

Senator from New Jersey

Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed George Helmy, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Bob Menendez.

Cory Booker and Andy Kim are the senators currently representing New Jersey.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in New Jersey over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

The student population of Wanaque, NJ in 2021 is skewed towards women, with 18 male students and 68 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Wanaque, NJ are White (20 and 52.6%), Hispanic or Latino (7 and 18.4%), Black or African American (4 and 10.5%), and Asian (2 and 5.26%).

The largest universities in Wanaque, NJ by number of degrees awarded are Institute for Therapeutic Massage (38 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Wanaque, NJ are Massage Therapy (33 and 86.8%), Asian Bodywork Therapy (5 and 13.2%), and Other Somatic Bodywork & Related Therapeutic Services (0 and 0%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2021 there were 86 students enrolled in Wanaque, NJ, 20.9% men and 79.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 37 records, of which 83.8% were women and 16.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Massage Therapy
33 degrees awarded
Asian Bodywork Therapy
5 degrees awarded

In 2021, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Wanaque, NJ was Massage Therapy with 33 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Wanaque, NJ according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Institute for Therapeutic Massage

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

38 degrees awarded

In 2021, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Institute for Therapeutic Massage with 38 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2021, 13 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Wanaque, NJ, which is 0.52 times less than the 25 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2021, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 20 degrees mean that there were 2.86 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 7 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Wanaque, NJ was $400,700 in 2024, which is 1.2 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $366,400 to $400,700, a 9.36% increase. The homeownership rate in Wanaque, NJ is 78.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Wanaque, NJ have an average commute time of 30.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Wanaque, NJ is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$400,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$16,676

$3,438

Median Property Taxes

±$383

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 Wanaque, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

78.1%

Homeownership

2024

60.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 78.1% of the housing units in Wanaque, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 78.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Wanaque, NJ compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$113,175

Median Household Income

± $7,330

4.4k

Number of Households

± 478

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.4k households in Wanaque, NJ grew to $113,175 from the previous year's value of $112,326.

The following chart displays the households in Wanaque, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Wanaque, NJ is from New Jersey.

0.482

2024 Wage GINI in New Jersey

0.486

2023 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2024, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.482 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.733% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New Jersey in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New Jersey across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78%)
Worked At Home (8.22%)
Carpooled (7.96%)

In 2024, 78% of workers in Wanaque, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.22%) and those who carpooled to work (7.96%).

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.

Commute Time

30.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Wanaque, NJ have a longer commute time (30.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.77% of the workforce in Wanaque, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Wanaque, NJ compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.92% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Wanaque, NJ (646 out of 10.9k 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 45 - 54.

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

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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