Woodland Park, NJ

Census Place

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

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.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Woodland Park, NJ

White (Non-Hispanic)
7.41k ± 761
Other (Hispanic)
1.63k ± 596
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.49k ± 719

31.5%

Hispanic Population

4.21k people

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.

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

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.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
114 ± 86
Gulf War (2001-)
97 ± 113
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.

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

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.

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

6.68k

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.

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).

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 Woodland Park, 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 Woodland Park, NJ in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 473 male students and 1,523 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Woodland Park, NJ are Hispanic or Latino (251 and 41.4%), Unknown (207 and 34.1%), Black or African American (68 and 11.2%), and White (62 and 10.2%).

The largest universities in Woodland Park, NJ by number of degrees awarded are Berkeley College-Woodland Park (615 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Woodland Park, NJ are General Business Administration & Management (142 and 23.1%), Registered Nursing (60 and 9.76%), and Health Care Administration & Management (51 and 8.29%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 1,996 students enrolled in Woodland Park, NJ, 23.7% men and 76.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Unknown with 837 records, of which 79.2% were women and 20.8% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
63 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
60 degrees awarded
Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration
50 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Woodland Park, NJ was General Business Administration & Management with 63 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Berkeley College-Woodland Park

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

615 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Berkeley College-Woodland Park with 615 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 131 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Woodland Park, NJ, which is 0.271 times less than the 484 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 251 degrees mean that there were 1.21 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Unknown, with 207 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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($26,420) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,900) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private for-profit, 4-year or above ($400) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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.

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%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Woodland Park, 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.

$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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Woodland Park, 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 (69.1%)
Worked At Home (14.9%)
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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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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