Demographics of Wanaque borough, New Jersey

Wanaque borough, New Jersey had 11,418 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +218 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Wanaque borough, in four figures

11,418
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 11,206 ±24.; +1.9%
Change since July 2020: +218 people.; 47.2 ±2.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $113,175 ±$7,330
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Wanaque borough, New Jersey's population grew 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Wanaque borough, New Jersey's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Wanaque borough, New Jersey's population grew 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Wanaque borough, New Jersey's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	11,200	100.0	100.0
2021	11,064	98.8	100.2
2022	11,031	98.5	100.7
2023	11,206	100.1	101.6
2024	11,390	101.7	102.5
2025	11,418	101.9	103.1

Population of Wanaque borough, New Jersey on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	11,200	—
2021	11,064	−136
2022	11,031	−33
2023	11,206	+175
2024	11,390	+184
2025	11,418	+28

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 47.2 ±2.9: for men 42.6 ±4.6 and for women 50.3 ±4.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Wanaque borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under 5	605 ±168	5.4% ±1.5	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,140 ±267	10.2% ±2.4	16.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	802 ±331	7.2% ±3.0	8.4% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,760 ±387	24.6% ±3.4	26.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,282 ±484	29.3% ±4.3	26.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,617 ±325	23.4% ±2.9	17.2% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $113,175 ±$7,330, and income per person $50,303 ±$4,027, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,556 ±$513 in New Jersey and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Wanaque borough by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Jersey	United States
Under $25,000	304 ±118	6.9% ±2.7	11.6% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	393 ±183	8.9% ±4.1	12.8% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	594 ±171	13.5% ±3.8	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	535 ±187	12.2% ±4.2	11.3% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,231 ±225	28.0% ±5.0	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	708 ±195	16.1% ±4.4	11.8% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	636 ±168	14.5% ±3.8	21.6% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Wanaque borough by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Jersey	United States
All ages	646 ±272	5.9% ±2.5	9.7% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	10 to 170	0.7% to 9.7%	13.0% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	276 ±119	4.8% ±2.0	8.6% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	106 to 454	3.2% to 13.2%	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Wanaque borough, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wanaque borough	New Jersey	United States
Housing units	4,450 ±202	3,791,354 ±469	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	98.9% ±6.3	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 2.3%	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.1% ±6.8	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.9% ±5.8	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$400,700 ±$16,676	$454,400 ±$1,150	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,778 ±$248	$1,720 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1963 ±8	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Wanaque borough by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,672 ±457	14.9% ±4.1	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,791 ±556	69.5% ±5.0	50.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	165 to 761	1.5% to 6.8%	12.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	342 to 1,024	3.1% to 9.1%	10.0% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 69	0% to 0.6%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	17 to 157	0.2% to 1.4%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	213 to 745	1.9% to 6.6%	3.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Wanaque borough by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Jersey	United States
Born in the state	6,434 ±432	57.4% ±3.9	50.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,600 ±406	23.2% ±3.6	22.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	72 to 488	0.6% to 4.4%	2.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,892 ±319	16.9% ±2.8	23.9% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,437 ±297	12.8% ±2.7	13.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	455 ±144	4.1% ±1.3	10.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Wanaque borough among the places of New Jersey

129th of 295 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New Jersey page.

Places of New Jersey near Wanaque borough in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Greentree CDP	11,537 ±870
Gloucester City city	11,509 ±33
Ridgefield borough	11,498 ±30
Westwood borough	11,283 ±35
Ocean City city	11,261 ±25
Wanaque borough	11,206 ±24
Beachwood borough	11,088 ±23
Franklin Lakes borough	11,084 ±24
East Franklin CDP	11,070 ±1,564
Pompton Lakes borough	11,047 ±22
Lake Hiawatha CDP	11,018 ±915

Rankings this appears in

No. 8 Places in New Jersey by median age
No. 42 Places in New Jersey by homeownership rate
No. 49 Places in New Jersey by poverty rate
No. 50 Places in New Jersey by median rent
No. 76 Places in New Jersey by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 78 Places in New Jersey by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026