CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Ringwood

New Jersey · 12,623 residents · 25.6 sq mi

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Ringwood is home to 12,623 people in New Jersey. Owners hold 93% of the housing stock. Median rent is $980 a month. The typical home is worth $188,100. The median household earns $60,026, about 99% above the national median. That is roughly 47% ahead of the New Jersey median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.9

US median: 33.0

More educated

32% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 28%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

12,623

+2%vs 2000

vs 12,396 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.9

−9%vs 2000

vs 37.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

25.6 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(956)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(886)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(971)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(940)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.3%(916)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.9%(1,887)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4419.9%(2,508)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5414.8%(1,862)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.4%(930)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.9%(492)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.8%(231)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(44)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$60,026

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $81,636 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$22,273

−29%vs 2000

vs $31,341 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

1.7%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$188,100

+28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $194,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$980

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,137 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

92.6%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 94.4% in 2000

7.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.8%(11,256)

Black1.5%(183)

Hispanic / Latino4.3%(527)

Asian1.2%(147)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.4%(12,043)

Black1.8%(230)

Hispanic / Latino2.8%(354)

Asian1.4%(176)

Other1.4%(174)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American3.4%(394)

Puerto Rican2.9%(335)

Ecuadorian2%(234)

Central American1.4%(166)

Dominican1.2%(138)

Costa Rican1.2%(136)

Colombian0.9%(107)

Cuban0.7%(79)

Mexican0.5%(64)

Salvadoran0.3%(30)

Peruvian0.3%(30)

Spaniard0.3%(30)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Paraguayan0.2%(23)

Asian origin

Filipino0.5%(58)

Korean0.5%(53)

Vietnamese0.4%(45)

Chinese0.3%(40)

Asian Indian0.3%(33)

Japanese0.2%(21)

Ancestry

Irish24.5%(2,861)

Italian22%(2,560)

German20.1%(2,341)

Polish7.5%(879)

English7.1%(824)

French4.4%(511)

Dutch4.3%(505)

American3%(352)

Russian2.8%(331)

West Indian1.5%(170)

Jamaican1.5%(170)

Romanian1.4%(167)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish1.1%(125)

Croatian1%(112)

British0.8%(96)

Subsaharan African0.8%(93)

Hungarian0.7%(83)

Ukrainian0.7%(83)

Greek0.7%(80)

Austrian0.5%(58)

Norwegian0.4%(48)

French Canadian0.4%(46)

Portuguese0.4%(41)

Arab0.3%(36)

Syrian0.3%(36)

Slovak0.3%(33)

Czech0.3%(30)

Swedish0.3%(30)

Brazilian0.1%(14)

Guyanese0.1%(13)

Swiss0.1%(7)

Belgian0.1%(6)

Lithuanian0.1%(6)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest German population · Largest Polish population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

31.9%

−7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 39.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

89.5%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

10.8%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

30.6 min

+16%vs 2000

vs 26.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married27.5%(1,365)

Married65.1%(3,233)

Widowed1.8%(90)

Divorced5.6%(278)

Women 15+

Never married21.8%(1,046)

Married65.7%(3,154)

Widowed5.2%(252)

Divorced7.3%(351)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.9%

−3.3 ptssince 2013

from 5.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

75.9%

+7.7 ptssince 2020

from 68.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.0%

−5.9 ptssince 2020

from 18.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.0%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 17.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

7.5%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 7.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.3%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 0.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

87.2%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 86.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

23.5%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 23.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)40.2%(318)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9.6%(76)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era25%(198)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War10.9%(86)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.1%(17)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 792 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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