CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Waldwick

New Jersey · 9,757 residents · 2.05 sq mi

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With 9,757 people, Waldwick is a city in New Jersey. Median home value sits at $203,400. Median rent is $1,001 a month. Owners hold 87% of the housing stock. Households take in $59,022 a year at the median, 96% more than the country as a whole. That is roughly 44% ahead of the New Jersey median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

32% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,757

+1%vs 2000

vs 9,622 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.8

−6%vs 2000

vs 38.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.05 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(658)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.7%(561)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(629)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(603)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(677)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.6%(1,621)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.2%(1,581)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.4%(1,113)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.6%(1,129)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.4%(820)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.2%(311)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(54)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$59,022

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $75,532 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$22,373

−27%vs 2000

vs $30,733 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.8%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$203,400

+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $229,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$1,001

+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,127 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

87.4%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.4% in 2000

12.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic88.8%(8,545)

Black0.6%(57)

Hispanic / Latino5.3%(511)

Asian4.5%(434)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95%(9,271)

Black0.5%(46)

Hispanic / Latino3.3%(319)

Asian4.4%(434)

Other0.1%(6)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Central American5.3%(534)

South American5.1%(514)

Salvadoran3.7%(376)

Puerto Rican3.2%(325)

Venezuelan2.8%(287)

Colombian1.6%(167)

Honduran1.5%(150)

Mexican1.4%(147)

Cuban0.5%(55)

Spaniard0.5%(50)

Peruvian0.4%(39)

Dominican0.2%(22)

+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data

Argentine0.1%(13)

Guatemalan0.1%(8)

Uruguayan0.1%(7)

Ecuadorian0%(1)

Asian origin

Asian Indian2.9%(290)

Kazakh1.6%(158)

Japanese1.1%(111)

Chinese0.5%(51)

Filipino0.4%(38)

Korean0.2%(17)

Uzbek0.1%(13)

Taiwanese0.1%(12)

Ancestry

Irish31.1%(3,162)

Italian24.2%(2,460)

German13%(1,318)

English8.6%(870)

Polish4%(409)

Russian2.3%(229)

Arab2%(204)

American1.7%(173)

French1.2%(119)

Hungarian1.1%(116)

Lithuanian1.1%(115)

Dutch0.8%(86)

+ 30 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish0.8%(77)

West Indian0.7%(75)

Jamaican0.7%(75)

Danish0.6%(61)

Croatian0.6%(60)

Moroccan0.6%(59)

Armenian0.6%(56)

Greek0.5%(54)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(51)

Israeli0.4%(40)

Ukrainian0.4%(37)

Slovak0.4%(36)

Romanian0.3%(35)

Palestinian0.3%(32)

Lebanese0.3%(27)

Turkish0.3%(27)

Austrian0.3%(26)

Norwegian0.2%(18)

Swedish0.2%(17)

Swiss0.2%(16)

French Canadian0.1%(15)

Subsaharan African0.1%(15)

Ethiopian0.1%(15)

Syrian0.1%(11)

Czech0.1%(11)

Belgian0.1%(10)

Brazilian0.1%(8)

Finnish0.1%(8)

Portuguese0.1%(8)

Egyptian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Central American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

32.3%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 36.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

86.7%

−5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

10.2%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.2 min

+20%vs 2000

vs 19.3 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 married26.7%(1,066)

Married66.8%(2,663)

Widowed4.9%(194)

Divorced1.6%(65)

Women 15+

Never married20.2%(782)

Married66.5%(2,574)

Widowed7.1%(276)

Divorced6.1%(236)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.6%

−0.9 ptssince 2013

from 4.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

78.3%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 79.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.8%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 11.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.1%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 17.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

4.9%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 4.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.7%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 0.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

87.8%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 89.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

19.6%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 20.0% 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)8%(28)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)3.4%(12)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era55.9%(195)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War24.4%(85)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 349 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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