With 11,206 people, Wanaque is a city in New Jersey. At a median age of 47.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That puts it in the top 5% of US cities for household income. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. The median household earns $113,175, about 38% above the national median. The poverty rate is 5.9%, under the national 12.5%.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $113,175, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 47.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
42% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 27%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wanaque
What changed most since 1990
Median age34.8 → 47.2(+12.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree16.6% → 42.0%(+25.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share92.8% → 69.5%(−23.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Wanaque's population equals 2.2% of Passaic County's. Its number of households without a car equals 0.6% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.0% of the county's.
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)20.3%(48)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)7.6%(18)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.1%(78)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.5%(20)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 236 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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Over time
Wanaque, decade by decade
Wanaque population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
9,711
$115,621
$390,731
16.6%
17.2
2000
10,266
$120,435
$314,782
22.3%
28.4
2010
11,116
$128,693
$521,913
28.8%
41.3
2020
11,317
$115,974
$385,913
36.2%
53.5
2024
11,206
$113,175
$400,700
42.0%
60.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
