Wood-Ridge is home to 10,218 people in New Jersey. This is an unusually credentialed place: 54% of adults have a four-year degree. That puts it in the top 2% of US cities for household income. Density works out to 9,172 people per square mile. Median household income runs $136,108, well clear of the $82,259 US median. The foreign-born share is 28%.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $136,108, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
54% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 60%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wood-Ridge
What changed most since 1990
White share93.6% → 49.0%(−44.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Asian share2.6% → 21.9%(+19.3 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree23.4% → 53.6%(+30.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)14.1%(31)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)6.8%(15)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era70.5%(155)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.9%(13)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II9.5%(21)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 220 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
Wood-Ridge, decade by decade
Wood-Ridge 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
7,506
$123,678
$448,093
23.4%
15.3
2000
7,644
$111,028
$354,312
27.7%
31.9
2010
7,626
$130,063
$601,466
38.2%
47.4
2020
10,137
$145,251
$537,660
48.3%
72.1
2024
10,218
$136,108
$566,200
53.6%
82.9
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.
