CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Wood-Ridge

New Jersey · 7,506 residents · 1.11 sq mi

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With 7,506 people, Wood-Ridge is a city in New Jersey. The typical home is worth $186,700. Median household income runs $51,531, well clear of the $30,130 US median. The median age is 38.0, about 5 years above the US median. Median rent is $766 a month. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.0

US median: 33.0

More educated

23% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,506

−2%vs 2000

vs 7,644 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.0

−6%vs 2000

vs 40.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.11 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.6%(418)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95%(374)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.7%(352)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.9%(369)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(489)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.9%(1,345)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.5%(1,161)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.8%(888)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412%(902)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.3%(697)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(411)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.3%(100)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$51,531

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,949 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$21,331

−29%vs 2000

vs $29,865 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.8%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$186,700

+26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $194,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$766

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $966 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.5%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.1% in 2000

22.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic85.8%(6,562)

Black0.8%(61)

Hispanic / Latino7.3%(556)

Asian5%(382)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.8%(7,267)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino3.6%(268)

Asian2.6%(197)

Other0.6%(42)

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 American10.9%(1,111)

Dominican5.1%(519)

Venezuelan3.2%(322)

Ecuadorian3.1%(319)

Colombian1.7%(172)

Puerto Rican1.4%(138)

Argentine0.8%(82)

Peruvian0.8%(79)

Chilean0.7%(72)

Bolivian0.6%(65)

Central American0.4%(45)

Honduran0.3%(26)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Spaniard0.2%(25)

Guatemalan0.2%(19)

Mexican0.1%(9)

Asian origin

Korean7.6%(774)

Asian Indian7.2%(735)

Chinese2.9%(299)

Filipino1.9%(196)

Pakistani1.2%(124)

Japanese0.7%(68)

Taiwanese0.4%(43)

Ancestry

Italian23.1%(2,357)

Irish11.1%(1,134)

German6.4%(656)

Polish3.9%(401)

English2.5%(257)

Macedonian1.7%(169)

American1.2%(122)

West Indian1%(103)

Welsh1%(101)

Jamaican0.9%(90)

Armenian0.7%(75)

Russian0.7%(74)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Serbian0.6%(63)

Greek0.6%(57)

Brazilian0.5%(54)

Subsaharan African0.5%(46)

Scottish0.4%(43)

Dutch0.3%(33)

Arab0.3%(30)

Palestinian0.3%(30)

Croatian0.2%(25)

Portuguese0.2%(22)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(22)

Turkish0.2%(22)

Swiss0.1%(14)

Czech0.1%(13)

Hungarian0.1%(13)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(13)

Norwegian0.1%(12)

Austrian0.1%(8)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest South American population · Largest Korean population · Largest Asian Indian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

23.4%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.9%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.8%

+1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.2 min

+12%vs 2000

vs 17.1 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 married28%(1,100)

Married66.5%(2,614)

Widowed1.1%(44)

Divorced4.4%(171)

Women 15+

Never married31.5%(1,452)

Married55.4%(2,552)

Widowed5.4%(251)

Divorced7.6%(352)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.1%

−6.0 ptssince 2013

from 9.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

74.8%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 69.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.2%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 15.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.9%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 15.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

7.4%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 9.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.0%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 0.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

85.9%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 83.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

24.4%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 22.7% 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)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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