Wanaque, New Jersey demographics

Wanaque, NJ demographics: median age 47.2; 42.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Wanaque borough, New Jersey · Incorporated borough · GEOID 3476730. The survey estimates a population of 11,206 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Wanaque is 47.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.9 years. There are 4,401 households (±197). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	47.2 ±2.9	40.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,206
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Under 18	1,745 ±315	15.6% ±2.8 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	2,630 ±469	23.5% ±4.2 pp	21.3%	22.8%
35–64	4,214 ±523	37.6% ±4.7 pp	39.7%	38.0%
65 and older	2,617 ±325	23.4% ±2.9 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,206
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Male	5,571 ±287	49.7% ±2.6 pp	49.2%	49.5%
Female	5,635 ±287	50.3% ±2.6 pp	50.8%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,206
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
White alone	8,063 ±511	72.0% ±4.6 pp	54.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	464 ±298 · low precision	4.1% ±2.7 pp · low precision	12.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	34 ±41 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	705 ±346	6.3% ±3.1 pp	10.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	536 ±225	4.8% ±2.0 pp	10.1%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,404 ±430	12.5% ±3.8 pp	12.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,206
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	9,534 ±457	85.1% ±4.1 pp	77.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,672 ±457	14.9% ±4.1 pp	22.5%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,401
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,000 ±253	45.4% ±5.4 pp	49.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	96 ±65 · low precision	2.2% ±1.5 pp · low precision	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	591 ±167	13.4% ±3.7 pp	12.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,203 ±232	27.3% ±5.1 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	511 ±243	11.6% ±5.5 pp	5.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,401
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Households with people under 18	954 ±155	21.7% ±3.4 pp	31.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,447 ±244	78.3% ±4.3 pp	68.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,401
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,203 ±232	27.3% ±5.1 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,673 ±310	38.0% ±6.8 pp	31.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	617 ±150	14.0% ±3.3 pp	17.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	563 ±185	12.8% ±4.2 pp	15.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	253 ±124	5.7% ±2.8 pp	6.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	39 ±38 · low precision	0.9% ±0.9 pp · low precision	2.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	53 ±59 · low precision	1.2% ±1.3 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 11,206
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Native	9,314 ±317	83.1% ±2.8 pp	76.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,892 ±319	16.9% ±2.8 pp	23.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 10,601
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
English only	8,353 ±530	78.8% ±4.8 pp	66.9%	77.7%
Spanish	1,049 ±354	9.9% ±3.3 pp	17.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	21 ±36 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	8 ±13 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	477 ±219	4.5% ±2.1 pp	1.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	287 ±161 · low precision	2.7% ±1.5 pp · low precision	5.6%	2.0%
Korean	46 ±55 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	210 ±179 · low precision	2.0% ±1.7 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	78 ±97 · low precision	0.7% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.1%
Arabic	49 ±56 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	23 ±36 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 8,659
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	388 ±132	4.5% ±1.5 pp	9.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,841 ±410	32.8% ±4.6 pp	25.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,234 ±353	14.3% ±4.0 pp	15.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	559 ±161	6.5% ±1.8 pp	6.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,443 ±360	28.2% ±4.0 pp	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,194 ±269	13.8% ±3.1 pp	17.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 11,047
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Same house	10,145 ±333	91.8% ±2.9 pp	90.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	507 ±239	4.6% ±2.2 pp	4.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	324 ±196 · low precision	2.9% ±1.8 pp · low precision	2.5%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	56 ±59 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	15 ±18 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.5% of Wanaque residents (±1.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.5% in New Jersey and 8.4% nationally. 96.1% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Wanaque	New Jersey	U.S.	Compared with New Jersey
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.5% ±1.6 pp	7.5%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	96.1% ±1.7 pp	92.8%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.5% ±1.1 pp	3.7%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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