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Population (year 2000): 10,266. Estimated population in July 2006: 11,171 (+8.8% change)
 

Males: 4,956  (48.3%)
Females: 5,310  (51.7%)

Passaic County

Median resident age:  37.6 years
New Jersey median age:  36.7 years

Zip codes: 07465.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $68,500 (it was $66,113 in 2000)
Wanaque  $68,500
New Jersey:  $61,672

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $327,300 (it was $172,100 in 2000)
Wanaque  $327,300
New Jersey:  $333,900

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Races in Wanaque:

  • White Non-Hispanic (87.6%)
  • Hispanic (5.4%)
  • Filipino (2.2%)
  • Other race (2.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
  • Black (1.5%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Asian Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: Italian (25.7%), Irish (20.0%), German (18.9%), Polish (9.1%), Dutch (6.0%), English (5.7%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1918

Elevation: 240 feet

Land area: 7.98 square miles.

Population density: 1325 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Wanaque

  • High school or higher: 84.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.7%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wanaque borough

  • Never married: 24.3%
  • Now married: 59.4%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 6.4%
  • Divorced: 8.1%

1,293 residents are foreign born (4.8% Europe, 4.6% Asia, 2.7% Latin America).

This city:  12.6%
New Jersey:  17.5%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Wanaque:  2.7% ($4,582)
New Jersey:  2.4% ($4,047)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Wayne, NJ (7.3 miles , pop. 54,069).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Newark, NJ (22.2 miles , pop. 273,546).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Manhattan, NY (28.6 miles , pop. 1,537,195).

Nearest cities: Pompton Lakes borough, NJ (2.7 miles ), Bloomingdale borough, NJ (3.3 miles ), Oakland borough, NJ (3.7 miles ), Riverdale borough, NJ (3.7 miles ), Ringwood borough, NJ (4.4 miles ), Butler borough, NJ (4.8 miles ), Franklin Lakes borough, NJ (5.9 miles ), Kinnelon borough, NJ (6.6 miles ).

Latitude: 41.04 N, Longitude: 74.29 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -3,514 (-34.2%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 708 (13.1%)


400 people in nursing homes
25 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

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Population change in the 1990s: +405 (+4.1%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (13%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (3%)


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Crime in Wanaque by Year

Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00100000
    per 100,000 0.00.09.70.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 10000100
    per 100,000 9.50.00.00.00.09.50.00.0
Robberies 10010140
    per 100,000 9.50.00.09.50.09.538.20.0
Assaults 13866101155
    per 100,000 123.172.958.057.295.9104.847.847.1
Burglaries 2022154727181227
    per 100,000 189.4200.5144.9448.4259.0171.6114.7254.1
Thefts 1059288669710795101
    per 100,000 994.6838.4850.1629.7930.41019.8908.0950.7
Auto thefts 458791059
    per 100,000 37.945.677.366.886.395.347.884.7
Arson 31000001
    per 100,000 28.49.10.00.00.00.00.09.4
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 323.2) 91.165.881.276.281.491.969.272.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 28 (24 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.27
US city average:  3.00

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Wanaque-area historical tornado activity is near New Jersey state average. It is 31% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/28/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 22.0 miles away from the Wanaque city center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 7/14/1988, a category 3 tornado 23.6 miles away from the city center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Wanaque:
  • WAYNE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; WAYNE, NJ)
  • CHILTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; POMPTON PLAINS, NJ)
  • RAMAPO RIDGE PSYCH HOSP (about 10 miles; WYCKOFF, NJ)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wanaque:
  • TETERBORO (about 22 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; ID: TEB)
  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 26 miles; NEWARK, NJ; ID: EWR)
  • PORT AUTH-DWNTN-MANHATTAN/WALL ST (about 31 miles; NEW YORK, NY; ID: JRB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wanaque:
  • GREENWOOD LAKE (about 7 miles; WEST MILFORD, NJ; ID: 4N1)
  • LINCOLN PARK (about 8 miles; LINCOLN PARK, NJ; ID: N07)
  • ESSEX COUNTY (about 12 miles; CALDWELL, NJ; ID: CDW)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wanaque:
  • WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 8 miles; WAYNE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,017)
  • RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 9 miles; MAHWAH, NJ; FT enrollment: 4,076)
  • PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 12 miles; PATERSON, NJ; FT enrollment: 2,452)
  • ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; SUFFERN, NY; FT enrollment: 4,409)
  • MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ; FT enrollment: 10,226)
  • BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; PARAMUS, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,733)
  • SETON HALL UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; SOUTH ORANGE, NJ; FT enrollment: 7,509)
Public high school in Wanaque:
  • Lakeland Reg H School (Students: 1128; Location: 205 CONKLINTOWN ROAD; Grades: G9 - G12; Our rating: 66)
Public elementary/middle school in Wanaque:
  • Wanaque School (Students: 571; Location: FIRST STREET; Grades: KG - G8)
Library in Wanaque:
  • WANAQUE BOROUGH FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $304,537; Location: 616 RINGWOOD AVENUE; 35,308 books; 1,178 audio materials; 1,354 video materials; 94 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Wanaque: Wanaque-Midvale Station (A), Haskell Station (B), Wanaque Borough Free Public Library (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Wanaque include: Midvale United Methodist Church (A), Saint Francis of Assisi Church (B), His Word Ministries (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Stephens Lake (A), Meadow Brook Lake (B), Clots Lake (C), Wanaque Reservoir (D), Lake Washington (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Blue Mine Brook (A), Meadow Brook (B), Green Swamp Brook (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Wanaque Post Office (A), Haskell Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Wanaque and their reported violations in the past:

N.J.D.W.S.C. - WANAQUE NORTH (Population served: 230000, Surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
  • M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In APR-2002, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-27-2002), St Public Notif requested (AUG-27-2002)
  • M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In MAR-2002, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-27-2002), St Public Notif requested (AUG-27-2002)
  • M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In FEB-2002, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-27-2002), St Public Notif requested (AUG-27-2002)
  • M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In JAN-2002, Contaminant: IESWTR. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-27-2002), St Public Notif requested (AUG-27-2002)
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 3 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  2.9 people
New Jersey:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  78.1%
Whole state:  70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.5%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  3.3%
Whole state:  8.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.4%
Whole state:  4.2%

Wanaque compared to New Jersey state average:

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  • Median household income above state average.
  • Median house value significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Wanaque (2007 data):
  • Kearny Federal Savings Bank: Wanaque Branch at 4 Union Avenue, branch established on 1996-09-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $2,011.7 mil, Deposits: $1,484.9 mil, headquarters in Kearny, NJ, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 26 total offices
  • Lakeland Bank: Wanaque Branch at 103 Ringwood Avenue, branch established on 1973-01-20. Info updated 2006-07-31: Bank assets: $2,255.2 mil, Deposits: $1,869.6 mil, headquarters in Newfoundland, NJ, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 45 total offices, Holding Company: Lakeland Bancorp, Inc.
  • PNC Bank, National Association: Wanaque Branch at 4 Union Avenue, branch established on 2005-10-27. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $90,142.4 mil, Deposits: $65,279.9 mil, headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 836 total offices, Holding Company: Pnc Financial Services Group, Inc., The



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 4$13,764$41,2922$3,720
Sewerage 1$2,398$28,7760$0
Police - Other 4$12,516$37,54816$8,384
Other and Unallocable 2$5,987$35,9220$0
Health 2$6,292$37,7522$3,144
Welfare 0$0 1$587
Police Protection - Officers 22$171,864$93,7440$0
Streets and Highways 9$29,918$39,8910$0
Other Government Administration 6$26,406$52,81211$4,497
Judicial and Legal 2$7,691$46,1463$4,658
Local Libraries 3$9,035$36,1407$5,730
Water Supply 8$33,186$49,7791$456
Parks and Recreation 0$0 1$394
Totals for Government 63$319,057$60,77344$31,569



5.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,719 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.02%
New Jersey average:  6.12%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($268 average AGI)
Passaic County:  0.07%
New Jersey average:  0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Bergen County, NJ  1.51% ($54,598 average AGI)
from Essex County, NJ  0.57% ($50,321)
from Morris County, NJ  0.43% ($55,519)


6.54% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($51,672 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.54%
New Jersey average:  6.89%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($331 average AGI)
Passaic County:  0.06%
New Jersey average:  0.09%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Bergen County, NJ  1.28% ($48,422 average AGI)
to Morris County, NJ  0.65% ($68,059)
to Essex County, NJ  0.60% ($54,350)


Strongest AM radio stations in Wanaque:
  • WVNJ (1160 AM; 20 kW; OAKLAND, NJ; Owner: UNIVERSAL B/CASTING OF NEW YORK,INC.)
  • WSNR (620 AM; 20 kW; JERSEY CITY, NJ)
  • WABC (770 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WABC-AM RADIO, INC.)
  • WMCA (570 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF NEW YORK, LLC)
  • WOR (710 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WINS (1010 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WEPN (1050 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK AM RADIO, LLC)
  • WADO (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • WBBR (1130 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: BLOOMBERG COMMUNICATIONS INC.)
  • WLIB (1190 AM; 30 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS-NY, INC.)
  • WFAN (660 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGHT (1500 AM; daytime; 1 kW; POMPTON LAKES, NJ)
  • WCBS (880 AM; 50 kW; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wanaque:
  • WPSC-FM (88.7 FM; WAYNE, NJ; Owner: WILLIAM PATERSON COLLEGE OF N. J.)
  • WRKS (98.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORP OF NEW YORK)
  • WNEW (102.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WMSC (90.3 FM; UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ; Owner: MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WPLJ (95.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WPLJ-FM RADIO, INC.)
  • WKCR-FM (89.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN NEW YORK)
  • WKTU (103.5 FM; LAKE SUCCESS, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, LLC)
  • WQCD (101.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WNYC-FM (93.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WNYC RADIO)
  • WPAT-FM (93.1 FM; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WPAT LICENSING, INC.)
  • WAXQ (104.3 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM NEW YORK LICENSES, LLC)
  • WHTZ (100.3 FM; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WWPR-FM (105.1 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WCAA (105.9 FM; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: WADO-AM LICENSE CORP. ("WADO"))
  • WBAI (99.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PACIFICA FOUNDATION, INC.)
  • WBLS (107.5 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ICBC BROADCAST HOLDINGS-NY, INC.)
  • WLTW (106.7 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMFM NEW YORK LICENSES, LLC)
  • WQXR-FM (96.3 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: THE NEW YORK TIMES ELECTRONIC MEDIA COMPANY)
  • WSKQ-FM (97.9 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WSKQ LICENSING, INC.)
  • WXRK (92.3 FM; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Wanaque:
  • WFME-TV (Channel 66; WEST MILFORD, NJ; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • WPXO-LP (Channel 34; EAST ORANGE, NJ; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
  • WNYW (Channel 5; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WCBS-TV (Channel 2; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: CBS BROADCASTING INC.)
  • WABC-TV (Channel 7; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES, INC)
  • WPIX (Channel 11; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WPIX, INC.)
  • WWOR-TV (Channel 9; SECAUCUS, NJ; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WPXN-TV (Channel 31; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WNJU (Channel 47; LINDEN, NJ; Owner: WNJU LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WNBC (Channel 4; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WNET (Channel 13; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WXTV (Channel 41; PATERSON, NJ; Owner: WXTV LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
  • WFUT (Channel 68; NEWARK, NJ; Owner: UNIVISION NEW YORK LLC)
  • WNYE-TV (Channel 25; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION)
  • WXNY-LP (Channel 32; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WKOB-LP (Channel 53; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: WKOB COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WEBR-CA (Channel 17; MANHATTAN, NY; Owner: K LICENSEE INC.)
  • WRNN-LP (Channel 57; NYACK, NY; Owner: LP NYACK LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMBC-TV (Channel 63; NEWTON, NJ; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W68DN (Channel 68; CHERRY HILL, ETC., NJ; Owner: MARCIA COHEN)
  • W60AI (Channel 60; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WNXY-LP (Channel 26; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • W33BS (Channel 33; DARIEN, CT; Owner: CT&T BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNYN-LP (Channel 39; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WNYX-LP (Channel 35; NEW YORK, NY; Owner: ISLAND BROADCASTING COMPANY)

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