Wood-Ridge, New Jersey

Back to Wood-Ridge, NJ housing info, Bergen County, New Jersey, NJ smaller cities, NJ small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Wood-Ridge, NJ Bergen County Population in July 2008: 7,453. Population change since 2000: -2.5%   Males: 3,541   (47.5%) Females: 3,912   (52.5%) Median resident age:   40.3 years New Jersey median age:   36.7 years Estimated median household income in 2007: $75,187 (it was $60,949 in 2000) Wood-Ridge:   $75,187 New Jersey:   $67,035 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $36,820 Wood-Ridge:   $36,820 New Jersey:   $33,832 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $397,562 (it was $194,500 in 2000) Wood-Ridge:   $397,562 New Jersey:   $372,300 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $380,537; Detached houses: $386,921; Townhouses or other attached units: $311,532; In 2-unit structures: $442,266; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $260,031; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $261,774 Wood-Ridge, NJ residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Wood-Ridge: White Non-Hispanic (85.8%) Hispanic (7.3%) Asian Indian (1.9%) Other race (1.8%) Two or more races (1.3%) Korean (0.9%) Black (0.8%) Filipino (0.8%) Chinese (0.7%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) 2008 cost of living index in Wood-Ridge: 126.3 (high, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Wood-Ridge, New Jersey on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Wood-Ridge is mentioned 145 times on our forum: Commute exprience to midtown NYC from Nutley, Lyndhurst, Rutherford, Wood-Ridge, and Secaucus  (2 replies) Wood-Ridge NJ safety  (4 replies) Best food in nj thread!!  (76 replies) Bad Town Names in New Jersey!  (101 replies) looking for a condo not sure about the town  (47 replies) "Hot", up and coming, the next "take off" towns in NJ  (97 replies) Latest news from Wood-Ridge, NJ collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: Italian (40.3%), Irish (24.8%), German (16.5%), Polish (9.4%), English (4.9%), Scottish (1.7%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Incorporated in 1894 Elevation: 170 feet Land area: 1.10 square miles. Population density: 6785 people per square mile   (high).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.95
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Wood-Ridge, New Jersey

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Wood-Ridge-area historical tornado activity is slightly above New Jersey state average. It is 12% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/28/1973, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 21.8 miles away from the Wood-Ridge borough center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/28/1973, a category 3 tornado 33.1 miles away from the borough center injured 12 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Wood-Ridge-area historical earthquake activity is above New Jersey state average. It is 81% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/26/2003 at 18:24:18, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.5 ML, Depth: 1.9 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 55.9 miles away from Wood-Ridge center
On 1/9/1992 at 08:50:45, a magnitude 3.1 (3.0 LG, 3.1 MD, Depth: 4.9 mi) earthquake occurred 36.1 miles away from the city center
On 10/28/1991 at 20:58:26, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 30.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

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Notable locations in Wood-Ridge: Wood-Ridge Business Complex (A), Wood-Ridge Memorial Library (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Wood-Ridge include: First Presbyterian Church (A), Church of the Assumption (B), Saint Pauls Episcopal Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Wood Ridge Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This borough:	2.5 people
New Jersey:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This borough:	70.7%
Whole state:	70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This borough:	3.1%
Whole state:	4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

This borough:	1.6%
Whole state:	8.5%

This borough:	1.0%
Whole state:	4.2%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Wood-Ridge, NJ

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5.27% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($66,093 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.27%
New Jersey average:	6.12%

0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($835 average AGI)

Bergen County:	0.15%
New Jersey average:	0.14%

from Hudson County, NJ	0.87% ($60,674 average AGI)
from Passaic County, NJ	0.71% ($48,422)
from New York County, NY	0.43% ($100,747)

6.26% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($73,760 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.26%
New Jersey average:	6.89%

0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,197 average AGI)

Bergen County:	0.10%
New Jersey average:	0.09%

to Passaic County, NJ	0.81% ($54,598 average AGI)
to Hudson County, NJ	0.59% ($56,352)
to New York County, NY	0.37% ($97,508)

• Fire: 33
• Hazardous Condition: 102