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Total population: 12,195 (Urban population: 11,980, Rural population: 215 (all nonfarm))

Wanaque, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,500 (3,444 occupied: 2,751 owner occupied, 693 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	34%

Housing density: 439 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $420,316.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,159 (lower quartile is $935, upper quartile is $1,419)

Median gross rent in Wanaque, NJ in 2007: $1,303

Housing units in Wanaque with a mortgage: 1,960 (235 second mortgage, 303 home equity loan, 42 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 496

Wanaque,NJ index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $371,898 (it was $172,800 in 2000)

Wanaque:	$371,898
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $286,818 - $407,293

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $374,483
Here: $374,483
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $355,075
Here: $355,075
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $452,013
Here: $452,013
State: $429,538

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $324,973
Here: $324,973
State: $309,003

Household type by relationship

Households: 9,844

In family households: 8,836 (2,041 male householders, 645 female householders)
2,306 spouses, 3,183 children (3,071 natural, 49 adopted, 63 stepchildren), 139 grandchildren, 60 brothers or sisters, 109 parents, 161 other relatives, 192 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,008 (384 male householders (294 living alone)), 377 female householders (278 living alone)), 247 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 422 (382 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 903 2-persons, 681 3-persons, 691 4-persons, 259 5-persons, 76 6-persons, 76 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 572 1-person, 136 2-persons, 38 3-persons, 15 4-persons.

1,944 married couples with children.
394 single-parent households (84 men, 310 women).

81.0% of residents of Wanaque speak English at home.
5.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 42% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
8.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (55% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 15% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 36% speak English well).
2.2% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 3% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 1,293 (12.6%)
(61.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wanaque, New Jersey:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 14 4 rooms: 247 5 rooms: 483 6 rooms: 813 7 rooms: 533 8 rooms: 472 9 or more rooms: 189

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wanaque, New Jersey:
	1 room: 11 2 rooms: 32 3 rooms: 76 4 rooms: 236 5 rooms: 172 6 rooms: 87 7 rooms: 57 8 rooms: 14 9 or more rooms: 8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 92
1995 to 1998: 97
1990 to 1994: 37
1980 to 1989: 297
1970 to 1979: 638
1960 to 1969: 491
1950 to 1959: 830
1940 to 1949: 453
1939 or earlier: 565

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wanaque:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 42 2 bedrooms: 667 3 bedrooms: 1,119 4 bedrooms: 857 5 or more bedrooms: 66

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wanaque:
	no bedroom: 24 1 bedroom: 135 2 bedrooms: 346 3 bedrooms: 107 4 bedrooms: 41 5 or more bedrooms: 40

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Wanaque in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 88 1 vehicle: 538 2 vehicles: 1,322 3 vehicles: 539 4 vehicles: 164 5 or more vehicles: 100

Cars and other vehicles available in Wanaque in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 67 1 vehicle: 290 2 vehicles: 290 3 vehicles: 24 4 vehicles: 22 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Wanaque, NJ:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 7
$125,000 to $149,999: 2
$150,000 to $174,999: 1
$175,000 to $199,999: 12
$200,000 to $249,999: 190
$250,000 to $299,999: 568
$300,000 to $399,999: 1164
$400,000 to $499,999: 786
$500,000 to $749,999: 457
$750,000 to $999,999: 64
$1,000,000 or more: 18

Wanaque rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Wanaque:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 4
$150 to $199: 17
$200 to $249: 8
$250 to $299: 6
$300 to $349: 5
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 16
$450 to $499: 13
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 15
$600 to $649: 22
$650 to $699: 22
$700 to $749: 9
$750 to $799: 15
$800 to $899: 44
$900 to $999: 71
$1,000 to $1,249: 209
$1,250 to $1,499: 175
$1,500 to $1,999: 119
$2,000 or more: 37
No cash rent: 14

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 97 1990 to 1994: 190 1985 to 1989: 145 1980 to 1984: 187 1975 to 1979: 138 1970 to 1974: 202 1970 to 1974: 159 1965 to 1969: 175

Wanaque, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 39.7%
Number of people working at home: 112 (2.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 206
5 to 9 minutes: 422
10 to 14 minutes: 413
15 to 19 minutes: 774
20 to 24 minutes: 725
25 to 29 minutes: 385
30 to 34 minutes: 800
35 to 39 minutes: 281
40 to 44 minutes: 301
45 to 59 minutes: 498
60 to 89 minutes: 389
90 or more minutes: 102

Wanaque mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,461 (82%)
Carpooled: 563 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 141 (3%)
Railroad: 9 (0%)
Walked: 115 (2%)
Other means: 7 (0%)
Worked at home: 112 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 95
$10,000 to $14,999: 92
$15,000 to $19,999: 118
$20,000 to $24,999: 99
$25,000 to $29,999: 100
$30,000 to $34,999: 192
$35,000 to $39,999: 147
$40,000 to $44,999: 118
$45,000 to $49,999: 167
$50,000 to $59,999: 354
$60,000 to $74,999: 563
$75,000 to $99,999: 605
$100,000 to $124,999: 416
$125,000 to $149,999: 195
$150,000 to $199,999: 92
$200,000 or more: 94

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 2209

Irish: 1371

German: 1167

Other groups: 1119

Polish: 673

United States or American: 365

Dutch: 327

English: 279

Arab:: 214

Hungarian: 154

French (except Basque): 143

Russian: 141

European: 96

Scottish: 92

Iranian: 86

Scotch-Irish: 75

Egyptian: 67

Austrian: 61

Lebanese: 59

Ukrainian: 53

Turkish: 53

French Canadian: 47

Greek: 44

Arab/Arabic: 42

British: 41

Swiss: 38

Swedish: 30

Czechoslovakian: 28

Brazilian: 25

Yugoslavian: 25

Czech: 24

Syrian: 21

Norwegian: 20

Palestinian: 18

Welsh: 15

Lithuanian: 14

Maltese: 12

Armenian: 12

Canadian: 12

Eastern European: 11

Albanian: 11

Danish: 10

Slovak: 10

Israeli: 10

Slavic: 9

Moroccan: 7

Portuguese: 6

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 4

Jamaican: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Philippines (14%)
Poland (12%)
Italy (9%)
Iran (5%)
Colombia (4%)
Cuba (4%)
Germany (3%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 6694
Northeast: 1736
Midwest: 171
South: 211
West: 85

66% of Wanaque residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 31
Nursery to 4th grade: 17
5th and 6th grade: 17
7th and 8th grade: 111
9th grade: 31
10th grade: 76
11th grade: 79
12th grade, no diploma: 121
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,083
Less than 1 year of college: 282
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 458
Associate degree: 197
Bachelor's degree: 493
Master's degree: 240
Professional school degree: 38
Doctorate degree: 29

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 106
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 45
7th and 8th grade: 115
9th grade: 37
10th grade: 157
11th grade: 47
12th grade, no diploma: 142
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,380
Less than 1 year of college: 271
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 548
Associate degree: 214
Bachelor's degree: 556
Master's degree: 222
Professional school degree: 19
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 8.6%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 5.6%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 9.4%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 10.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $77,933
Black householders: $109,300
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $85,370
Asian householders: $132,056
Some other race householders: $53,461
Two or more races householders: $72,877
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $63,647

Wanaque household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Wanaque household income for Asian householders

Wanaque household income for Some other race householders

Wanaque household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Wanaque marital status for males

Wanaque marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $369,530
Black or African American householders: $295,925
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $484,241
Asian householders: $392,343
Some other race householders: $383,304
Two or more races householders: $295,925
Hispanic or Latino householders: $389,115

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,533
One, attached: 208
Two: 433
3 or 4: 97
5 to 9: 110
10 to 19: 83
20 to 49: 19
50 or more: 17

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Wanaque:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (85%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%) Electricity (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (71%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%) Electricity (8%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 213

Here:	21.6%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 35

Here:	6.7%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 87

Here:	25.8%
New Jersey:	30.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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