Wanaque is a medium-sized borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 11,346 people and three associated neighborhoods, Wanaque is the 169th largest community in New Jersey.

Also of interest is that Wanaque has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Wanaque telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.22% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Wanaque’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

Wanaque is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 42.00% of adults in Wanaque have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Wanaque in 2022 was $50,303, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $201,212 for a family of four.

Wanaque is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Wanaque home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wanaque residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Wanaque also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.92% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Wanaque include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English.

In addition, Wanaque has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.88%).

The most common language spoken in Wanaque is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.