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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.22% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Overall, Wanaque’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

The citizens of Wanaque are among the most well-educated in the nation: 42.00% of adults in Wanaque have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

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.

Wanaque also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.88%.

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