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.

The overall crime rate in Wanaque is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

The education level of Wanaque ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Wanaque, 42.00% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate 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.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Wanaque's cultural character, accounting for 16.88% of the borough’s population.

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