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.Wanaque is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Wanaque is a borough of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wanaque who work in management occupations (13.00%), office and administrative support (9.21%), and sales jobs (8.33%). 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.
