Waldwick is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 10,048 people and two associated neighborhoods, Waldwick is the 195th largest community in New Jersey.

Housing costs in Waldwick are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.

Also of interest is that Waldwick 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 Waldwick telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 17.97% 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.

In addition, Waldwick is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Waldwick is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Waldwick really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Waldwick perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

In Waldwick, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Waldwick is a relatively small borough. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Waldwick, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Waldwick is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 54.48% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Waldwick in 2018 was $61,546, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $246,184 for a family of four.

Waldwick is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Waldwick home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Waldwick residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Waldwick also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.68% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Waldwick include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish.

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