Wanaque is a medium-sized borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 11,048 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.

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.

One downside of living in Wanaque is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Wanaque, the average commute to work is 30.89 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Wanaque is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 40.09% 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 $49,885, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $199,540 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 15.65% 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 15.03% of the borough’s population.

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