Leonia vs Waldwick

A side-by-side comparison of Leonia and Waldwick: population, income, housing, and more.

Leonia and Waldwick are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Waldwick has the higher population (10,090 vs 9,300 in Leonia). Waldwick has the higher median household income ($155,526 vs $116,429 in Leonia). Leonia has the higher median home value ($634,500 vs $576,200 in Waldwick).

Population, income & housing

	Leonia	Waldwick
Population	9,300	10,090
Median age	46.4 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$116,429	$155,526
Median home value	$634,500	$576,200
Median gross rent	$2,149	$3,189
Housing units	3,565	3,486
Homeownership rate	69.9%	87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.5%	57.1%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Leonia	Waldwick
Population	9,086 → 9,300 (+2.4%)	9,986 → 10,090 (+1.0%)
Median household income	$102,250 → $116,429 (+13.9%)	$124,803 → $155,526 (+24.6%)
Median home value	$506,100 → $634,500 (+25.4%)	$448,900 → $576,200 (+28.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,444 → $2,149 (+48.8%)	$2,006 → $3,189 (+59.0%)

Leonia

Population

9,0869,300

Median household income

$102,250$116,429

Median home value

$506,100$634,500

Median gross rent

$1,444$2,149

Waldwick

Population

9,98610,090

Median household income

$124,803$155,526

Median home value

$448,900$576,200

Median gross rent

$2,006$3,189

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Leonia	Waldwick
Under 5	5.1%	7.8%
5 to 17	15.8%	16.9%
18 to 24	7.0%	6.0%
25 to 34	9.3%	10.0%
35 to 44	10.8%	17.4%
45 to 54	15.7%	10.9%
55 to 64	17.2%	13.0%
65 to 74	10.7%	8.9%
75 and over	8.3%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Leonia	Waldwick
White (non-Hispanic)	32.1%	72.9%
Black or African American	2.6%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	38.2%	7.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.5%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	22.6%	17.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Leonia	Waldwick
No high school diploma	7.9%	3.6%
High school graduate	11.6%	20.8%
Some college or associate's	20.0%	18.5%
Bachelor's degree	36.4%	37.0%
Graduate or professional degree	24.1%	20.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Leonia	Waldwick
Drove alone	57.6%	67.8%
Carpooled	8.1%	3.0%
Public transit	12.6%	7.5%
Walked	3.4%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.6%	18.0%
Other means	3.1%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Leonia	Waldwick
1-unit, detached	61.0%	79.3%
1-unit, attached	7.7%	7.1%
2 to 4 units	13.4%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	10.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.3%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Leonia	Waldwick
Poverty rate	3.4%	2.2%
Average household size	2.77	2.94
Mean commute (minutes)	31	28
Median year structure built	1946	1957