Leonia vs Wood-Ridge

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

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

Wood-Ridge has the higher population (10,094 vs 9,300 in Leonia). Wood-Ridge has the higher median household income ($131,412 vs $116,429 in Leonia). Leonia has the higher median home value ($634,500 vs $532,900 in Wood-Ridge).

Population, income & housing

	Leonia	Wood-Ridge
Population	9,300	10,094
Median age	46.4 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$116,429	$131,412
Median home value	$634,500	$532,900
Median gross rent	$2,149	$1,886
Housing units	3,565	3,888
Homeownership rate	69.9%	64.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.5%	53.5%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Leonia	Wood-Ridge
Population	9,086 → 9,300 (+2.4%)	8,769 → 10,094 (+15.1%)
Median household income	$102,250 → $116,429 (+13.9%)	$110,625 → $131,412 (+18.8%)
Median home value	$506,100 → $634,500 (+25.4%)	$411,800 → $532,900 (+29.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,444 → $2,149 (+48.8%)	$1,779 → $1,886 (+6.0%)

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

Wood-Ridge

Population

8,76910,094

Median household income

$110,625$131,412

Median home value

$411,800$532,900

Median gross rent

$1,779$1,886

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Leonia	Wood-Ridge
Under 5	5.1%	6.9%
5 to 17	15.8%	11.7%
18 to 24	7.0%	8.9%
25 to 34	9.3%	14.9%
35 to 44	10.8%	16.7%
45 to 54	15.7%	11.4%
55 to 64	17.2%	14.0%
65 to 74	10.7%	12.0%
75 and over	8.3%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Leonia	Wood-Ridge
White (non-Hispanic)	32.1%	53.3%
Black or African American	2.6%	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	38.2%	21.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.5%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	22.6%	18.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Leonia	Wood-Ridge
No high school diploma	7.9%	3.2%
High school graduate	11.6%	17.6%
Some college or associate's	20.0%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	36.4%	30.4%
Graduate or professional degree	24.1%	23.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Leonia	Wood-Ridge
Drove alone	57.6%	65.1%
Carpooled	8.1%	1.1%
Public transit	12.6%	17.0%
Walked	3.4%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.6%	12.9%
Other means	3.1%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Leonia	Wood-Ridge
1-unit, detached	61.0%	48.6%
1-unit, attached	7.7%	13.1%
2 to 4 units	13.4%	15.4%
5 to 19 units	10.3%	10.8%
20 or more units	7.3%	12.1%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Leonia	Wood-Ridge
Poverty rate	3.4%	6.5%
Average household size	2.77	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	31	33
Median year structure built	1946	1964