Hawthorne vs Wanaque

A side-by-side comparison of Hawthorne and Wanaque: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hawthorne has the higher population (19,472 vs 11,162 in Wanaque). Hawthorne has the higher median household income ($118,093 vs $112,326 in Wanaque). Hawthorne has the higher median home value ($499,200 vs $366,400 in Wanaque).

Population, income & housing

	Hawthorne	Wanaque
Population	19,472	11,162
Median age	42.3 yrs	47.3 yrs
Median household income	$118,093	$112,326
Median home value	$499,200	$366,400
Median gross rent	$1,828	$1,885
Housing units	8,033	4,425
Homeownership rate	68.2%	78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	45.3%	40.1%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hawthorne	Wanaque
Population	18,784 → 19,472 (+3.7%)	11,709 → 11,162 (-4.7%)
Median household income	$97,692 → $118,093 (+20.9%)	$95,023 → $112,326 (+18.2%)
Median home value	$381,000 → $499,200 (+31.0%)	$318,000 → $366,400 (+15.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,485 → $1,828 (+23.1%)	$1,595 → $1,885 (+18.2%)

Hawthorne

Population

18,78419,472

Median household income

$97,692$118,093

Median home value

$381,000$499,200

Median gross rent

$1,485$1,828

Wanaque

Population

11,70911,162

Median household income

$95,023$112,326

Median home value

$318,000$366,400

Median gross rent

$1,595$1,885

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hawthorne	Wanaque
Under 5	3.0%	4.7%
5 to 17	16.7%	11.1%
18 to 24	4.7%	7.7%
25 to 34	17.6%	16.1%
35 to 44	10.7%	8.1%
45 to 54	13.3%	12.9%
55 to 64	14.8%	16.9%
65 to 74	11.8%	10.9%
75 and over	7.4%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hawthorne	Wanaque
White (non-Hispanic)	69.1%	72.4%
Black or African American	3.4%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	1.2%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.0%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	23.9%	15.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hawthorne	Wanaque
No high school diploma	4.5%	6.0%
High school graduate	26.4%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	28.2%	28.3%
Graduate or professional degree	17.1%	11.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hawthorne	Wanaque
Drove alone	81.3%	79.8%
Carpooled	5.0%	7.1%
Public transit	2.4%	1.3%
Walked	1.6%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	6.7%
Other means	0.3%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hawthorne	Wanaque
1-unit, detached	52.5%	60.5%
1-unit, attached	7.9%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	30.0%	15.7%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	1.7%
20 or more units	5.0%	14.4%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hawthorne	Wanaque
Poverty rate	5.1%	5.9%
Average household size	2.55	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	25	31
Median year structure built	1953	1962