North Haledon vs Wanaque

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

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

Wanaque has the higher population (11,162 vs 8,757 in North Haledon). North Haledon has the higher median household income ($131,810 vs $112,326 in Wanaque). North Haledon has the higher median home value ($517,200 vs $366,400 in Wanaque).

Population, income & housing

	North Haledon	Wanaque
Population	8,757	11,162
Median age	46.0 yrs	47.3 yrs
Median household income	$131,810	$112,326
Median home value	$517,200	$366,400
Median gross rent	$2,435	$1,885
Housing units	3,080	4,425
Homeownership rate	93.3%	78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.2%	40.1%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Haledon	Wanaque
Population	8,437 → 8,757 (+3.8%)	11,709 → 11,162 (-4.7%)
Median household income	$103,056 → $131,810 (+27.9%)	$95,023 → $112,326 (+18.2%)
Median home value	$435,700 → $517,200 (+18.7%)	$318,000 → $366,400 (+15.2%)
Median gross rent	$2,188 → $2,435 (+11.3%)	$1,595 → $1,885 (+18.2%)

North Haledon

Population

8,4378,757

Median household income

$103,056$131,810

Median home value

$435,700$517,200

Median gross rent

$2,188$2,435

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)

	North Haledon	Wanaque
Under 5	4.7%	4.7%
5 to 17	13.3%	11.1%
18 to 24	8.3%	7.7%
25 to 34	9.6%	16.1%
35 to 44	13.0%	8.1%
45 to 54	12.3%	12.9%
55 to 64	13.4%	16.9%
65 to 74	12.6%	10.9%
75 and over	12.8%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Haledon	Wanaque
White (non-Hispanic)	68.6%	72.4%
Black or African American	2.3%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.3%
Asian	5.6%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.2%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	21.0%	15.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Haledon	Wanaque
No high school diploma	9.5%	6.0%
High school graduate	27.5%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	25.8%	28.3%
Graduate or professional degree	13.4%	11.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Haledon	Wanaque
Drove alone	68.3%	79.8%
Carpooled	8.0%	7.1%
Public transit	5.0%	1.3%
Walked	1.7%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.4%	6.7%
Other means	1.6%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Haledon	Wanaque
1-unit, detached	81.5%	60.5%
1-unit, attached	10.9%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	15.7%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	1.7%
20 or more units	3.3%	14.4%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Haledon	Wanaque
Poverty rate	1.9%	5.9%
Average household size	2.75	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	33	31
Median year structure built	1962	1962