Pompton Lakes vs Wanaque

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

Pompton Lakes 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 11,010 in Pompton Lakes). Pompton Lakes has the higher median household income ($119,038 vs $112,326 in Wanaque). Pompton Lakes has the higher median home value ($411,100 vs $366,400 in Wanaque).

Population, income & housing

	Pompton Lakes	Wanaque
Population	11,010	11,162
Median age	39.4 yrs	47.3 yrs
Median household income	$119,038	$112,326
Median home value	$411,100	$366,400
Median gross rent	$1,822	$1,885
Housing units	4,235	4,425
Homeownership rate	79.6%	78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.4%	40.1%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pompton Lakes	Wanaque
Population	11,029 → 11,010 (-0.2%)	11,709 → 11,162 (-4.7%)
Median household income	$102,371 → $119,038 (+16.3%)	$95,023 → $112,326 (+18.2%)
Median home value	$302,700 → $411,100 (+35.8%)	$318,000 → $366,400 (+15.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,536 → $1,822 (+18.6%)	$1,595 → $1,885 (+18.2%)

Pompton Lakes

Population

11,02911,010

Median household income

$102,371$119,038

Median home value

$302,700$411,100

Median gross rent

$1,536$1,822

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)

	Pompton Lakes	Wanaque
Under 5	4.5%	4.7%
5 to 17	18.3%	11.1%
18 to 24	6.9%	7.7%
25 to 34	13.0%	16.1%
35 to 44	14.1%	8.1%
45 to 54	12.8%	12.9%
55 to 64	15.4%	16.9%
65 to 74	9.0%	10.9%
75 and over	5.9%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pompton Lakes	Wanaque
White (non-Hispanic)	70.9%	72.4%
Black or African American	0.8%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	6.3%	4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.1%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	18.9%	15.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pompton Lakes	Wanaque
No high school diploma	5.4%	6.0%
High school graduate	30.8%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	26.2%	28.3%
Graduate or professional degree	15.1%	11.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pompton Lakes	Wanaque
Drove alone	80.8%	79.8%
Carpooled	3.2%	7.1%
Public transit	4.4%	1.3%
Walked	1.6%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	6.7%
Other means	0.2%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pompton Lakes	Wanaque
1-unit, detached	67.2%	60.5%
1-unit, attached	7.3%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	15.7%
5 to 19 units	6.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	12.3%	14.4%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Pompton Lakes	Wanaque
Poverty rate	9.7%	5.9%
Average household size	2.65	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	30	31
Median year structure built	1960	1962