Totowa vs Wanaque

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

Totowa 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 10,919 in Totowa). Totowa has the higher median household income ($114,177 vs $112,326 in Wanaque). Totowa has the higher median home value ($507,700 vs $366,400 in Wanaque).

Population, income & housing

	Totowa	Wanaque
Population	10,919	11,162
Median age	43.1 yrs	47.3 yrs
Median household income	$114,177	$112,326
Median home value	$507,700	$366,400
Median gross rent	$1,703	$1,885
Housing units	4,002	4,425
Homeownership rate	76.1%	78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.9%	40.1%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Totowa	Wanaque
Population	10,828 → 10,919 (+0.8%)	11,709 → 11,162 (-4.7%)
Median household income	$105,637 → $114,177 (+8.1%)	$95,023 → $112,326 (+18.2%)
Median home value	$371,200 → $507,700 (+36.8%)	$318,000 → $366,400 (+15.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,569 → $1,703 (+8.5%)	$1,595 → $1,885 (+18.2%)

Totowa

Population

10,82810,919

Median household income

$105,637$114,177

Median home value

$371,200$507,700

Median gross rent

$1,569$1,703

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)

	Totowa	Wanaque
Under 5	2.2%	4.7%
5 to 17	20.7%	11.1%
18 to 24	6.6%	7.7%
25 to 34	10.2%	16.1%
35 to 44	13.9%	8.1%
45 to 54	14.1%	12.9%
55 to 64	12.8%	16.9%
65 to 74	11.3%	10.9%
75 and over	8.2%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Totowa	Wanaque
White (non-Hispanic)	63.1%	72.4%
Black or African American	6.9%	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	4.2%	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	23.6%	15.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Totowa	Wanaque
No high school diploma	7.4%	6.0%
High school graduate	29.3%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	27.7%	28.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	11.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Totowa	Wanaque
Drove alone	72.9%	79.8%
Carpooled	9.7%	7.1%
Public transit	2.3%	1.3%
Walked	0.3%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.7%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Totowa	Wanaque
1-unit, detached	70.9%	60.5%
1-unit, attached	9.1%	7.7%
2 to 4 units	16.0%	15.7%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	1.7%
20 or more units	3.0%	14.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Totowa	Wanaque
Poverty rate	3.8%	5.9%
Average household size	2.75	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	27	31
Median year structure built	1958	1962