Waldwick is a somewhat small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 10,048 people and two associated neighborhoods, Waldwick is the 195th largest community in New Jersey.
Housing costs in Waldwick are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Jersey.
Also of interest is that Waldwick has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 17.97% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
In addition, Waldwick is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.
Because of many things, Waldwick is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Waldwick really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Waldwick perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
In Waldwick, a lot of people use the bus to get to work every day though Waldwick is a relatively small borough. Those that ride the bus are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Waldwick, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Waldwick is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 54.48% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Waldwick in 2022 was $61,546, which is upper middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $246,184 for a family of four.
Waldwick is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Waldwick home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Waldwick residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Waldwick also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.68% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Waldwick include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Waldwick is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.