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Wanaque, New Jersey: commercial real estate data.
Wanaque is a Census borough of 11,206 people across 8.06 square miles of land, in Passaic County. Median household income is $113,175, 78.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wanaque
What Wanaque is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area8.06 sq mi
- Water area1.26 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,390
- County holding the largest share of its areaPassaic County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Wanaque
- Population11,206
- Median age47.2
- Population under 181,745
- Share under 1815.6 percent
- Population 65 and over2,617
- Share 65 and over23.4 percent
- Households4,401
- Family households2,687
- Share of households that are families61.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Wanaque
- Median household income$113,175
- Per capita income$50,303
- Civilian labor force6,289
- Employed6,037
- Unemployed252 plus or minus 90
- Unemployment rate4.0 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Adults 25 and over8,659
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher42.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree13.8 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Wanaque
- Housing units4,450
- Occupied units4,401
- Vacant units49 plus or minus 54
- Vacancy rate1.1 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Owner occupied3,438
- Renter occupied963 plus or minus 261
- Ownership rate78.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$400,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,778
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.9 percent
- Single family units3,018
- Share single family67.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,432
- Share in buildings of two or more32.2 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1963
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Wanaque gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,372
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,127 plus or minus 288
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.0 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,534
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more47.2 percent
- Drove alone78.0 percent
- Carpooled8.0 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Public transport1.6 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked2.0 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home8.2 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Wanaque (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$1,345,000
- Average approval$448,333
- Median approval$60,000
- Largest approval$1,260,000
- Jobs supported46
- Jobs per approval15.3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wanaque, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Wanaque
- NFIP communityBorough of Wanaque
- NFIP community number340409
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/17/20
The Borough of Wanaque participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 340409 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Passaic County, not Wanaque
Passaic County context, not Wanaque figures
- Establishments in Passaic County12,406
- Covered employment, Passaic County170,830
- Average annual pay, Passaic County$63,668
- Housing units permitted, Passaic County852
Every figure in this section is published for Passaic County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wanaque.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Wanaque questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wanaque, New Jersey?
11,206, in 4,401 households. Wanaque borough covers 8.06 square miles of land, which is 1,390 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wanaque in?
Passaic County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Wanaque?
$113,175. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $400,700. Median gross rent is $1,778 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Wanaque businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $1.3 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $60,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wanaque, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Wanaque borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Wanaque. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Wanaque in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wanaque appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wanaque, borough of, community 340409, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Wanaque figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Passaic County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Wanaque.
Is zoning published for Wanaque?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.