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New Jersey·Bergen County
2 tracts·10K people·$566K median·9,389/mi²
White 49 · Asian 22 · Hispanic 21 · Black 7 · Other 1 · Multiracial 1
Married couple 58 · Living alone 24 · Other 18
Professional 30 · Retail 25 · Manufacturing 22 · Health 11 · Leisure 7 · Public admin 3 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 57 · Service 20 · Sales · office 16 · Production · transport 5 · Construction · maintenance 3
Drive alone 63 · Transit 16 · Work from home 13 · Carpool 3 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Wood-Ridge is $566,200 (Census ACS) — 1.2× the US median of $458,812.
Wood-Ridge has 10,218 residents across 2 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.8; the population is 49.0% White, 21.9% Asian, 20.9% Hispanic or Latino, 6.8% Black, 0.9% Other and 0.5% Multiracial; the average household has 2.6 people; 53.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 6.9% (Census ACS).
Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School is the elementary school with reported scores (73%); Wood-Ridge Intermediate School is the middle school with reported scores (65%); Wood-Ridge Jr/Sr High School is the high school with reported scores (41%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,878/month, 19% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Wood-Ridge is $136,108 a year, 58% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Wood-Ridge, median rent is $1,878/month and the median home value is $566,200 (Census ACS).
Wood-Ridge reported 0.4 violent crimes and 4.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 84°F; winter lows average 27°F; there are 90 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 49 inches; snowfall averages 30 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Wood-Ridge are winter weather (61), earthquake (51) and strong wind (48), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.34g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Wood-Ridge, 1.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).