Wantage township, NJ

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 10,858 ( 500 from 2010 )
Land area: 66.8 square miles
Population density: 162.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	9,680	89.15%	6.6%
Black:	77	0.71%	38.9%
Indian:	14	0.13%	100.0%
Asian:	70	0.64%	37.5%
2+ races:	230	2.12%	57.5%
Hispanic:	769	7.08%	29.5%

Total non-White:	1,178	10.85%	19.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-688	-7.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	188	2.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
11,358
10,368	91.28%
126	1.11%
7	0.06%
112	0.99%
146	1.29%
594	5.23%
990	8.72%

2000
10,387
9,915	95.46%
77	0.74%
0	0.00%
29	0.28%
75	0.72%
291	2.80%
472	4.54%

1990
9,487
8,919	94.01%
264	2.78%
65	0.69%
28	0.30%
n/a
211	2.22%
568	5.99%

1980
7,268
7,141	98.25%
38	0.52%
6	0.08%
6	0.08%
n/a
71	0.98%
127	1.75%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

453	4.4
518	5.0

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

996	10.5
-96	-1.0

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,778	24.5
441	6.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Wantage township, NJ

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.6
2,149	19.8%
8,709	80.2%
2,082	19.2%

4,065
2.67

2,880	70.8%
2,067	71.8%
75	2.6%
1,185	29.2%

2010
Number	Percent
41.2
2,835	25.0%
8,523	75.0%
1,342	11.8%

3,910
2.90

3,116	79.7%
2,613	83.9%
152	4.9%
794	20.3%

2000
Number	Percent
36.2
3,047	29.3%
7,340	70.7%
917	8.8%

3,435
3.02

2,863	83.3%
2,400	83.8%
198	6.9%
572	16.7%

1990
Number	Percent
31.4
2,737	28.9%
6,750	71.1%
807	8.5%

2,952
3.11

2,527	85.6%
2,281	90.3%
72	2.8%
425	14.4%

1980
Number	Percent
28.7
2,375	32.7%
4,893	67.3%
587	8.1%

2,155
3.35

1,864	86.5%
1,604	86.1%
96	5.2%
291	13.5%

2022 Housing Data for Wantage township, NJ

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	126	3.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	53	1.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	41	1.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	88	2.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	216	5.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	193	4.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	42	1.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	153	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	31	0.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	245	6.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	245	6.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	575	14.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	676	16.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	334	8.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	505	12.4%
$200,000 or more	542	13.3%

Median Household Income	100,914
Per Capita Income	43,669

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	350	8.6%
Public Assistance	57	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	184	4.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,790	76.3%
Unemployed	317	5.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	5,107	81.3%
Not in Labor Force	1,171	18.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,023	1,962	50.8%
Non-Profit	146	181	44.6%
Self-Employed	306	139	68.8%

Local Government	253	354	41.7%
State Government	174	55	76.0%
Federal Government	110	52	67.9%

Total Private + Self	2,329	2,101	52.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	683	642	51.5%
Total	3,012	2,743	52.3%

Pct. Govt.	17.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	597	10.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,317	22.9%
Professional, Technical	1,326	23.0%
Service Occupations	933	16.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	27	0.5%
All others	1,582	27.5%

White Collar		56.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	1,015	17.6%
Health care and social assistance	682	11.9%
Educational services	603	10.5%
Construction	502	8.7%
Manufacturing	460	8.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	401	7.0%
Public administration	335	5.8%
Transportation and warehousing	331	5.8%
Other services	325	5.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	226	3.9%
Accommodation and food services	193	3.4%
Wholesale trade	162	2.8%
Information	141	2.5%
Finance and insurance	120	2.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	116	2.0%
Utilities	104	1.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	30	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	6	0.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	49	0.45%
Puerto Rican	172	1.58%
Cuban	98	0.90%
Dominican	65	0.60%

Total Central American	114	1.05%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	61	0.56%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	53	0.49%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	54	0.50%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	54	0.50%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	217	2.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	45	0.41%
Korean	25	0.23%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	9,601	92.5%
Spanish	307	3.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	208	2.0%
Other Indo-European	118	1.1%
Other Asian	55	0.5%
German, other Germanic	31	0.3%
Korean	25	0.2%
Other	20	0.2%
Tagalog	7	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Italian	2,614	24.1%
Irish	2,337	21.5%
German	2,109	19.4%
Polish	1,253	11.5%
English	916	8.4%
Dutch	657	6.1%
American	238	2.2%
European	171	1.6%
French	168	1.5%
Hungarian	167	1.5%
Russian	121	1.1%
Croatian	115	1.1%
Scottish	89	0.8%
Ukrainian	89	0.8%
Czech	81	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	10,770	99.2%
Not a citizen	88	0.8%

Native	10,284	94.7%
Foreign-born	574	5.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
73	1.0%	444	5.9%	2,312	30.9%	2,348	31.4%	1,553	20.7%	756	10.1%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	73	1.0%
9-12 Years	444	5.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,312	30.9%
Some College	2,348	31.4%
Bach. Degree	1,553	20.7%
Grad Degree	756	10.1%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +534	D +88	D + 9.8%
D +622
2020 vs. 2012	R +1,234	R +1,012	R + 9.0%
D +222
2020 vs. 2008	R +1,049	R +1,014	R + 11.1%
D +35

2016 vs. 2008	R +515	R +1,102	R + 20.9%
D -587
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	76%	Donald Trump* (R)	4,503	67.8%	Joe Biden (D)	2,022	30.5%	115	1.7%	6,640	27	21	0.15%
2016	65%	Donald Trump (R)	3,969	70.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,400	24.9%	262	4.7%	5,631	29	25	0.14%
2012	61%	Mitt Romney (R)	3,269	63.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,800	34.7%	116	2.2%	5,185	23	16	0.14%
2008	67%	John McCain (R)	3,454	62.6%	Barack Obama (D)	1,987	36.0%	74	1.3%	5,515	21	17	0.14%
2004	63%	George W. Bush* (R)	3,300	67.2%	John Kerry (D)	1,564	31.8%	48	1.0%	4,912	21	16	0.14%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Wantage township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,022

30.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

4,503

67.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

6,640

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 21

2016 President, Wantage township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,400

24.9%

Donald Trump (R)

3,969

70.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

123

2.2%

Other

139

2.5%

TOTAL

5,631

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 29	Diff (US): 25

2012 President, Wantage township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,800

34.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

3,269

63.0%

Other

116

2.2%

TOTAL

5,185

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 16

2008 President, Wantage township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,987

36.0%

John McCain (R)

3,454

62.6%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

5,515

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 17

2004 President, Wantage township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

3,300

67.2%

John Kerry (D)

1,564

31.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

4,912

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 16

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wantage township, NJ

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2021	G	48%	Jack Ciattarelli (R)	3,139	74.8%	Phil Murphy* (D)	1,011	24.1%	49 [+]	1.2%	4,199	27	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2021: Other (Write-in) 49 (1.2%);
2020	S2	75%	Rik Mehta (R)	4,296	66.0%	Cory Booker* (D)	2,044	31.4%	168 [+]	2.6%	6,508	25	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 116 (1.8%); Veronica Fernandez (Of, By, For) 40 (0.6%); Daniel Burke (LaRouche Was Right) 12 (0.2%);
2018	S1	52%	Bob Hugin (R)	3,082	68.8%	Robert Menendez* (D)	1,205	26.9%	194 [+]	4.3%	4,481	26	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 94 (2.1%); Murray Sabrin (Libertarian) 56 (1.2%); Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 44 (1.0%);
2017	G	36%	Kim Guadagno (R)	2,020	64.9%	Phil Murphy (D)	960	30.8%	132 [+]	4.2%	3,112	23	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2017: Other (Write-in) 82 (2.6%); Gina Genovese (Reduce Property Taxes) 30 (1.0%); Peter Rohrman (Libertarian) 20 (0.6%);
2014	S2	33%	Jeffrey Bell (R)	1,888	67.0%	Cory Booker* (D)	857	30.4%	71 [+]	2.5%	2,816	25	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Joseph Baratelli (Libertarian) 38 (1.3%); Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth) 12 (0.4%); Jeff Boss (NSA Did 9/11) 10 (0.4%); Antonio Sabas (I) 7 (0.2%); Eugene LaVergne (D-R Party) 4 (0.1%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	4,303
Median Value	$336,100

Occupied	4,065	94.5%
Vacant	238	5.5%

Owned	3,467	85.3%
Rented	598	14.7%
Median Rent	$1,604

Single-Family Units	3,773	87.7%
Detached	3,648	84.8%
Attached	125	2.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	290	6.7%
Mobile Homes	0	0.0%

Wantage township, NJ

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Wantage township, NJ

2022 Housing Data for Wantage township, NJ

2022 Income & Employment Data for Wantage township, NJ

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Wantage township, NJ

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Wantage township, NJ

Historical Presidential Election Results for Wantage township, NJ

Historical Statewide Election Results for Wantage township, NJ