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Wayne, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $652,486 (it was $278,200 in 2000)
Wayne:

$652,486
New Jersey:

$428,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $470,840 - $848,834

Total population: 53,657 (All urban)

Houses: 19,228 (18,765 occupied: 15,411 owner occupied, 3,354 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

18%
State:

35%

Housing density: 807 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $113,595.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,779 (lower quartile is $1,384, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,220


Median gross rent in Wayne, NJ in 2022: $1,825

Housing units in Wayne with a mortgage: 10,072 (1,048 second mortgage, 1,771 home equity loan, 66 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,876

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Wayne, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Household type by relationship:

Households: 490,207
  • In family households: 433,190 (75,969 male householders, 44,871 female householders)
    81,287 spouses, 163,062 children (155,233 natural, 2,777 adopted, 5,052 stepchildren), 12,822 grandchildren, 9,893 brothers or sisters, 9,550 parents, foster children, 13,805 other relatives, 16,122 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 57,017 (20,561 male householders (15,848 living alone)), 25,384 female householders (21,858 living alone)), 11,072 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 11,019 (3,291 institutionalized population)

79,516 married couples with children.
30,640 single-parent households (6,238 men, 24,402 women).

77.5% of residents of Wayne speak English at home.
4.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
11.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
4.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 11,030 (19.4%)
(78.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.6
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.1
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wayne, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wayne, New Jersey
  • 12no bedroom
  • 5011 bedroom
  • 2,0442 bedrooms
  • 6,3233 bedrooms
  • 5,0544 bedrooms
  • 1,4775+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wayne, New Jersey
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wayne, New Jersey
  • 47no bedroom
  • 1,9701 bedroom
  • 8442 bedrooms
  • 3683 bedrooms
  • 1024 bedrooms
  • 235+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Wayne in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wayne in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 276no vehicle
  • 3,0671 vehicle
  • 8,1522 vehicles
  • 2,6413 vehicles
  • 9974 vehicles
  • 2785+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Wayne in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wayne in renter-occupied apartments
  • 531no vehicle
  • 1,6911 vehicle
  • 9492 vehicles
  • 1463 vehicles
  • 214 vehicles
  • 165+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wayne, New Jersey
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wayne, New Jersey
  • 121 room
  • 502 rooms
  • 2973 rooms
  • 8074 rooms
  • 1,3995 rooms
  • 2,6646 rooms
  • 3,3037 rooms
  • 3,5398 rooms
  • 3,3409+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wayne, New Jersey
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wayne, New Jersey
  • 401 room
  • 3422 rooms
  • 1,0333 rooms
  • 1,1004 rooms
  • 4465 rooms
  • 2096 rooms
  • 677 rooms
  • 968 rooms
  • 219+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Wayne, NJ
Wayne CDP income, earnings, and wages data

  • Wayne, NJ household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Wayne, NJ in 2022
  • 14,905Less than $10,000
  • 24,638$10,000 to $19,999
  • 18,226$20,000 to $29,999
  • 23,507$30,000 to $39,999
  • 22,412$40,000 to $49,999
  • 17,714$50,000 to $59,999
  • 23,538$60,000 to $74,999
  • 39,230$75,000 to $99,999
  • 30,691$100,000 to $124,999
  • 20,959$125,000 to $149,999
  • 29,100$150,000 to $199,999
  • 39,854$200,000 or more
Work and jobs in Wayne: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Percentage of workers working in this county: 51.9%
Number of people working at home: 3,538 (11.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 654
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2,352
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 3,559
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 3,776
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 3,094
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,554
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 3,427
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 841
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,225
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 2,218
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 1,917
  • 90 or more minutes: 1,035

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 21,784 (82.2%)
  • Carpooled: 1,899 (7.2%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 1,065 (4.0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 22 (0.1%)
  • Railroad: 305 (1.2%)
  • Taxi: 9 (0.0%)
  • Motorcycle: 18 (0.1%)
  • Bicycle: 20 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 504 (1.9%)
  • Other means: 26 (0.1%)
  • Worked at home: 851 (3.2%)
Class of Workers in 2000
Races in Wayne detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Wayne, New Jersey
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Wayne, New Jersey
  • 1,2711995 to March 2000
  • 1,2581990 to 1994
  • 1,0691985 to 1989
  • 1,1061980 to 1984
  • 6711975 to 1979
  • 8151970 to 1974
  • 7181965 to 1969
  • 1,916Before 1965
Ancestries in Wayne, NJ

First ancestries reported:

  • Italian: 16,166 (24.5%)
  • Other: 11,720 (17.7%)
  • Irish: 8,632 (13.1%)
  • German: 6,964 (10.5%)
  • Polish: 4,930 (7.5%)
  • English: 3,177 (4.8%)
  • Russian: 2,185 (3.3%)
  • Dutch: 2,035 (3.1%)
  • United States: 1,588 (2.4%)
  • Arab: 1,448 (2.2%)
  • Hungarian: 932 (1.4%)
  • Scottish: 845 (1.3%)
  • French: 819 (1.2%)
  • Greek: 652 (1.0%)
  • Ukrainian: 620 (0.9%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 499 (0.8%)
  • Czech: 435 (0.7%)
  • Swedish: 405 (0.6%)
  • Norwegian: 389 (0.6%)
  • Lithuanian: 302 (0.5%)
  • Slovak: 274 (0.4%)
  • Swiss: 206 (0.3%)
  • French Canadian: 183 (0.3%)
  • Welsh: 179 (0.3%)
  • Danish: 159 (0.2%)
  • Portuguese: 136 (0.2%)
  • West Indian: 122 (0.2%)
  • Subsaharan African: 77 (0.1%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Italy
Wayne:

12.0% (1,060)
New Jersey:

4.0% (58,395)

India
Wayne:

8.6% (760)
New Jersey:

8.1% (119,497)

Korea
Wayne:

8.0% (710)
New Jersey:

3.5% (51,970)

Poland
Wayne:

4.5% (396)
New Jersey:

3.8% (55,466)

Other Eastern Europe
Wayne:

4.0% (349)
New Jersey:

1.2% (17,647)

Philippines
Wayne:

3.9% (343)
New Jersey:

4.7% (69,773)

Colombia
Wayne:

3.8% (336)
New Jersey:

4.7% (69,754)

Russia
Wayne:

3.4% (298)
New Jersey:

1.4% (20,243)

Germany
Wayne:

3.4% (296)
New Jersey:

2.3% (33,531)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Wayne:

3.0% (269)
New Jersey:

2.7% (40,092)

Syria
Wayne:

3.0% (264)
New Jersey:

0.3% (4,530)

United Kingdom
Wayne:

3.0% (262)
New Jersey:

2.1% (30,355)

Egypt
Wayne:

2.3% (203)
New Jersey:

1.4% (20,079)

Yugoslavia
Wayne:

2.0% (178)
New Jersey:

0.4% (5,697)

Romania
Wayne:

2.0% (173)
New Jersey:

0.4% (6,115)

Cuba
Wayne:

1.6% (140)
New Jersey:

3.7% (55,241)

Canada
Wayne:

1.5% (135)
New Jersey:

1.1% (16,333)

Turkey
Wayne:

1.5% (134)
New Jersey:

0.7% (9,606)

Hungary
Wayne:

1.5% (134)
New Jersey:

0.5% (7,426)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 33,383
  • Other state: 11,497
  • Northeast: 9,242
  • Midwest: 936
  • South: 1,071
  • West: 248

66% of Wayne residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 54
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 50
  • 5th and 6th grade: 120
  • 7th and 8th grade: 391
  • 9th grade: 124
  • 10th grade: 271
  • 11th grade: 143
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 347
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,958
  • Less than 1 year of college: 886
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,175
  • Associate degree: 665
  • Bachelor's degree: 4,818
  • Master's degree: 1,941
  • Professional school degree: 984
  • Doctorate degree: 284
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 90
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 88
  • 5th and 6th grade: 277
  • 7th and 8th grade: 586
  • 9th grade: 249
  • 10th grade: 356
  • 11th grade: 302
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 578
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,858
  • Less than 1 year of college: 1,122
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,111
  • Associate degree: 1,000
  • Bachelor's degree: 4,943
  • Master's degree: 2,028
  • Professional school degree: 383
  • Doctorate degree: 116
Educational Attainment for Females
Wayne marital status for males
Wayne marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 13,727
  • One, attached: 1,609
  • Two: 347
  • 3 or 4: 354
  • 5 to 9: 599
  • 10 to 19: 658
  • 20 to 49: 380
  • 50 or more: 1,376
  • Mobile homes: 178

Median worth of mobile homes: $380,248

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.2%
Year householders moved into residence in Wayne
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Wayne, NJ
  • 86.0%Utility gas
  • 11.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.8%Electricity
  • 0.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.1%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Wayne, NJ
  • 61.9%Utility gas
  • 28.4%Electricity
  • 7.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.7%No fuel used
  • 0.4%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 786
Here:

13.3%
New Jersey:

13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 407
Here:

15.2%
New Jersey:

13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 624
Here:

19.8%
New Jersey:

30.1%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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