Waldwick is a medium-sized borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 10,105 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.

Of important note, Waldwick is also a borough of artists. Waldwick has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Waldwick’s character.

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.

A relatively large number of people in Waldwick telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 18.04% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Despite being a small borough, Waldwick has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

If knowledge is power, Waldwick is a pretty powerful place. 57.14% of the adults in Waldwick have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Waldwick in 2022 was $62,707, 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 $250,828 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 16.99% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Waldwick include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Waldwick's cultural character, accounting for 16.70% of the borough’s population.

The most common language spoken in Waldwick is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.