Wenonah is a very small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 2,302 people and three associated neighborhoods, Wenonah is the 414th largest community in New Jersey. Wenonah has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.Wenonah is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 88.63% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Wenonah is a borough of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wenonah who work in management occupations (14.99%), teaching (11.03%), and office and administrative support (9.99%). Also of interest is that Wenonah has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.82% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Because of many things, Wenonah is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Wenonah a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The borough’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Wenonah has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Wenonah’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.If knowledge is power, Wenonah is a pretty powerful place. 57.54% of the adults in Wenonah 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 Wenonah in 2022 was $68,636, 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 $274,544 for a family of four. The people who call Wenonah home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wenonah residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Wenonah include Irish, Italian, English, German, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Wenonah is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
