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Wood-Ridge, New Jersey
Borough
Borough of Wood-Ridge
Wood Ridge' municipal building. Feb. 7, 2009
Wood Ridge' municipal building. Feb. 7, 2009
Map highlighting Wood-Ridge's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey.
Map highlighting Wood-Ridge's location within Bergen County. Inset: Bergen County's location within New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Wood-Ridge, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Wood-Ridge, New Jersey
Wood-Ridge, New Jersey is located in Bergen County, New Jersey
Wood-Ridge, New Jersey
Wood-Ridge, New Jersey
Location in Bergen County, New Jersey
Wood-Ridge, New Jersey is located in New Jersey
Wood-Ridge, New Jersey
Wood-Ridge, New Jersey
Location in New Jersey
Wood-Ridge, New Jersey is located in the United States
Wood-Ridge, New Jersey
Wood-Ridge, New Jersey
Location in the United States
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Bergen
Incorporated December 6, 1894
Government
 • Type Borough
 • Body Borough Council
Area
 • Total 1.12 sq mi (2.89 km2)
 • Land 1.11 sq mi (2.88 km2)
 • Water <0.01 sq mi (<0.01 km2)  0.09%
Area rank 492nd of 565 in state
62nd of 70 in county
Elevation
167 ft (51 m)
Population
 • Total 10,137
 • Density 9,116/sq mi (3,519.8/km2)
Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
07075
Area code(s) 201
FIPS code 3400382570
GNIS feature ID 0885451

Wood-Ridge is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the borough's population was 10,137, reflecting an increase of 2,511 (32.9%) from the 7,626 counted in the 2010 Census

Wood-Ridge was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on December 6, 1894, from portions of Bergen Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day. The borough was formed during the "Boroughitis" phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County, in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.097 square miles (2.842 km2), including 1.097 square miles (2.841 km2) of land and <0.001 square miles (<0.001 km2) of water (0.01%).

The borough is bordered by Lodi and Hasbrouck Heights to the north, Wallington to the west, Carlstadt to the south, and Moonachie to the east, along with South Hackensack.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1880 348
1890 575 65.2%
1900 582 1.2%
1910 1,043 79.2%
1920 1,923 84.4%
1930 5,159 168.3%
1940 5,739 11.2%
1950 6,283 9.5%
1960 7,964 26.8%
1970 8,311 4.4%
1980 7,929 −4.6%
1990 7,506 −5.3%
2000 7,644 1.8%
2010 7,626 −0.2%
2020 10,137 32.9%
Population sources: 1880-1890
1880-1920 1890-1910
1910-1930 1900-2010
2000 2010 2020

2010 Census

As of the census of 2010, there were 7,626 people, 2,939 households, and 2,072 families residing in the borough. The population density was 6,951.6 per square mile (2,684.0/km2). There were 3,051 housing units at an average density of 2,781.2 per square mile (1,073.8/km2)*. The racial makeup of the borough was 87.23% (6,652) White, 1.43% (109) Black or African American, 0.21% (16) Native American, 7.13% (544) Asian, 0.01% (1) Pacific Islander, 2.32% (177) from other races, and 1.67% (127) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.11% (1,000) of the population.

There were 2,939 households out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the borough, the population was spread out with 21.5% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 31.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.4 years. For every 100 females there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and old there were 89.3 males.

The Census Bureau's 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $90,411 (with a margin of error of +/- $3,617) and the median family income was $95,972 (+/- $7,148). Males had a median income of $64,658 (+/- $7,287) versus $46,402 (+/- $6,549) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $35,360 (+/- $2,759). About 3.9% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.8% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over.

Same-sex couples headed 20 households in 2010, an increase from the 10 counted in 2000.

Transportation

2021-07-31 09 10 31 View north along New Jersey State Route 17 from the overpass for Bergen County Route 32 (Moonachie Avenue) in Wood-Ridge, Bergen County, New Jersey
Route 17 northbound in Wood-Ridge

Roads and highways

As of May 2010, the borough had a total of 19.20 miles (30.90 km) of roadways, of which 16.25 miles (26.15 km) were maintained by the municipality, 2.30 miles (3.70 km) by Bergen County and 0.65 miles (1.05 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.

Route 17 passes through Wood-Ridge.

Public transportation

Wood-Ridge Station panorama
The New Jersey Transit Wood-Ridge station, facing southbound from the lone platform

Wood-Ridge is served by NJ Transit at the Wood-Ridge train station, located at Park Place East near the intersection with Route 17. The Pascack Valley Line offers service throughout the day in both directions, with service available seven days a week, operating north–south to Hoboken Terminal with connections via the Secaucus Junction transfer station to New Jersey Transit one-stop service to New York Penn Station and to other NJ Transit rail service. Connections are available at the Hoboken Terminal to other New Jersey Transit rail lines, the PATH train at the Hoboken PATH station, New York Waterways ferry service to the World Financial Center and other destinations and Hudson-Bergen Light Rail service.

The Wesmont station provides train service on the Bergen County Line. The station was approved in 2008 to be constructed in Wood-Ridge. The station serves a new residential development and was opened to the public in May 2016, after years of delays.

Wood-Ridge is also served by several NJ Transit bus routes. The 76 bus runs from Hackensack along Terrace Avenue through Wood-Ridge to Newark Penn Station. The 144, 145, 148, 163 and 164 buses run from various New Jersey terminals such as Midland Park and Hackensack along Valley Boulevard through Wood-Ridge to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan.

Education

Wood-Ridge High School 2019
Wood-Ridge High School in February, 2019.

Students in public school for pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade attend the schools of the Wood-Ridge School District. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,282 students and 98.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.1:1. Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Catherine E. Doyle Elementary School with 396 students in Pre-K through 3rd grade, Wood-Ridge Intermediate School with 249 students in grades 4–6 and Wood-Ridge High School with 583 students in grades 7–12.

With the opening of Wood-Ridge Intermediate School in September 2013 for grades 4–6, Doyle Elementary School was realigned to serve students through third grade, while the students in grades 7 and 8 who had attended Gretta R. Ostrovsky Middle School began attending Wood-Ridge Junior / Senior High School.

For ninth through twelfth grades, students from Moonachie attend Wood-Ridge High School, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Moonachie School District. Public school students from the borough, and all of Bergen County, are eligible to attend the secondary education programs offered by the Bergen County Technical Schools, which include the Bergen County Academies in Hackensack, and the Bergen Tech campus in Teterboro or Paramus. The district offers programs on a shared-time or full-time basis, with admission based on a selective application process and tuition covered by the student's home school district.

Our Lady of Assumption School, a Catholic school that served students in Kindergarten through 8th grade, was closed as of June 2010 by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark in the face of enrollment that had declined to 134 students in the school's final year.

Notable people

Wood-Ridge library
The Wood-Ridge Public Library is in the Brinkerhoff House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
See also (related category): People from Wood-Ridge, New Jersey

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Wood-Ridge include:

  • Emanuel Ayvas (born 1983), musician best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of symphonic rock band Emanuel and the Fear.
  • Alex Boniello (born 1990), actor best known for his portrayal of the Voice of Moritz in the 2015 Broadway revival of Spring Awakening.
  • David Brock (born 1962), Neo-Liberal political operative, author and commentator who founded the media watchdog group Media Matters for America.
  • Guy W. Calissi (c. 1909-1980), New Jersey Superior Court judge who served as mayor of Wood-Ridge from 1947 to 1954.
  • Dennis Diken (born 1957), co-founder and drummer for the rock band The Smithereens.
  • John Delaney (born 1963), U.S. Representative from Maryland's 6th congressional district from 2013 to 2019.
  • Bob DeMarco (born 1938), football center who played 15 seasons in the National Football League for four teams.
  • Frankie Muniz (born 1985), actor and professional racer, spent most of his childhood to early teen years growing up on North Avenue and being a student within the Wood-Ridge School District.
  • Paul Sarlo (born 1968), State Senator and Mayor of Wood-Ridge.
  • Bob Sullivan (born 1968), financial journalist and author.

See also

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