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Wyckoff, New Jersey, in Bergen county, is 5 miles N of Paterson, New Jersey (center to center) and 18 miles N of Newark, New Jersey. The town is included in the Bergen - Passaic metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 16,508 people lived in Wyckoff.
In Wyckoff, about 71% of adults are married. Wyckoff is one of those places you go to when you're already married, not to find someone. It seems that everyone in town is married (though of course they're not). Large families and residences are common here.
In 2000, Wyckoff had a median family income of $117,864. Many people in Wyckoff make a good living. The bulk of the population of the town is doing well, with money to spend. Wyckoff doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in the town have earned college degrees than have people in most other towns in New Jersey. In Wyckoff, a noticeable number of people work from home rather than commuting every day. (Whether or not they're interested in marriage, it's worth noting that there are a lot of high-income single people in the town.)
Wyckoff residents donated more money ($50,525) to George W. Bush than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Democratic party attracted the most donations from the town.
A low crime rate is one of the plusses in Wyckoff.
An estimated 93% of living spaces in Wyckoff are occupied by their owners, not by renters. Optimists try to see the higher property taxes in the town as a sign of wealth and desirability.
In Wyckoff, 85% of commuters drive to work.
Wyckoff strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New Jersey):
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| Median Family Income (vs. Peers) | Top 2% |  |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers) | Top 2% | |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers) | Top 3% | |
| Low Property Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 4% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 6% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers) | Top 7% | |
| Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 8% | |
| Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers) | Top 8% | |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers) | Top 8% | |
Comparing Wyckoff to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New Jersey (State):
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| Working at Home | | |
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| Short Commute Times |  | |
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| Low Property Crime | | |
| Low Violent Crime | | |
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