Wantage

  1. Wantage Legal Resources
  2. Wantage Statistics
  3. Wantage Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Wantage Employment Information
  5. Wantage Family Information
  6. Wantage Education Information
  7. Wantage Public Benefits Information
  8. Wantage Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Wantage Legal Resources Back to top

Wantage Government Website

Wantage Legal Code

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Wantage Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 10,387
  • Land Area (2000): 173.840 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 1.083 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 3,663
Wantage Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 2,472 23.80%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 254 2.45%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 7,661 73.76%

Wantage Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Wantage Employment Information Back to top
Wantage Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 500 18.43%
2. Educational Services 203 7.48%
3. Public Administration 155 5.71%
4. Repair and Maintenance 129 4.75%
5. Food and Beverage Stores 117 4.31%
6. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 111 4.09%
7. Metal Manufactuing 110 4.05%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 88 3.24%
9. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 87 3.21%
10. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 82 3.02%
11. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 79 2.91%
12. Finance and Insurance 74 2.73%
13. Accommodation and Food Services 63 2.32%
14. Machinery Manufacturing 55 2.03%
15. Health Care 52 1.92%
16. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 49 1.81%
17. Other Transportation 49 1.81%
18. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 46 1.70%
19. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 45 1.66%
20. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 31 1.14%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 422 18.23%
2. Health Care 306 13.22%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 205 8.86%
4. Finance and Insurance 129 5.57%
5. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 88 3.80%
6. Social Assistance 80 3.46%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 79 3.41%
8. Personal and Laundry Services 79 3.41%
9. Public Administration 79 3.41%
10. Construction 64 2.76%
11. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 54 2.33%
12. Chemical Manufacturing 52 2.25%
13. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 49 2.12%
14. Metal Manufactuing 38 1.64%
15. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 34 1.47%
16. Other Direct Selling Estab 34 1.47%
17. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 30 1.30%
18. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 30 1.30%
19. Department and Other General Stores 28 1.21%
20. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 27 1.17%

Wantage Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Sales and Related Occupations 221 8.15%
2. Other Management Occupations 171 6.30%
3. Vehicle Mechanics 131 4.83%
4. Other Construction Trades 119 4.39%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 118 4.35%
6. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 117 4.31%
7. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 114 4.20%
8. Other Installation / Maintenance 98 3.61%
9. Law Enforcement Workers 96 3.54%
10. Carpenters 78 2.88%
11. Other Office and Admin Support 77 2.84%
12. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 73 2.69%
13. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 72 2.65%
14. Other Production Occupations 66 2.43%
15. Engineers 62 2.29%
16. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 59 2.17%
17. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 58 2.14%
18. Construction Laborers 52 1.92%
19. Electricians 47 1.73%
20. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 46 1.70%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 191 8.25%
2. Secretaries and Admins 154 6.65%
3. Registered Nurses 131 5.66%
4. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 112 4.84%
5. Other Office and Admin Support 110 4.75%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 110 4.75%
7. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 102 4.41%
8. Waiters and Waitresses 99 4.28%
9. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 78 3.37%
10. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 75 3.24%
11. Personal Appearance Workers 67 2.89%
12. Teachers, Secondary School 59 2.55%
13. Business Operations Specialists 53 2.29%
14. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 46 1.99%
15. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 43 1.86%
16. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 42 1.81%
17. Other Production Occupations 39 1.68%
18. Computer Specialists 37 1.60%
19. Cashiers 35 1.51%
20. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 34 1.47%

Wantage Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 4,376 57.15%
15-35 hours 1,005 13.13%
1-14 hours 275 3.59%
No regular hours 2,001 26.13%

Wantage Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 182 3.89%
5 AM-5:29 AM 271 5.80%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 217 4.64%
6 AM-6:29 AM 432 9.24%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 549 11.75%
7 AM-7:29 AM 654 14.00%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 518 11.08%
8 AM-8:29 AM 637 13.63%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 217 4.64%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 196 4.19%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 79 1.69%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 78 1.67%
Noon-3:59 PM 322 6.89%
4 PM-11:59 PM 321 6.87%

Wantage Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 160 3.42%
5-9 272 5.82%
10-14 400 8.56%
15-19 454 9.72%
20-24 815 17.44%
25-29 222 4.75%
30-34 430 9.20%
35-39 58 1.24%
40-44 128 2.74%
45-59 463 9.91%
60-89 774 16.56%
At least 90 497 10.64%

Wantage Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 9 0.19% 2,314 49.52%
30-44 0 0.00% 616 13.18%
45-59 0 0.00% 463 9.91%
At least 60 21 0.45% 1,250 26.75%

Wantage Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 474 9.65%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 4,075 82.96%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 35 0.71%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 30 0.61%
Color 6 Box Walked 59 1.20%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 239 4.87%

Wantage Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Wantage Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 3,435 (10,382 people)
Families (2000): 2,863 (9,569 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,244
People at same address in 1995: 6,700
Wantage Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 168 4.89%
$10,000-$14,999 51 1.48%
$15,000-$19,999 111 3.23%
$20,000-$24,999 139 4.05%
$25,000-$29,999 205 5.97%
$30,000-$34,999 196 5.71%
$35,000-$39,999 149 4.34%
$40,000-$44,999 192 5.59%
$45,000-$49,999 190 5.53%
$50,000-$59,999 402 11.70%
$60,000-$74,999 408 11.88%
$75,000-$99,999 618 17.99%
$100,000-$124,999 323 9.40%
$125,000-$149,999 106 3.09%
$150,000-$199,999 105 3.06%
$200,000 or more 72 2.10%

Wantage Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 467 13.57%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 912 26.50%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 101 2.94%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 697 20.26%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 11 0.32%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 730 21.21%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 4 0.12%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 362 10.52%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 1 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 110 3.20%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 46 1.34%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Wantage Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 3,071 30.25%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,460 14.38%
Public Assistance 102 1.00%
Retirement 540 5.32%
Self Employment 614 6.05%
Social Security 826 8.14%
Supplemental Security 107 1.05%
Wage / Salary 2,932 28.88%
Other 501 4.93%

Wantage Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,156 48.17%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,244 51.83%

Wantage Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 219 5.71%
Color 1 Box Married 2,529 65.93%
Color 2 Box Never Married 981 25.57%
Color 3 Box Widowed 107 2.79%

Wantage Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 293 7.29%
Color 1 Box Married 2,524 62.80%
Color 2 Box Never Married 824 20.50%
Color 3 Box Widowed 378 9.41%

Wantage Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Wantage Education Information Back to top
Wantage Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 269 3.66%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 881 12.00%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,691 36.66%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,721 23.45%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 459 6.25%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 813 11.08%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 506 6.89%

Wantage Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 97 0.93% 163 1.57% 260 2.50%
Kindergarten 150 1.44% 12 0.12% 162 1.56%
Grades 1-4 651 6.27% 58 0.56% 709 6.83%
Grades 5-8 724 6.97% 64 0.62% 788 7.59%
Grades 9-12 649 6.25% 40 0.39% 689 6.63%
Undergrad college 361 3.48% 72 0.69% 433 4.17%
Graduate or professional school 43 0.41% 47 0.45% 90 0.87%
Total 2,675 25.75% 456 4.39% 3,131 30.14%

Wantage Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Wantage Public Benefits Information Back to top
Wantage Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 9,879 95.11%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 508 4.89%

Wantage Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Wantage Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Wantage Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,580 15.21%
10-19 Years 1,735 16.70%
20-29 Years 952 9.17%
30-39 Years 1,591 15.32%
40-49 Years 1,930 18.58%
50-59 Years 1,338 12.88%
60-69 Years 603 5.81%
70-79 Years 434 4.18%
80-89 Years 193 1.86%
90+ Years 31 0.30%

Wantage Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 5,113 49.22%
Color 1 Box Female 5,274 50.78%

Wantage Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 9,857 94.90%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 300 2.89%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 87 0.84%
Color 2 Box Asian 70 0.67%
Color 1 Box African-American 66 0.64%
Color 6 Box Other Race 3 0.03%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 3 0.03%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.01%

Wantage Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 2,562 20.35%
2. Irish 2,132 16.94%
3. Italian 1,757 13.96%
4. English 1,566 12.44%
5. Dutch 946 7.51%
6. Polish 827 6.57%
7. United States Or American 621 4.93%
8. French Non-Basque 240 1.91%
9. Scottish 187 1.49%
10. Russian 173 1.37%

Wantage Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 8,911 92.52%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 204 2.12%
3. Italian 173 1.80%
4. German 75 0.78%
5. Arabic 52 0.54%
6. Polish 48 0.50%
7. Other Slavic 35 0.36%
8. Greek 34 0.35%
9. Hebrew 28 0.29%
10. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 23 0.24%

Wantage Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 9,895 95.26%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 331 3.19%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 161 1.55%

Wantage Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Wantage Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.