Wyckoff is a medium-sized township located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 17,011 people and four associated neighborhoods, Wyckoff is the 118th largest community in New Jersey. Wyckoff home prices are not only among the most expensive in New Jersey, but Wyckoff real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Wyckoff is a decidedly white-collar township, with fully 91.82% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Wyckoff is a township of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Wyckoff who work in management occupations (22.18%), sales jobs (12.67%), and teaching (10.08%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 22.92% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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, Wyckoff 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, Wyckoff 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, Wyckoff really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Wyckoff 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. One downside of living in Wyckoff, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.93 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead. Despite being a small township, Wyckoff 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, Wyckoff is a pretty powerful place. 64.07% of the adults in Wyckoff 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 Wyckoff in 2022 was $91,373, which is wealthy relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $365,492 for a family of four. Wyckoff is a somewhat ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Wyckoff home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wyckoff residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Wyckoff include Italian, Irish, German, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Wyckoff is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
