Blackwood vs Ellisburg

A side-by-side comparison of Blackwood and Ellisburg: population, income, housing, and more.

Blackwood and Ellisburg are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ellisburg has the higher population (5,021 vs 4,615 in Blackwood). Ellisburg has the higher median household income ($91,272 vs $81,154 in Blackwood). Ellisburg has the higher median home value ($294,300 vs $231,000 in Blackwood).

Population, income & housing

	Blackwood	Ellisburg
Population	4,615	5,021
Median age	37.2 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$81,154	$91,272
Median home value	$231,000	$294,300
Median gross rent	$1,384	$1,428
Housing units	1,811	1,906
Homeownership rate	67.2%	66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	41.7%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	9.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blackwood	Ellisburg
Population	4,929 → 4,615 (-6.4%)	4,254 → 5,021 (+18.0%)
Median household income	$55,045 → $81,154 (+47.4%)	$79,655 → $91,272 (+14.6%)
Median home value	$176,400 → $231,000 (+31.0%)	$237,200 → $294,300 (+24.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,099 → $1,384 (+25.9%)	$1,185 → $1,428 (+20.5%)

Blackwood

Population

4,9294,615

Median household income

$55,045$81,154

Median home value

$176,400$231,000

Median gross rent

$1,099$1,384

Ellisburg

Population

4,2545,021

Median household income

$79,655$91,272

Median home value

$237,200$294,300

Median gross rent

$1,185$1,428

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blackwood	Ellisburg
Under 5	5.6%	9.7%
5 to 17	14.8%	15.5%
18 to 24	11.8%	4.9%
25 to 34	15.1%	14.5%
35 to 44	11.7%	12.9%
45 to 54	13.2%	7.6%
55 to 64	12.1%	14.5%
65 to 74	9.9%	11.2%
75 and over	5.7%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blackwood	Ellisburg
White (non-Hispanic)	73.9%	73.1%
Black or African American	9.8%	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.0%	12.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.2%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	11.2%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blackwood	Ellisburg
No high school diploma	6.7%	10.4%
High school graduate	35.2%	26.9%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	24.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	16.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blackwood	Ellisburg
Drove alone	80.4%	79.6%
Carpooled	8.4%	2.8%
Public transit	1.0%	1.4%
Walked	1.7%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	12.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blackwood	Ellisburg
1-unit, detached	72.8%	57.3%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.9%	37.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Blackwood	Ellisburg
Poverty rate	11.2%	11.9%
Average household size	2.74	2.66
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1958	1965