Blackwood vs Magnolia

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

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

Blackwood has the higher population (4,615 vs 4,360 in Magnolia). Magnolia has the higher median household income ($89,489 vs $81,154 in Blackwood). Blackwood has the higher median home value ($231,000 vs $221,100 in Magnolia).

Population, income & housing

	Blackwood	Magnolia
Population	4,615	4,360
Median age	37.2 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$81,154	$89,489
Median home value	$231,000	$221,100
Median gross rent	$1,384	$1,204
Housing units	1,811	1,910
Homeownership rate	67.2%	70.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	34.0%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blackwood	Magnolia
Population	4,929 → 4,615 (-6.4%)	4,272 → 4,360 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$55,045 → $81,154 (+47.4%)	$60,000 → $89,489 (+49.1%)
Median home value	$176,400 → $231,000 (+31.0%)	$159,600 → $221,100 (+38.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,099 → $1,384 (+25.9%)	$1,034 → $1,204 (+16.4%)

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

Magnolia

Population

4,2724,360

Median household income

$60,000$89,489

Median home value

$159,600$221,100

Median gross rent

$1,034$1,204

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blackwood	Magnolia
Under 5	5.6%	6.5%
5 to 17	14.8%	18.4%
18 to 24	11.8%	3.7%
25 to 34	15.1%	21.0%
35 to 44	11.7%	10.7%
45 to 54	13.2%	13.1%
55 to 64	12.1%	9.7%
65 to 74	9.9%	10.1%
75 and over	5.7%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blackwood	Magnolia
White (non-Hispanic)	73.9%	54.6%
Black or African American	9.8%	16.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.0%	8.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	11.2%	17.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blackwood	Magnolia
No high school diploma	6.7%	7.1%
High school graduate	35.2%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	19.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.6%	25.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blackwood	Magnolia
Drove alone	80.4%	75.0%
Carpooled	8.4%	2.7%
Public transit	1.0%	5.6%
Walked	1.7%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	8.5%	12.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blackwood	Magnolia
1-unit, detached	72.8%	73.9%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	7.6%	6.7%
20 or more units	4.9%	15.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Blackwood	Magnolia
Poverty rate	11.2%	5.3%
Average household size	2.74	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1958	1962