Glassboro vs Paulsboro

A side-by-side comparison of Glassboro and Paulsboro: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Glassboro has the higher population (23,375 vs 6,213 in Paulsboro). Glassboro has the higher median household income ($80,388 vs $68,750 in Paulsboro). Glassboro has the higher median home value ($276,900 vs $169,400 in Paulsboro).

Population, income & housing

	Glassboro	Paulsboro
Population	23,375	6,213
Median age	28.7 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$80,388	$68,750
Median home value	$276,900	$169,400
Median gross rent	$1,561	$970
Housing units	8,558	2,727
Homeownership rate	59.9%	66.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.0%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	12.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glassboro	Paulsboro
Population	19,826 → 23,375 (+17.9%)	5,904 → 6,213 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$74,222 → $80,388 (+8.3%)	$45,450 → $68,750 (+51.3%)
Median home value	$202,800 → $276,900 (+36.5%)	$111,100 → $169,400 (+52.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,242 → $1,561 (+25.7%)	$1,101 → $970 (-11.9%)

Glassboro

Population

19,82623,375

Median household income

$74,222$80,388

Median home value

$202,800$276,900

Median gross rent

$1,242$1,561

Paulsboro

Population

5,9046,213

Median household income

$45,450$68,750

Median home value

$111,100$169,400

Median gross rent

$1,101$970

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glassboro	Paulsboro
Under 5	3.6%	11.3%
5 to 17	8.7%	11.0%
18 to 24	31.9%	8.9%
25 to 34	11.1%	17.2%
35 to 44	8.1%	14.8%
45 to 54	8.0%	9.1%
55 to 64	13.5%	11.5%
65 to 74	9.1%	8.4%
75 and over	6.0%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glassboro	Paulsboro
White (non-Hispanic)	61.9%	38.9%
Black or African American	17.4%	34.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	6.5%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.4%	18.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glassboro	Paulsboro
No high school diploma	8.1%	10.1%
High school graduate	25.8%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	25.9%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	15.1%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glassboro	Paulsboro
Drove alone	70.7%	80.1%
Carpooled	5.8%	9.7%
Public transit	2.5%	1.4%
Walked	5.2%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.4%
Worked from home	13.8%	6.5%
Other means	1.9%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glassboro	Paulsboro
1-unit, detached	58.4%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	8.8%	7.6%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	19.4%
5 to 19 units	12.1%	4.1%
20 or more units	13.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Glassboro	Paulsboro
Poverty rate	16.4%	12.7%
Average household size	2.41	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	28	24
Median year structure built	1986	1953