Glassboro vs Woodbury

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

Glassboro and Woodbury 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 9,992 in Woodbury). Glassboro has the higher median household income ($80,388 vs $74,769 in Woodbury). Glassboro has the higher median home value ($276,900 vs $207,900 in Woodbury).

Population, income & housing

	Glassboro	Woodbury
Population	23,375	9,992
Median age	28.7 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$80,388	$74,769
Median home value	$276,900	$207,900
Median gross rent	$1,561	$957
Housing units	8,558	4,591
Homeownership rate	59.9%	65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.0%	28.7%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glassboro	Woodbury
Population	19,826 → 23,375 (+17.9%)	9,861 → 9,992 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$74,222 → $80,388 (+8.3%)	$55,226 → $74,769 (+35.4%)
Median home value	$202,800 → $276,900 (+36.5%)	$166,400 → $207,900 (+24.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,242 → $1,561 (+25.7%)	$1,032 → $957 (-7.3%)

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

Woodbury

Population

9,8619,992

Median household income

$55,226$74,769

Median home value

$166,400$207,900

Median gross rent

$1,032$957

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Glassboro	Woodbury
Under 5	3.6%	4.6%
5 to 17	8.7%	14.9%
18 to 24	31.9%	12.2%
25 to 34	11.1%	13.5%
35 to 44	8.1%	13.8%
45 to 54	8.0%	9.3%
55 to 64	13.5%	14.1%
65 to 74	9.1%	11.8%
75 and over	6.0%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glassboro	Woodbury
White (non-Hispanic)	61.9%	51.3%
Black or African American	17.4%	21.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.5%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	1.2%
Two or more races	3.0%	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino	10.4%	17.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glassboro	Woodbury
No high school diploma	8.1%	12.5%
High school graduate	25.8%	32.1%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	25.9%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	15.1%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glassboro	Woodbury
Drove alone	70.7%	69.2%
Carpooled	5.8%	8.9%
Public transit	2.5%	5.7%
Walked	5.2%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.3%
Worked from home	13.8%	11.6%
Other means	1.9%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glassboro	Woodbury
1-unit, detached	58.4%	64.5%
1-unit, attached	8.8%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	12.5%
5 to 19 units	12.1%	7.1%
20 or more units	13.6%	12.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Glassboro	Woodbury
Poverty rate	16.4%	13.9%
Average household size	2.41	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	28	25
Median year structure built	1986	1947