National Park vs Swedesboro

A side-by-side comparison of National Park and Swedesboro: population, income, housing, and more.

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

National Park has the higher population (3,043 vs 2,720 in Swedesboro). Swedesboro has the higher median household income ($91,000 vs $81,507 in National Park). Swedesboro has the higher median home value ($247,500 vs $207,400 in National Park).

Population, income & housing

	National Park	Swedesboro
Population	3,043	2,720
Median age	40.9 yrs	34.3 yrs
Median household income	$81,507	$91,000
Median home value	$207,400	$247,500
Median gross rent	$1,380	$1,461
Housing units	1,140	984
Homeownership rate	84.0%	62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.1%	27.0%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	National Park	Swedesboro
Population	2,959 → 3,043 (+2.8%)	2,579 → 2,720 (+5.5%)
Median household income	$65,625 → $81,507 (+24.2%)	$81,071 → $91,000 (+12.2%)
Median home value	$149,700 → $207,400 (+38.5%)	$202,600 → $247,500 (+22.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,143 → $1,380 (+20.7%)	$1,338 → $1,461 (+9.2%)

National Park

Population

2,9593,043

Median household income

$65,625$81,507

Median home value

$149,700$207,400

Median gross rent

$1,143$1,380

Swedesboro

Population

2,5792,720

Median household income

$81,071$91,000

Median home value

$202,600$247,500

Median gross rent

$1,338$1,461

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	National Park	Swedesboro
Under 5	6.2%	8.9%
5 to 17	14.7%	24.6%
18 to 24	8.1%	4.3%
25 to 34	13.1%	12.9%
35 to 44	15.5%	19.4%
45 to 54	12.5%	11.6%
55 to 64	14.9%	8.9%
65 to 74	11.4%	7.1%
75 and over	3.7%	2.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	National Park	Swedesboro
White (non-Hispanic)	87.5%	54.7%
Black or African American	3.2%	15.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	27.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	National Park	Swedesboro
No high school diploma	8.0%	15.7%
High school graduate	41.1%	34.1%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	National Park	Swedesboro
Drove alone	76.7%	76.1%
Carpooled	6.6%	10.7%
Public transit	5.4%	0.0%
Walked	2.5%	1.5%
Bicycle	1.7%	4.9%
Worked from home	7.2%	5.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	National Park	Swedesboro
1-unit, detached	87.5%	52.2%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	24.6%
2 to 4 units	8.2%	16.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	National Park	Swedesboro
Poverty rate	7.7%	6.8%
Average household size	2.81	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	32	25
Median year structure built	1954	1964