Paulsboro vs Pitman

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

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

Pitman has the higher population (8,834 vs 6,213 in Paulsboro). Pitman has the higher median household income ($96,199 vs $68,750 in Paulsboro). Pitman has the higher median home value ($258,400 vs $169,400 in Paulsboro).

Population, income & housing

	Paulsboro	Pitman
Population	6,213	8,834
Median age	36.5 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$68,750	$96,199
Median home value	$169,400	$258,400
Median gross rent	$970	$1,474
Housing units	2,727	3,819
Homeownership rate	66.1%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	43.3%
Unemployment rate	12.7%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Paulsboro	Pitman
Population	5,904 → 6,213 (+5.2%)	8,805 → 8,834 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$45,450 → $68,750 (+51.3%)	$75,909 → $96,199 (+26.7%)
Median home value	$111,100 → $169,400 (+52.5%)	$185,600 → $258,400 (+39.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,101 → $970 (-11.9%)	$1,204 → $1,474 (+22.4%)

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

Pitman

Population

8,8058,834

Median household income

$75,909$96,199

Median home value

$185,600$258,400

Median gross rent

$1,204$1,474

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Paulsboro	Pitman
Under 5	11.3%	4.9%
5 to 17	11.0%	13.8%
18 to 24	8.9%	7.2%
25 to 34	17.2%	16.2%
35 to 44	14.8%	12.2%
45 to 54	9.1%	11.9%
55 to 64	11.5%	14.5%
65 to 74	8.4%	11.4%
75 and over	7.8%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Paulsboro	Pitman
White (non-Hispanic)	38.9%	92.3%
Black or African American	34.7%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	6.5%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	18.8%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Paulsboro	Pitman
No high school diploma	10.1%	3.3%
High school graduate	32.8%	29.5%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	14.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Paulsboro	Pitman
Drove alone	80.1%	81.9%
Carpooled	9.7%	2.3%
Public transit	1.4%	1.1%
Walked	1.6%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.3%
Worked from home	6.5%	13.0%
Other means	0.4%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Paulsboro	Pitman
1-unit, detached	69.0%	73.0%
1-unit, attached	7.6%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	19.4%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	8.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Paulsboro	Pitman
Poverty rate	12.7%	4.6%
Average household size	2.65	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	24	28
Median year structure built	1953	1946