Paulsboro vs Westville

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

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

Paulsboro has the higher population (6,213 vs 4,285 in Westville). Westville has the higher median household income ($78,333 vs $68,750 in Paulsboro). Westville has the higher median home value ($183,500 vs $169,400 in Paulsboro).

Population, income & housing

	Paulsboro	Westville
Population	6,213	4,285
Median age	36.5 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$68,750	$78,333
Median home value	$169,400	$183,500
Median gross rent	$970	$1,096
Housing units	2,727	2,099
Homeownership rate	66.1%	60.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	20.1%
Unemployment rate	12.7%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Paulsboro	Westville
Population	5,904 → 6,213 (+5.2%)	4,169 → 4,285 (+2.8%)
Median household income	$45,450 → $68,750 (+51.3%)	$51,983 → $78,333 (+50.7%)
Median home value	$111,100 → $169,400 (+52.5%)	$147,800 → $183,500 (+24.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,101 → $970 (-11.9%)	$1,002 → $1,096 (+9.4%)

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

Westville

Population

4,1694,285

Median household income

$51,983$78,333

Median home value

$147,800$183,500

Median gross rent

$1,002$1,096

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Paulsboro	Westville
Under 5	11.3%	8.9%
5 to 17	11.0%	11.2%
18 to 24	8.9%	4.7%
25 to 34	17.2%	15.1%
35 to 44	14.8%	12.7%
45 to 54	9.1%	14.7%
55 to 64	11.5%	17.0%
65 to 74	8.4%	12.4%
75 and over	7.8%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Paulsboro	Westville
White (non-Hispanic)	38.9%	66.8%
Black or African American	34.7%	16.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.2%
Asian	0.6%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.5%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	18.8%	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Paulsboro	Westville
No high school diploma	10.1%	5.6%
High school graduate	32.8%	39.7%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	5.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Paulsboro	Westville
Drove alone	80.1%	68.9%
Carpooled	9.7%	12.6%
Public transit	1.4%	6.9%
Walked	1.6%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	8.0%
Other means	0.4%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Paulsboro	Westville
1-unit, detached	69.0%	56.8%
1-unit, attached	7.6%	9.5%
2 to 4 units	19.4%	22.0%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	7.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Paulsboro	Westville
Poverty rate	12.7%	17.0%
Average household size	2.65	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	24	29
Median year structure built	1953	1953