Paulsboro vs Woodbury

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

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

Woodbury has the higher population (9,992 vs 6,213 in Paulsboro). Woodbury has the higher median household income ($74,769 vs $68,750 in Paulsboro). Woodbury has the higher median home value ($207,900 vs $169,400 in Paulsboro).

Population, income & housing

	Paulsboro	Woodbury
Population	6,213	9,992
Median age	36.5 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$68,750	$74,769
Median home value	$169,400	$207,900
Median gross rent	$970	$957
Housing units	2,727	4,591
Homeownership rate	66.1%	65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.3%	28.7%
Unemployment rate	12.7%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Paulsboro	Woodbury
Population	5,904 → 6,213 (+5.2%)	9,861 → 9,992 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$45,450 → $68,750 (+51.3%)	$55,226 → $74,769 (+35.4%)
Median home value	$111,100 → $169,400 (+52.5%)	$166,400 → $207,900 (+24.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,101 → $970 (-11.9%)	$1,032 → $957 (-7.3%)

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

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)

	Paulsboro	Woodbury
Under 5	11.3%	4.6%
5 to 17	11.0%	14.9%
18 to 24	8.9%	12.2%
25 to 34	17.2%	13.5%
35 to 44	14.8%	13.8%
45 to 54	9.1%	9.3%
55 to 64	11.5%	14.1%
65 to 74	8.4%	11.8%
75 and over	7.8%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Paulsboro	Woodbury
White (non-Hispanic)	38.9%	51.3%
Black or African American	34.7%	21.1%
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%	1.2%
Two or more races	6.5%	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino	18.8%	17.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Paulsboro	Woodbury
No high school diploma	10.1%	12.5%
High school graduate	32.8%	32.1%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Paulsboro	Woodbury
Drove alone	80.1%	69.2%
Carpooled	9.7%	8.9%
Public transit	1.4%	5.7%
Walked	1.6%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.3%
Worked from home	6.5%	11.6%
Other means	0.4%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Paulsboro	Woodbury
1-unit, detached	69.0%	64.5%
1-unit, attached	7.6%	3.6%
2 to 4 units	19.4%	12.5%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	7.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	12.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.2%

Poverty & households

	Paulsboro	Woodbury
Poverty rate	12.7%	13.9%
Average household size	2.65	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1953	1947