Carneys Point vs Pennsville

A side-by-side comparison of Carneys Point and Pennsville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Pennsville has the higher population (12,238 vs 7,945 in Carneys Point). Carneys Point has the higher median household income ($75,436 vs $75,162 in Pennsville). Pennsville has the higher median home value ($188,100 vs $180,600 in Carneys Point).

Population, income & housing

	Carneys Point	Pennsville
Population	7,945	12,238
Median age	44.6 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$75,436	$75,162
Median home value	$180,600	$188,100
Median gross rent	$1,283	$1,225
Housing units	3,657	5,576
Homeownership rate	61.9%	77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	10.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carneys Point	Pennsville
Population	7,076 → 7,945 (+12.3%)	11,164 → 12,238 (+9.6%)
Median household income	$55,750 → $75,436 (+35.3%)	$67,043 → $75,162 (+12.1%)
Median home value	$144,200 → $180,600 (+25.2%)	$153,700 → $188,100 (+22.4%)
Median gross rent	$962 → $1,283 (+33.4%)	$1,014 → $1,225 (+20.8%)

Carneys Point

Population

7,0767,945

Median household income

$55,750$75,436

Median home value

$144,200$180,600

Median gross rent

$962$1,283

Pennsville

Population

11,16412,238

Median household income

$67,043$75,162

Median home value

$153,700$188,100

Median gross rent

$1,014$1,225

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carneys Point	Pennsville
Under 5	3.3%	5.4%
5 to 17	14.2%	15.3%
18 to 24	8.0%	9.2%
25 to 34	9.9%	14.7%
35 to 44	15.5%	9.3%
45 to 54	14.2%	12.0%
55 to 64	12.5%	14.7%
65 to 74	12.1%	11.3%
75 and over	10.3%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carneys Point	Pennsville
White (non-Hispanic)	59.5%	84.1%
Black or African American	17.8%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.6%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	3.7%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	16.5%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carneys Point	Pennsville
No high school diploma	10.1%	6.6%
High school graduate	43.5%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carneys Point	Pennsville
Drove alone	75.1%	82.9%
Carpooled	12.5%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.3%	8.5%
Other means	1.6%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carneys Point	Pennsville
1-unit, detached	66.0%	76.6%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	11.2%	4.4%
20 or more units	12.1%	8.3%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Carneys Point	Pennsville
Poverty rate	10.6%	12.5%
Average household size	2.30	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1963	1963