Phillipsburg vs Washington

A side-by-side comparison of Phillipsburg and Washington: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Phillipsburg has the higher population (15,251 vs 7,287 in Washington). Washington has the higher median household income ($79,280 vs $67,782 in Phillipsburg). Washington has the higher median home value ($260,200 vs $180,700 in Phillipsburg).

Population, income & housing

	Phillipsburg	Washington
Population	15,251	7,287
Median age	41.6 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$67,782	$79,280
Median home value	$180,700	$260,200
Median gross rent	$1,118	$1,374
Housing units	7,018	3,124
Homeownership rate	58.8%	56.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.1%	29.5%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Phillipsburg	Washington
Population	14,344 → 15,251 (+6.3%)	6,490 → 7,287 (+12.3%)
Median household income	$54,459 → $67,782 (+24.5%)	$64,906 → $79,280 (+22.1%)
Median home value	$136,800 → $180,700 (+32.1%)	$214,300 → $260,200 (+21.4%)
Median gross rent	$968 → $1,118 (+15.5%)	$1,094 → $1,374 (+25.6%)

Phillipsburg

Population

14,34415,251

Median household income

$54,459$67,782

Median home value

$136,800$180,700

Median gross rent

$968$1,118

Washington

Population

6,4907,287

Median household income

$64,906$79,280

Median home value

$214,300$260,200

Median gross rent

$1,094$1,374

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Phillipsburg	Washington
Under 5	5.2%	5.1%
5 to 17	13.9%	21.2%
18 to 24	9.5%	6.6%
25 to 34	12.0%	11.8%
35 to 44	14.9%	13.5%
45 to 54	12.8%	13.6%
55 to 64	16.5%	14.4%
65 to 74	8.6%	8.8%
75 and over	6.6%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Phillipsburg	Washington
White (non-Hispanic)	62.8%	72.5%
Black or African American	12.9%	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.4%
Two or more races	5.6%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	16.3%	15.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Phillipsburg	Washington
No high school diploma	9.3%	5.4%
High school graduate	43.6%	34.6%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Phillipsburg	Washington
Drove alone	76.6%	77.5%
Carpooled	11.1%	4.7%
Public transit	1.5%	2.3%
Walked	4.3%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	2.8%	13.1%
Other means	3.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Phillipsburg	Washington
1-unit, detached	56.8%	52.6%
1-unit, attached	17.0%	14.5%
2 to 4 units	12.1%	12.8%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	8.1%
20 or more units	7.5%	11.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Phillipsburg	Washington
Poverty rate	17.4%	11.5%
Average household size	2.29	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	29	37
Median year structure built	1941	1957