Gouldtown

Population: 1,555
Median household income: $53,281
Median home value: $179,800

Gouldtown, a community in Cumberland County, New Jersey, has 1,555 residents. At $53,281, its median household income sits below Cumberland County's $64,499.

Between 2020 and 2023, Gouldtown's population declined 13.9% from 1,805 to 1,555, while its median home value rose 12.9% from $159,200 to $179,800.

7.4% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.58 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,555
Median age: 39.7 yrs
Median household income: $53,281
Median home value: $179,800
Median gross rent: $1,252
Housing units: 661
Homeownership rate: 71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
Unemployment rate: 15.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8051,555

Median household income

$43,563$53,281

Median home value

$159,200$179,800

Median gross rent

$1,034$1,252

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	1,805	$43,563	$159,200	$1,034
2021	1,605	$45,089	$161,800	$1,082
2022	1,733	$55,164	$171,300	$1,247
2023	1,555	$53,281	$179,800	$1,252

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.4%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 449.5%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over6.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	131	8.4%
5 to 17	249	16.0%
18 to 24	166	10.7%
25 to 34	156	10.0%
35 to 44	147	9.5%
45 to 54	202	13.0%
55 to 64	224	14.4%
65 to 74	177	11.4%
75 and over	103	6.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	147	9.5%
Black or African American	1,029	66.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	34	2.2%
Asian	5	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	12	0.8%
Two or more races	77	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	251	16.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.5%

High school graduate48.7%

Some college or associate's20.6%

Bachelor's degree7.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	197	19.5%
High school graduate	491	48.7%
Some college or associate's	208	20.6%
Bachelor's degree	73	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	40	4.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone67.2%

Carpooled21.6%

Public transit3.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home7.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	429	67.2%
Carpooled	138	21.6%
Public transit	19	3.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	2	0.3%
Worked from home	50	7.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	153	26.0%
15 to 29 min	234	39.8%
30 to 44 min	75	12.8%
45 to 59 min	74	12.6%
60+ min	52	8.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 7.4% (115 of 1,544)

	Count	Share
Family households	387	64.3%
Nonfamily households	215	35.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	602	91.1%
Vacant	59	8.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	429	71.3%
Renter-occupied	173	28.7%

1-unit, detached72.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other27.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	480	72.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	181	27.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3427060
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.83 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.4152, -75.1912