Swedesboro

Population: 2,720
Median household income: $91,000
Median home value: $247,500

Swedesboro is a community in Gloucester County, New Jersey, home to 2,720 residents. At $91,000, its median household income sits below Gloucester County's $102,807.

Between 2019 and 2023, Swedesboro's population grew 5.5% from 2,579 to 2,720, while its median home value rose 22.2% from $202,600 to $247,500.

The typical home was built around 1964. 6.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,720
Median age: 34.3 yrs
Median household income: $91,000
Median home value: $247,500
Median gross rent: $1,461
Housing units: 984
Homeownership rate: 62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5792,720

Median household income

$81,071$91,000

Median home value

$202,600$247,500

Median gross rent

$1,338$1,461

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,579	$81,071	$202,600	$1,338
2020	2,583	$70,673	$200,100	$1,223
2021	2,721	$80,000	$204,500	$1,339
2022	2,706	$92,218	$228,300	$1,433
2023	2,720	$91,000	$247,500	$1,461

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

Age distribution

Under 58.9%

5 to 1724.6%

18 to 244.3%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4419.4%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 648.9%

65 to 747.1%

75 and over2.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	242	8.9%
5 to 17	668	24.6%
18 to 24	118	4.3%
25 to 34	352	12.9%
35 to 44	528	19.4%
45 to 54	315	11.6%
55 to 64	241	8.9%
65 to 74	194	7.1%
75 and over	62	2.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,489	54.7%
Black or African American	417	15.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	24	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	51	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	739	27.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.7%

High school graduate34.1%

Some college or associate's23.2%

Bachelor's degree17.1%

Graduate or professional degree9.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	265	15.7%
High school graduate	577	34.1%
Some college or associate's	393	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	290	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	167	9.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone76.1%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle4.9%

Worked from home5.9%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,087	76.1%
Carpooled	153	10.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	21	1.5%
Bicycle	70	4.9%
Worked from home	84	5.9%
Other means	14	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	375	27.9%
15 to 29 min	385	28.6%
30 to 44 min	416	30.9%
45 to 59 min	130	9.7%
60+ min	39	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.99
Poverty rate: 6.8% (184 of 2,720)

	Count	Share
Family households	614	67.5%
Nonfamily households	296	32.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	910	92.5%
Vacant	74	7.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	572	62.9%
Renter-occupied	338	37.1%

1-unit, detached52.2%

1-unit, attached24.6%

2 to 4 units16.1%

5 to 19 units6.3%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	514	52.2%
1-unit, attached	242	24.6%
2 to 4 units	158	16.1%
5 to 19 units	62	6.3%
20 or more units	8	0.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3471850
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.73 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 39.7459, -75.3109