Thorofare

Population: 2,419
Median household income: $87,344
Median home value: $272,700

Located in Gloucester County, New Jersey, Thorofare is a community with a population of 2,419. At $87,344, its median household income sits below Gloucester County's $102,807.

From 2020 to 2023, Thorofare's population declined 6.1% from 2,576 to 2,419, while its median home value rose 28.3% from $212,600 to $272,700.

80.4% of workers drive to work alone. 59.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,419
Median age: 56.1 yrs
Median household income: $87,344
Median home value: $272,700
Median gross rent: $1,868
Housing units: 1,237
Homeownership rate: 73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,5762,419

Median household income

$61,833$87,344

Median home value

$212,600$272,700

Median gross rent

$1,583$1,868

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	2,576	$61,833	$212,600	$1,583
2021	2,449	$63,839	$211,100	$1,647
2022	2,389	$68,036	$236,900	$1,757
2023	2,419	$87,344	$272,700	$1,868

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

Age distribution

Under 51.6%

5 to 1711.7%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 445.4%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 7417.4%

75 and over17.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	38	1.6%
5 to 17	284	11.7%
18 to 24	160	6.6%
25 to 34	286	11.8%
35 to 44	130	5.4%
45 to 54	284	11.7%
55 to 64	383	15.8%
65 to 74	420	17.4%
75 and over	434	17.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,112	87.3%
Black or African American	96	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	88	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	123	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.4%

High school graduate36.6%

Some college or associate's33.4%

Bachelor's degree15.5%

Graduate or professional degree10.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	86	4.4%
High school graduate	709	36.6%
Some college or associate's	647	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	301	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	194	10.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 35 min

Drove alone80.4%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit4.7%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	932	80.4%
Carpooled	66	5.7%
Public transit	55	4.7%
Walked	12	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	65	5.6%
Other means	29	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	278	25.4%
15 to 29 min	367	33.5%
30 to 44 min	232	21.2%
45 to 59 min	75	6.9%
60+ min	142	13.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.00
Poverty rate: 6.0% (145 of 2,419)

	Count	Share
Family households	637	52.6%
Nonfamily households	574	47.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2000

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,211	97.9%
Vacant	26	2.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	884	73.0%
Renter-occupied	327	27.0%

1-unit, detached59.7%

1-unit, attached11.6%

2 to 4 units3.7%

5 to 19 units4.3%

20 or more units20.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	738	59.7%
1-unit, attached	143	11.6%
2 to 4 units	46	3.7%
5 to 19 units	53	4.3%
20 or more units	257	20.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3472810
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.35 sq mi
Water area: 0.81 sq mi
Center point: 39.8547, -75.1987