Penns Grove

Population: 4,860
Median household income: $43,889
Median home value: $170,100

Penns Grove, a community in Salem County, New Jersey, has 4,860 residents. The median household income of $43,889 is below the Salem County median ($78,412).

From 2019 to 2023, Penns Grove's population held roughly steady from 4,816 to 4,860, while its median home value rose 33.9% from $127,000 to $170,100.

The typical home was built around 1956. 36.3% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,860
Median age: 26.1 yrs
Median household income: $43,889
Median home value: $170,100
Median gross rent: $1,031
Housing units: 1,838
Homeownership rate: 38.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
Unemployment rate: 16.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,8164,860

Median household income

$31,940$43,889

Median home value

$127,000$170,100

Median gross rent

$1,028$1,031

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,816	$31,940	$127,000	$1,028
2020	4,793	$32,361	$129,900	$1,029
2021	4,836	$26,975	$124,700	$912
2022	4,841	$29,821	$143,400	$1,041
2023	4,860	$43,889	$170,100	$1,031

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1733.3%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 548.6%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 745.5%

75 and over2.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	308	6.3%
5 to 17	1,620	33.3%
18 to 24	428	8.8%
25 to 34	507	10.4%
35 to 44	568	11.7%
45 to 54	418	8.6%
55 to 64	602	12.4%
65 to 74	267	5.5%
75 and over	142	2.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,561	32.1%
Black or African American	1,473	30.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	20	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	76	1.6%
Some other race	7	0.1%
Two or more races	204	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,519	31.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.1%

High school graduate34.0%

Some college or associate's32.3%

Bachelor's degree9.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	479	19.1%
High school graduate	851	34.0%
Some college or associate's	809	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	229	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	136	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone86.4%

Carpooled3.1%

Public transit1.8%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.2%

Other means5.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,121	86.4%
Carpooled	40	3.1%
Public transit	24	1.8%
Walked	29	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	15	1.2%
Other means	69	5.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	435	33.9%
15 to 29 min	500	39.0%
30 to 44 min	210	16.4%
45 to 59 min	67	5.2%
60+ min	71	5.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.15
Poverty rate: 36.3% (1,736 of 4,784)

	Count	Share
Family households	890	57.8%
Nonfamily households	650	42.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,540	83.8%
Vacant	298	16.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	588	38.2%
Renter-occupied	952	61.8%

1-unit, detached48.7%

1-unit, attached18.1%

2 to 4 units14.4%

5 to 19 units7.7%

20 or more units11.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	895	48.7%
1-unit, attached	332	18.1%
2 to 4 units	265	14.4%
5 to 19 units	141	7.7%
20 or more units	205	11.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3457750
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.89 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.7277, -75.4690