Swedesboro is a very small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 2,732 people and five associated neighborhoods, Swedesboro is the 394th largest community in New Jersey. Swedesboro has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.
Being a small borough, Swedesboro does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The overall education level of Swedesboro is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.66% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Swedesboro in 2022 was $36,714, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $146,856 for a family of four. However, Swedesboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Swedesboro is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Swedesboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Swedesboro residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Swedesboro also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.69% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Swedesboro include English, Irish, Italian, German, and Welsh.
In addition, Swedesboro has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (18.59%).
The most common language spoken in Swedesboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.