Swedesboro is a very small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 2,766 people and five associated neighborhoods, Swedesboro is the 394th largest community in New Jersey. Swedesboro has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.
Swedesboro is a small borough, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The population of Swedesboro overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Swedesboro, 24.46% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Swedesboro in 2022 was $37,346, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $149,384 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 32.16% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Swedesboro include English, Irish, Italian, German, and Welsh.
Swedesboro also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 23.20%.
The most common language spoken in Swedesboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.