It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Thorofare has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Thorofare has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Thorofare than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Thorofare may be for you.
One downside of living in Thorofare, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.52 minutes every day commuting to work.
The percentage of people in Thorofare who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.02% of adults in Thorofare have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Thorofare in 2022 was $53,895, which is middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $215,580 for a family of four. However, Thorofare contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Thorofare home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Thorofare residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Thorofare include Italian, Irish, English, German, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Thorofare is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
