Woodbine is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.
For a small borough, Woodbine has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Woodbine exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.
The rate of college-level education in Woodbine is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.28% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Woodbine in 2022 was $25,552, which is low income relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $102,208 for a family of four. However, Woodbine contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Woodbine also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.30% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Woodbine is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Woodbine home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Woodbine residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Woodbine also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.30% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Woodbine include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Woodbine is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
