It is a fairly quiet borough 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!) Woodbine 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. Woodbine has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Woodbine than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Woodbine may be for you.
One of the nice things about Woodbine is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.
Woodbine 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 citizens of Woodbine have a very low rate of college education: just 6.69% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Woodbine in 2022 was $25,040, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $100,160 for a family of four. However, Woodbine contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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 28.31% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Woodbine include Irish, German, Italian, Polish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Woodbine is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
