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Swedesboro, NJ
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Swedesboro profile


Living in Swedesboro



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 an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.

Being a small borough, Swedesboro does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The percentage of people in Swedesboro who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.66% of adults in Swedesboro 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.

Swedesboro also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 18.59%.

The most common language spoken in Swedesboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.