Swedesboro is a very small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 2,741 people and five associated neighborhoods, Swedesboro is the 394th largest community in New Jersey. Swedesboro has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Unlike some boroughs, Swedesboro isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Swedesboro are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Swedesboro is a borough of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Swedesboro who work in office and administrative support (16.39%), food service (9.27%), and management occupations (9.13%). 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.In terms of college education, Swedesboro is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.66% of adults 25 and older in the borough 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. In addition, Swedesboro has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (18.59%). The most common language spoken in Swedesboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
