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

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.

The overall education level of Swedesboro is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.66% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Swedesboro in 2018 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.