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 an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Swedesboro is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.15% of the Swedesboro workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Swedesboro is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Swedesboro who work in office and administrative support (16.70%), food service (8.25%), and sales jobs (6.64%). Being a small borough, Swedesboro does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The overall education level of Swedesboro is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 27.01% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Swedesboro in 2022 was $36,630, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $146,520 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 27.17% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Swedesboro include Italian, English, German, Irish, and Welsh. Swedesboro also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 21.54%. The most common language spoken in Swedesboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
