Paulsboro, NJ Demographic Data
Paulsboro, NJ Summary
Paulsboro is located in Gloucester County in New Jersey
- Population: 6,104
- Area: 2.61 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1.90 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.71 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,343.18 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 16.08 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Paulsboro, NJ Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,375
56%
50.8
Male
2,634
44%
49.2
Total Population
6,009
323,128,000
Paulsboro, NJ Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
353
5.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
398
6.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
387
6.4%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
629
10.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
340
5.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
830
13.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
767
12.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
793
13.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
441
7.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
395
6.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
267
4.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
345
5.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
64
1.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,455
74.1%
77.2
Female
2,727
61.2%
51.3
Male
1,728
38.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,107
68.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
859
14.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
676
11.2%
15.2
Female
491
72.6%
55.8
Male
185
27.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Paulsboro, NJ Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,972
99.4%
96.8
White
3,481
57.9%
72.6
Black or African American
2,202
36.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
40
0.7%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
249
4.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
37
0.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
657
10.9%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
589
9.8%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
68
1.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,352
89.1%
82.2
Paulsboro, NJ Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
93
2.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
281
7.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,805
46.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
933
23.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
375
9.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
328
8.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
87
2.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
374
9.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,528
90.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
415
10.6%
31.2
Paulsboro, NJ Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,496
51.2%
33.7%
Now Married
1,556
31.9%
47.5
Divorced
443
9.1%
11.0%
Separated
94
1.9%
2.0
Widowed
282
5.8
5.8%
Paulsboro, NJ Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,859
85.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
797
14.1%
21.6%
Spanish
444
7.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
78
1.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
275
4.9%
1.1%
Paulsboro, NJ Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
353
15.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
132
5.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
243
10.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
232
10.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
348
14.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
378
16.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
173
7.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
324
13.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
79
3.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
69
3.0%
6.4
Median household income
42,154
57,617
Per capita income
22,729
31,128
Paulsboro, NJ Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
86
3.4%
9.8
Construction
168
6.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
484
19.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
77
3.1%
6.6
Information
18
0.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
178
7.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
180
7.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
290
11.6%
11.4
Public administration
79
3.2%
4.6
Retail trade
486
19.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
302
12.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
151
6.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
185
7.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
596
23.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
376
15.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
990
39.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
352
14.1%
18.1%
Paulsboro, NJ Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,439
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,007
82.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
256
10.5%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
32
1.3%
5.1
Walked
24
1.0%
2.7
Other means
74
3.0%
1.8
Worked at home
46
1.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.0
26.6
Paulsboro, NJ Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
460
19.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
813
34.9%
33.2
2 vehicles
620
26.6%
37.1
3 or more
438
18.8%
21.0
Paulsboro, NJ Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,331
85.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,496
64.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
835
35.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
404
14.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.7
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Paulsboro, NJ Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,735
1 room
0
0.0%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
217
7.9%
9.1
4 rooms
329
12.0%
16.5
5 rooms
565
20.7%
19.8
6 rooms
697
25.5%
17.8
7 rooms
535
19.6%
12.0
8 rooms
114
4.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
278
10.2%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Paulsboro, NJ Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,735
1-unit, detached
1,764
64.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
227
8.3%
5.9
2-units
440
16.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
36
1.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
149
5.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
119
4.4%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
0
0.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Paulsboro, NJ Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
966
35.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
297
10.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
700
25.6%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
162
5.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
290
10.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
203
7.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
29
1.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
88
3.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Paulsboro, NJ Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,010
43.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
43
1.8%
4.7
Electricity
206
8.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1,072
46.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Paulsboro, NJ Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
719
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
55
7.6%
11.8%
$500 to $999
128
17.8%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
263
36.6%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
273
38.0%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
191
27.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
50
7.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
99
14.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
81
11.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
282
40.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
16
0.0%
0.0%
Paulsboro, NJ Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
815
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$500 to $999
182
22.3%
41.0%
Less than $500
264
32.4%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
369
45.3%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
20
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
960
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
109
13.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
0
0.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
127
15.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
94
11.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
485
59.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
20
0.0%
0.0%
Paulsboro, NJ Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,496
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
56
3.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
278
18.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
786
52.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
198
13.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
37
2.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
20
1.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
49
3.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
72
4.8%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
122,800
205,000
