Swedesboro, New Jersey

Borough in Gloucester County, New Jersey

Population, 2000 to 2020+31.9%

Population of Swedesboro at each census
Census	Population
2000	2,055
2010	2,584
2020	2,711

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Swedesboro compared with its county and state

Swedesboro compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Measure	Swedesboro	Gloucester County	New Jersey
Population	2,720	304,504	9,267,014
Median household income	$91,000	$102,807	$101,050
Median age	34.3	40.1	40.1
Median home value	$247,500	$283,500	$427,600
Bachelor’s degree or higher	27.0%	35.8%	42.9%
Foreign-born residents	21.5%	5.8%	23.5%
Owner-occupied homes	62.9%	79.4%	63.7%
Mean commute to work	24.7 minutes	28.9 minutes	30.9 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Swedesboro

Under $50k25.5%

$50k to $100k32.5%

$100k to $150k15.6%

$150k to $200k7.9%

$200k and over18.7%

Median household income $91,000 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Swedesboro

62.9%owner occupied

Owner occupied: 572 units
Renter occupied: 338 units
Vacancy rate: 7.5%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Public schools in Swedesboro2

Public schools in Swedesboro, NCES directory 2023–2024
School	Type	Grades	District
Margaret C. Clifford School	Public	Pre-K–K	Swedesboro-Woolwich School District
Walter Hill School	Public	6	Swedesboro-Woolwich School District

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.