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. Much of the housing stock in Swedesboro was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.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%). 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 percentage of people in Swedesboro who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.01% of adults in Swedesboro 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. In addition, Swedesboro has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (21.54%). The most common language spoken in Swedesboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
