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Population (year 2000): 4,692
Males: 2,331 (49.7%), Females: 2,361 (50.3%)
Camden County
Median resident age: 37.9 years
Median household income: $49,707 (year 2000)
Median house value: $102,000 (year 2000)
Races in Blackwood:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.2%)
- Black (3.9%)
- Hispanic (3.2%)
- Filipino (1.3%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Other race (1.2%)
Ancestries: Italian (30.2%), Irish (25.3%),
German (20.6%), English (7.5%), Polish (5.4%), United States
(2.5%).
Elevation: 73 feet
Land area: 1.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Blackwood
- High school or higher: 83.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 10.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Blackwood CDP
- Never married: 25.2%
- Now married: 61.4%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 6.4%
- Divorced: 5.7%
4.1% Foreign born (2.3% Asia, 1.3% Europe).
Hospitals/medical centers near Blackwood:
- CAMDEN CO HEALTH SERVICES CENTER (about 1 miles;
LAKELAND, NJ)
- KENNEDY MEM HOSP-UNIVERSITY MED CENTER (about 5
miles; STRATFORD, NJ)
- UNDERWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles;
WOODBURY, NJ)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Blackwood:
- PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 13 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA;
ID: PHL)
- MC GUIRE AFB (about 36 miles; WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ; ID:
WRI)
- TRENTON MERCER (about 38 miles; TRENTON, NJ; ID:
TTN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Blackwood:
- CROSS KEYS (about 8 miles; CROSS KEYS, NJ; ID: 17N)
- CAMDEN COUNTY (about 10 miles; BERLIN, NJ; ID: 19N)
- PENN'S LANDING (about 11 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA;
ID: P72)
Amtrak stations near Blackwood:
- 14 miles: PHILADELPHIA (30TH & MARKET STS.).
Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible,
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public
transit connection.
- 16 miles: NORTH PHILADELPHIA (PHILADELPHIA, 2900 N.
BROAD ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair
accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid
long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
Colleges/Universities in Blackwood:
- CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
7,662; Location: COLLEGE DRIVE; Public; Website:
www.camdencc.edu)
- PENNCO TECH (FT enrollment: 236; Location: PO
BOX 1427, 99 ERIAL RD; Private, for-profit; Website:
www.penncotech.com)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Blackwood:
- GLOUCESTER COUNTY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; SEWELL,
NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,135)
- ROWAN UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; GLASSBORO, NJ; FT
enrollment: 7,587)
- RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-CAMDEN (about 12 miles; CAMDEN,
NJ; FT enrollment: 4,132)
- MCP HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY (about 13 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,198)
- ART INSTITUTE OF PHILADELPHIA (about 14 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,138)
- TEMPLE UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA;
FT enrollment: 23,007)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF PHILADELPHIA (about 15 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 8,794)
Public high school in Blackwood:
- HIGHLAND HIGH (Students: 1,119; Location:
ERIAL RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Blackwood:
- GLEN LANDING (Students: 922; Location: 85
LITTLE GLOUCESTER ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LORING-FLEMMING (Students: 836; Location:
LITTLE GLOUCESTER RD; Grades: PK - 05)
- CHEWS (Students: 829; Location: 600 CHEWS
LANDING/SOMERDALE RD; Grades: PK - 05)
- CHARLES W LEWIS (Students: 777; Location: 875
ERIAL ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BLACKWOOD (Students: 634; Location: 260
BLENHEIM-ERIAL RD.; Grades: KG - 05)
- GLOUCESTER TWP (Students: 279; Location: 270
SOUTH BLACK HORSE PIKE; Grades: KG - 05)
- GRENLOCH (Location: 1125 BLACK HORSE PIKE;
Grades: PK - PK)
Private primary/middle schools in Blackwood:
- ST JUDE SCHOOL (Students: 367; Location: 420
S BLACKHORSE PIKE; Grades: 2 - 8)
- CAMDEN CO YOUTH CENTER (Students: 80;
Location: LAKELAND HOSPITAL COMPLEX; Grades: UG - UG)
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