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Population (year 2000): 14,326. Estimated
population in July 2005: 14,083 (-1.7% change)
Males: 6,732 (47.0%), Females: 7,594 (53.0%)
Camden County
Median resident age: 37.1 years
Median household income: $43,175 (year 2000)
Median house value: $101,200 (year 2000)
Races in Collingswood:
- White Non-Hispanic (83.9%)
- Black (6.7%)
- Hispanic (5.7%)
- Other race (2.4%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Chinese (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Asian Indian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (25.6%), German (20.3%),
Italian (18.7%), English (13.4%), Polish (7.6%), United States
(4.6%).
Elevation: 20 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Collingswood
- High school or higher: 87.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.2%
- Unemployed: 4.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Collingswood borough
- Never married: 33.7%
- Now married: 43.1%
- Separated: 2.8%
- Widowed: 9.2%
- Divorced: 11.2%
5.8% Foreign born (2.2% Asia, 2.2% Europe, 0.9%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -999 (-6.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Collingswood:
- WEST JERSEY HOSP CMBND DIVS (about 3 miles; CAMDEN,
NJ)
- COOPER HOSPITAL/UNIV MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles;
CAMDEN, NJ)
- OUR LADY OF LOURDES HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; CAMDEN,
NJ)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Collingswood:
- PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 12 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA;
ID: PHL)
- TRENTON MERCER (about 31 miles; TRENTON, NJ; ID:
TTN)
- MC GUIRE AFB (about 35 miles; WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ; ID:
WRI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Collingswood:
- PENN'S LANDING (about 5 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID:
P72)
- NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA (about 12 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID: PNE)
- CAMDEN COUNTY (about 15 miles; BERLIN, NJ; ID: 19N)
Amtrak stations near Collingswood:
- 8 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.
- 8 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.
- 17 miles: ARDMORE (STATION RD. & LANCASTER AVE.).
Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms,
public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car
rental service, call for taxi service, public transit
connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Collingswood:
- RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-CAMDEN (about 4 miles; CAMDEN,
NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,132)
- TEMPLE UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA;
FT enrollment: 23,007)
- MCP HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,198)
- ART INSTITUTE OF PHILADELPHIA (about 8 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,138)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF PHILADELPHIA (about 8 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 8,794)
- CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; BLACKWOOD,
NJ; FT enrollment: 7,662)
- UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 10 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 19,324)
Public high school in Collingswood:
- COLLINGSWOOD SR HIGH (Students: 850;
Location: 424 COLLINGS AVE.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Collingswood:
- FAITH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 158;
Location: HADDON AVE - CUTHBERT BLV; Grades: PK - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Collingswood:
- COLLINGSWOOD MIDDLE (Students: 291; Location:
414 COLLINGS AVE.; Grades: 07 - 08)
- WILLIAM P TATEM (Students: 214; Location: 265
LINCOLN AVENUE; Grades: KG - 06)
- ZANE NORTH (Students: 192; Location: 801
STOKES AVENUE; Grades: PK - 06)
- MARK NEWBIE (Students: 186; Location: 2 EAST
BROWNING RD.; Grades: KG - 06)
- JAMES A GARFIELD (Students: 138; Location:
480 HADDON AVE.; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Collingswood:
- COLLINGSWOOD FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $417,086; Location: 771 HADDON AVENUE; 66,483
books; 2,262 audio materials; 609 video materials; 152
serial subscriptions)
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