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Population (year 2000): 35,737
Males: 17,116 (47.9%), Females: 18,621 (52.1%)
Camden County
Median resident age: 36.1 years
Median household income: $47,538 (year 2000)
Median house value: $95,300 (year 2000)
Races in Pennsauken:
- White Non-Hispanic (55.5%)
- Black (24.2%)
- Hispanic (14.3%)
- Other race (8.3%)
- Two or more races (2.5%)
- Vietnamese (2.3%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Chinese (0.6%)
- Filipino (0.6%)
- Other Asian (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: Irish (18.4%), Italian (14.3%),
German (14.3%), English (6.8%), Polish (5.6%), United States
(2.6%).
Elevation: 65 feet
Land area: 10.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Pennsauken
- High school or higher: 77.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
- Unemployed: 5.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Pennsauken CDP
- Never married: 30.2%
- Now married: 52.2%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 7.5%
- Divorced: 7.6%
7.9% Foreign born (3.9% Asia, 2.4% Latin
America, 1.0% Europe).
Hospitals/medical centers near Pennsauken:
- COOPER HOSPITAL/UNIV MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles;
CAMDEN, NJ)
- OUR LADY OF LOURDES HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; CAMDEN,
NJ)
- WEST JERSEY HOSP CMBND DIVS (about 5 miles; CAMDEN,
NJ)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Pennsauken:
- PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 14 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA;
ID: PHL)
- TRENTON MERCER (about 28 miles; TRENTON, NJ; ID:
TTN)
- MC GUIRE AFB (about 33 miles; WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ; ID:
WRI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pennsauken:
- PENN'S LANDING (about 6 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; ID:
P72)
- NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA (about 9 miles; PHILADELPHIA,
PA; ID: PNE)
- TOTAL RF (about 12 miles; BENSALEM, PA; ID: 00A)
Amtrak stations near Pennsauken:
- 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.
- 9 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 in Pennsauken:
- LINCOLN TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (Full-time
enrollment: 302; Location: RT 130 N AT HADDONFIELD RD;
Private, for-profit; Website: lincolntech.com)
- OMEGA INSTITUTE (FT enrollment: 161;
Location: 7050 RTE 38 E; Private, for-profit; Website:
www.omegacareers.com)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Pennsauken:
- RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-CAMDEN (about 5 miles; CAMDEN,
NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,132)
- TEMPLE UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA;
FT enrollment: 23,007)
- MCP HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,198)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF PHILADELPHIA (about 9 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 8,794)
- ART INSTITUTE OF PHILADELPHIA (about 9 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,138)
- LA SALLE UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; PHILADELPHIA,
PA; FT enrollment: 4,176)
- PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,714)
Public high schools in Pennsauken:
- PENNSAUKEN HIGH (Students: 1,839; Location:
800 HYLTON ROAD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CAMDEN CO TECH-PENNSAUKEN (Students: 807;
Location: 6008 BROWNING RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Pennsauken:
- BISHOP EUSTACE PREP SCHOOL (Students: 789;
Location: 5552 MARLTON PIKE; Grades: 9 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Pennsauken:
- HOWARD M PHIFER M S (Students: 1,056;
Location: 8201 PARK AVE; Grades: 07 - 08)
- PENNSAUKEN INTERMEDIATE (Students: 916;
Location: 8125 PARK AVENUE; Grades: 05 - 06)
- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (Students: 384; Location:
7201 IRVING AVENUE; Grades: KG - 04)
- CENTRAL (Students: 346; Location: 2300
MERCHANTVILLE AVE; Grades: KG - 04)
- GEORGE B. FINE (Students: 281; Location: 3800
GLADWYN AVE; Grades: PK - 04)
- G H CARSON (Students: 266; Location: 4150
GARFIELD AVENUE; Grades: KG - 04)
- ROOSEVELT (Students: 196; Location: 5526
WISTERIA AVE; Grades: KG - 04)
- LONGFELLOW (Students: 175; Location: GROSS &
FORREST AVE; Grades: KG - 04)
- BALDWIN (Students: 151; Location: 41ST &
SHARON TERRACE; Grades: PK - PK)
- B T WASHINGTON SCHOOL (Location: 1641
DEROUSSE AVENUE; Grades: UG - UG)
Private primary/middle schools in Pennsauken:
- ST STEPHEN SCHOOL (Students: 223; Location:
6300 BROWNING ROAD; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST CECILIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 210;
Location: 4851 CAMDEN AVE; Grades: KG - 8)
- WORLD HARVEST CHRISTIAN ACAD (Students: 141;
Location: 7201 WESTFIELD AVENUE; Grades: PK - 11)
- MARTIN LUTHER CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 84;
Location: 4106 TERRACE AVENUE; Grades: PK - 6)
- CALVARY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 14;
Location: 4921 CAMDEN AVE; Grades: KG - KG)
Library in Pennsauken:
- PENNSAUKEN FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $798,022; Location: 5605 CRESCENT BLVD.; 123,076
books; 2,577 audio materials; 2,734 video materials; 200
serial subscriptions)
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