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Population (year 2000): 9,331. Estimated
population in July 2005: 9,251 (-0.9% change)
Males: 4,338 (46.5%), Females: 4,993 (53.5%)
Gloucester County
Median resident age: 38.1 years
Median household income: $49,743 (year 2000)
Median house value: $118,500 (year 2000)
Races in Pitman:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Black (0.9%)
Ancestries: Irish (31.4%), German (28.7%),
Italian (19.3%), English (17.4%), Polish (6.9%), Scottish
(3.3%).
Elevation: 132 feet
Land area: 2.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Pitman
- High school or higher: 87.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.3%
- Unemployed: 9.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Pitman borough
- Never married: 23.9%
- Now married: 58.4%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 7.0%
- Divorced: 8.5%
2.2% Foreign born (1.3% Europe, 0.6% Asia, 0.3%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -26 (-0.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Pitman:
- CAMDEN CO HEALTH SERVICES CENTER (about 7 miles;
LAKELAND, NJ)
- UNDERWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles;
WOODBURY, NJ)
- KENNEDY MEM HOSP-UNIVERSITY MED CENTER (about 11
miles; STRATFORD, NJ)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Pitman:
- PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 12 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA;
ID: PHL)
- NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 33 miles; WILMINGTON, DE;
ID: ILG)
- MC GUIRE AFB (about 43 miles; WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ; ID:
WRI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pitman:
- CROSS KEYS (about 9 miles; CROSS KEYS, NJ; ID: 17N)
- SOUTHERN CROSS (about 11 miles; WILLIAMSTOWN, NJ;
ID: C01)
- PHILADELPHIA (about 14 miles; ESSINGTON, PA; ID:
9N2)
Amtrak stations near Pitman:
- 16 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.
- 19 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 with over 2000 students nearest to
Pitman:
- GLOUCESTER COUNTY COLLEGE (about 3 miles; SEWELL,
NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,135)
- ROWAN UNIVERSITY (about 3 miles; GLASSBORO, NJ; FT
enrollment: 7,587)
- CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; BLACKWOOD, NJ;
FT enrollment: 7,662)
- RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-CAMDEN (about 16 miles; CAMDEN,
NJ; FT enrollment: 4,132)
- MCP HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,198)
- ART INSTITUTE OF PHILADELPHIA (about 16 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,138)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF PHILADELPHIA (about 17 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 8,794)
Public high school in Pitman:
- PITMAN HIGH (Students: 529; Location: 225
LINDEN AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Pitman:
- PITMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 377;
Location: 138 EAST HOLLY AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- W.C.K. WALLS (Students: 244; Location: 320
GRANT AVENUE; Grades: KG - 05)
- MEMORIAL ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 240;
Location: 400 HUDSON AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- ELWOOD KINDLE (Students: 221; Location: 211
WASHINGTON AVENUE; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Pitman:
- BRIGHT BEGINNINGS WEST SCHOOL (Students: 12;
Location: 536 LAMBS ROAD; Grades: KG - KG)
Library in Pitman:
- MCGOWAN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$184,186; Location: 15 PITMAN AVE; 38,520 books; 663
audio materials; 634 video materials; 73 serial
subscriptions)
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