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Population (year 2000): 2,055. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,050 (-0.2% change)
Males: 1,009 (49.1%), Females: 1,046 (50.9%)
Gloucester County
Median resident age: 35.9 years
Median household income: $49,286 (year 2000)
Median house value: $98,400 (year 2000)
Races in Swedesboro:
- White Non-Hispanic (73.2%)
- Black (16.5%)
- Hispanic (8.5%)
- Other race (3.4%)
- Two or more races (2.8%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (23.8%), Italian (16.3%),
Irish (13.2%), English (10.9%), United States (7.3%), Polish
(5.5%).
Elevation: 68 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Swedesboro
- High school or higher: 81.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
- Unemployed: 5.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Swedesboro borough
- Never married: 27.6%
- Now married: 50.9%
- Separated: 4.9%
- Widowed: 6.6%
- Divorced: 10.0%
3.1% Foreign born (2.0% Latin America, 0.7%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +5 (+0.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Swedesboro:
- CROZER CHESTER MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles;
CHESTER, PA)
- KINDRED HOSPITAL - DELAWARE COUNTY (about 12 miles;
DARBY, PA)
- MERCY FITZGERALD HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; DARBY,
PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Swedesboro:
- PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 10 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA;
ID: PHL)
- NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 21 miles; WILMINGTON, DE;
ID: ILG)
- DOVER AFB (about 45 miles; DOVER, DE; ID: DOV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Swedesboro:
- SPITFIRE AERODROME (about 6 miles; PEDRICKTOWN, NJ;
ID: 7N7)
- PHILADELPHIA (about 8 miles; ESSINGTON, PA; ID: 9N2)
- PENN'S LANDING (about 18 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA;
ID: P72)
Amtrak stations near Swedesboro:
- 17 miles: WILMINGTON (M. L. KING BLVD, & FRENCH
ST.). Services: ticket office, partially 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, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
- 17 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.
- 18 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
Swedesboro:
- WIDENER UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 9 miles;
CHESTER, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,646)
- DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles;
MEDIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,248)
- ROWAN UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; GLASSBORO, NJ; FT
enrollment: 7,587)
- GLOUCESTER COUNTY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; SEWELL,
NJ; FT enrollment: 3,135)
- UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 17 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 19,324)
- DREXEL UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA;
FT enrollment: 10,823)
- ART INSTITUTE OF PHILADELPHIA (about 17 miles;
PHILADELPHIA, PA; FT enrollment: 2,138)
Public primary/middle schools in Swedesboro:
- MARGARET C CLIFFORD SCH (Students: 550;
Location: 601 AUBURN AVENUE; Grades: PK - 02)
- WALTER H HILL (Students: 466; Location: 1815
KINGS HIGHWAY; Grades: 03 - 06)
Private primary/middle school in Swedesboro:
- ST JOSEPH REGIONAL SCHOOL (Students: 215;
Location: 225 KINGS HIGHWAY; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Swedesboro:
- SWEDESBORO PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$19,291; Location: 1442 KINGS HIGHWAY; 13,422 books; 344
audio materials; 166 video materials; 54 serial
subscriptions)
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