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Population (year 2000): 3,136. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,312 (+5.6% change)
Males: 1,459 (46.5%), Females: 1,677 (53.5%)
Salem County
Median resident age: 37.9 years
Median household income: $44,533 (year 2000)
Median house value: $118,800 (year 2000)
Races in Woodstown:
- White Non-Hispanic (84.2%)
- Black (12.9%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
Ancestries: Irish (20.2%), German (19.9%),
English (17.6%), Italian (9.1%), Polish (6.4%), United States
(5.2%).
Elevation: 47 feet
Land area: 1.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Woodstown
- High school or higher: 92.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.8%
- Unemployed: 3.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Woodstown borough
- Never married: 21.3%
- Now married: 56.7%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 11.0%
- Divorced: 9.8%
3.3% Foreign born (1.3% Africa, 0.9% Europe,
0.6% Asia, 0.6% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -121 (-3.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Woodstown:
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF SALEM COUNTY (about 11 miles;
SALEM, NJ)
- CROZER CHESTER MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles;
CHESTER, PA)
- SOUTH JERSEY HOSPITAL SYSTEM (about 16 miles;
BRIDGETON, NJ)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Woodstown:
- PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 17 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA;
ID: PHL)
- NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 19 miles; WILMINGTON, DE;
ID: ILG)
- DOVER AFB (about 38 miles; DOVER, DE; ID: DOV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Woodstown:
- SPITFIRE AERODROME (about 7 miles; PEDRICKTOWN, NJ;
ID: 7N7)
- PHILADELPHIA (about 15 miles; ESSINGTON, PA; ID:
9N2)
- BUCKS (about 17 miles; BRIDGETON, NJ; ID: 00N)
Amtrak station near Woodstown:
- 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.
College/University in Woodstown:
- SALEM COUNTY VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOLS
(Location: BOX 350 RD 2; Public; Website: www.scvts.org)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Woodstown:
- WIDENER UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 14 miles;
CHESTER, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,646)
- ROWAN UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; GLASSBORO, NJ; FT
enrollment: 7,587)
- GLOUCESTER COUNTY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; SEWELL,
NJ; FT enrollment: 3,135)
- WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 19 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE;
FT enrollment: 3,087)
- DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles;
MEDIA, PA; FT enrollment: 5,248)
- UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE (about 20 miles; NEWARK, DE;
FT enrollment: 17,786)
- CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; BLACKWOOD,
NJ; FT enrollment: 7,662)
Public high schools in Woodstown:
- WOODSTOWN HIGH (Students: 739; Location:
WOODSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL; Grades: 09 - 12)
- VOC-TECH CAREER CENTER (Students: 324;
Location: 880 ROUTE 45; Grades: 09 - 12)
- EMPLOYMENT PREP CENTER (Location: 890 ROUTE
45; Grades: 10 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Woodstown:
- MARY S SHOEMAKER (Students: 509; Location:
MARY S. SHOEMAKER SCHOOL; Grades: PK - 04)
- WOODSTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 432;
Location: WOODSTOWN MIDDLE SCHOOL; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Woodstown:
- WOODSTOWN-PILESGROVE LIBRARY (Operating
income: $68,266; Location: 14 SCHOOL LANE; 26,177 books;
316 audio materials; 1,037 video materials; 49 serial
subscriptions)
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