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Thorofare, NJ

2,348 Population
3.4 square miles 700.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

59.6 ±4.8 Median age
  • about 1.5 times the figure in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 39.3 ±0.2
  • about 1.5 times the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$53,895 ±$5,979 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: $50,461 ±$254
  • about the same as the amount in New Jersey: $54,253 ±$256
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$88,438 ±$29,480 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: $91,289 ±$666
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $103,556 ±$513
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

7.7% ±4.3% (181  ±105) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 11.5% 705,061 (±0.3% / ±15,926)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 9.7% 891,891 (±0.2% / ±14,073)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

39 minutes ±6.5 (39,615  ±12,778) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 28.7 71,567,030 (±0.1 / ±429,115)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in New Jersey: 30.5 116,289,230 (±0.1 / ±571,910)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,253 ±182 Number of households
  • the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 2,467,761 ±4,031
  • New Jersey: 3,507,701 ±5,116
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
1.9 ±0.2 (2,348  ±408) Persons per household
  • about three-quarters of the figure in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 2.5 6,110,451
  • about two-thirds of the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,173,351
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.9% ±7.1% (17  ±22) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 4.8% 71,489 (±0.2% / ±2,648)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in New Jersey: 5.2% 110,552 (±0.1% / ±2,477)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,295 ±180 Number of housing units
  • the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 2,624,257 ±600
  • New Jersey: 3,791,354 ±469
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$282,600 ±$18,232 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: $351,900 ±$1,315
  • about three-fifths of the amount in New Jersey: $454,400 ±$1,150
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

5.2% ±4.6% (122  ±110.3) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 10.7% 663,003 (±0.2% / ±11,351.4)
  • about half the rate in New Jersey: 9.6% 889,792 (±0.1% / ±13,145.6)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.2% ±20.9% (1,874  ±285.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 92.3% 4,039,902 (±0.4% / ±16,566.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,915,947 (±0.3% / ±19,889.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
26% ±5.7% (523  ±143.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 42.2% 1,847,450 (±0.2% / ±10,342.3)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 43.6% 2,845,933 (±0.2% / ±12,951.6)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.4% ±3.6% (127  ±88) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 11.8% 742,429
  • about one-quarter of the rate in New Jersey: 23.9% 2,236,554
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.3% ±2.8% (132  ±64) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area: 4.9% 241,342 (±0.1% / ±3,707)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in New Jersey: 3.7% 273,031 (±0.1% / ±4,211)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
132 Total veterans ±64 132 Male ±64 N/A Female ±14

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