Woodstown is a very small borough located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 3,728 people and two associated neighborhoods, Woodstown is the 359th largest community in New Jersey.Unlike some boroughs, Woodstown isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Woodstown are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Woodstown is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Woodstown who work in office and administrative support (17.78%), teaching (14.29%), and management occupations (9.23%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 17.25% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Being a small borough, Woodstown does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Woodstown ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Woodstown, 42.11% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Woodstown in 2022 was $43,753, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $175,012 for a family of four. However, Woodstown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Woodstown is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Woodstown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Woodstown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Woodstown also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.47% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Woodstown include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Swedish. The most common language spoken in Woodstown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Russian.
