New Jersey · Census place 06040
Blackwood, NJ population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Blackwood, New Jersey (Blackwood, NJ — Census place “Blackwood CDP”) is 4,615 residents, ranking #312 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $81,154, the median home is worth $231,000 and median gross rent runs $1,384 a month. Looking for the Blackwood New Jersey ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Blackwood, NJ: 08012.
- Population
- 4,615Blackwood CDP residents
- Median household income
- $81,154Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $231,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,384Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 67.2%Owner-occupied households
Blackwood ZIP codes (New Jersey)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Blackwood.
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What the numbers mean in Blackwood CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Blackwood CDP median would spend about 20.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.2% of residents and 67.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Blackwood CDP, NJ in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Blackwood CDP is a small town in New Jersey, with 4,615 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #312 of 700 ranked by population — larger than 55% of them. The median age here is 37.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Blackwood CDP earn a median of $81,154 a year, 3.3% above the national figure of $78,538 and 24% below the $106,926 median for the 543 New Jersey cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 11.2% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Blackwood CDP is valued at $231,000, 23.9% below the national figure and 44% below the $412,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,384 a month, 1.6% below the national figure, or roughly $16,608 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 67.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in New Jersey.
- Neptune City borough 4,607
- Panther Valley CDP 4,622
- Highlands borough 4,575
- Mount Ephraim borough 4,648
- Mullica Hill CDP 4,561
- Garwood borough 4,688
- Mountain Lakes borough 4,535
- Country Lake Estates CDP 4,700
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Blackwood CDP?
- Blackwood CDP has 4,615 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #312 of 700 in New Jersey.
- What is the median household income in Blackwood CDP?
- Median household income in Blackwood CDP is $81,154 a year, 3.3% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Blackwood CDP?
- Median gross rent is $1,384 a month and the median home value is $231,000, so rent absorbs about 20.5% of median household income.
- Is Blackwood CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Blackwood CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Blackwood CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.