What is the population of Paulsboro borough?

Paulsboro borough has 6,213 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #250 of 700 in New Jersey.

What is the median household income in Paulsboro borough?

Median household income in Paulsboro borough is $68,750 a year, 12.5% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Paulsboro borough?

Median gross rent is $970 a month and the median home value is $169,400, so rent absorbs about 16.9% of median household income.

Is Paulsboro borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Paulsboro borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Paulsboro, NJ population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Paulsboro, New Jersey (Paulsboro, NJ — Census place “Paulsboro borough”) is 6,213 residents, ranking #250 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $68,750, the median home is worth $169,400 and median gross rent runs $970 a month. Looking for the Paulsboro New Jersey ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Paulsboro, NJ: 08066.

Population: 6,213Paulsboro borough residents
Median household income: $68,750Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $169,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $970Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 36.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 66.1%Owner-occupied households

Paulsboro ZIP codes (New Jersey)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Paulsboro.

The Paulsboro NJ ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

08066

What the numbers mean in Paulsboro borough

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Paulsboro borough median would spend about 16.9% 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 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.7% of residents and 66.1% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Paulsboro borough, NJ in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Paulsboro borough is a mid-size town in New Jersey, with 6,213 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #250 of 700 ranked by population — larger than 64% of them. The median age here is 36.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Paulsboro borough earn a median of $68,750 a year, 12.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 36% below the $106,926 median for the 543 New Jersey cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 12.7% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Paulsboro borough is valued at $169,400, 44.2% below the national figure and 59% below the $412,500 peer median, while median gross rent runs $970 a month, 31% below the national figure, or roughly $11,640 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 66.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. 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.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Paulsboro borough?: Paulsboro borough has 6,213 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #250 of 700 in New Jersey.
What is the median household income in Paulsboro borough?: Median household income in Paulsboro borough is $68,750 a year, 12.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Paulsboro borough?: Median gross rent is $970 a month and the median home value is $169,400, so rent absorbs about 16.9% of median household income.
Is Paulsboro borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Paulsboro borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Paulsboro borough data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.