West Deptford, NJ

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West Deptford, New Jersey

West Deptford, New Jersey, in Gloucester county, is 6 miles SW of Gloucester, New Jersey (center to center) and 9 miles S of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The town is part of the Philadelphia metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 19,368 people people live in West Deptford.

The People and Families of West Deptford

In West Deptford, about 54% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, West Deptford had a median family income of $64,477.

West Deptford Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in West Deptford, about 70% are lived in by their owners, not renters. Renting one (or even zero) bedroom apartments is pretty common in the town. West Deptford isn't one of those high-end towns with high property taxes.

Commuting

In West Deptford, 93% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

West Deptford strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New Jersey):

Category	Trophy
Short Commute Times (vs. State)	Top 15%
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. State)	Top 16%
Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers)	Top 19%

Comparative Profile of West Deptford, NJ

Comparing West Deptford to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New Jersey (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Well-Paid Single Women
Well-Paid Single Men
Age of the Population
Male Share of the Population
Racial Diversity
Female Share of the Population
Senior Citizens
Children Under 5 Years Old

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income
People Above Poverty
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Walking and Biking to Work
Short Commute Times
Working at Home

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Housing Recently Built
People Living Alone
Affordability of Rents
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Affordability of Property Taxes

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Property Crime
Low Violent Crime

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Category	Value
Near Medium City	6 miles SW of Gloucester, New Jersey (center to center)
Nearest Large City	9 miles S of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
County	Gloucester
Metro Area	Philadelphia
Standard Zip Codes	08066
Phone Area Codes	856
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	39.82
Longitude	-75.209

Station	PHILADELPHIA INTL AP
Distance	3.5 miles
Jan Temp	26 to 39 F
Apr Temp	44 to 62 F
Jul Temp	70 to 86 F
Oct Temp	49 to 66 F
Annual Precip	42 inches

Station	AUDUBON
Distance	8 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 41 F
Apr Temp	42 to 65 F
Jul Temp	67 to 87 F
Oct Temp	46 to 67 F
Annual Precip	45.9 inches

Station	GLASSBORO 2 NE
Distance	8.4 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 40 F
Apr Temp	42 to 62 F
Jul Temp	66 to 86 F
Oct Temp	45 to 66 F
Annual Precip	45.5 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	19,368	100%
Male	9,354	48.3%
Female	10,014	51.7%
Under 18	4,561	23.5%
18+	14,807	76.5%
65+	2,357	12.2%
Median Age	37.5
Average Family Size	3.07
White	17,875	92.3%
African-American	984	5.1%
Asian	219	1.1%
American Indian & Alaskan	45	0.2%
Other	82	0.4%
Mixed Race	159	0.8%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	341	1.8%
Median Family Income (1999)	$64,477
Population In Poverty	1,015	5.3%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	20,911
Growth	1,543
Growth %	8%

Ancestry	Percent
Irish	23.2%
Italian	21.3%
German	19.7%
English	9.2%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	8.2%
Polish	5.2%
US/American	3.1%
French (except Basque)	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	1.2%
Scottish	1.2%
Swedish	0.8%
Russian	0.6%
Dutch	0.6%
Welsh	0.5%
Greek	0.4%
Norwegian	0.3%
Lithuanian	0.3%
African	0.3%
French Canadian	0.3%
Hungarian	0.2%
Ukrainian	0.2%
Slovak	0.2%
Pennsylvania German	0.2%
Czech	0.2%
Portuguese	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
West Deptford	19,368	$64,477
Deptford	26,763	$56,642
Mantua	14,217	$63,391
National Park	3,205	$51,535
Paulsboro	6,160	$41,359
Westville	4,500	$49,005
Woodbury	10,307	$53,630

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