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08080

Sewell, NJ · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
38,159
Median household income
$122,262
People below poverty
4.6%
Median home value
$357,000

Income

The median income of households in 08080 was $122,262. An estimated 1.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 24.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 08080 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 1.7
$10,000 to $14,999 1.1
$15,000 to $24,999 3
$25,000 to $34,999 3.5
$35,000 to $49,999 5.5
$50,000 to $74,999 13.5
$75,000 to $99,999 11.9
$100,000 to $149,999 21.4
$150,000 to $199,999 13.8
$200,000 or more 24.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 08080 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 89413
Female 72292

An estimated 80.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 34.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 32.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $29,400. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 08080 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 80.8
Social Security 34.6
Retirement income 32.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.7
Cash public assistance income 0.8

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 4.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 4.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 5.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 4.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 08080 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 4.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 4.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 5.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 4.3

In 2020-2024, 2.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 70.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 29.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 41.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 08080 in 2020-2024, 98.5% had health insurance coverage and 1.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 82% and public coverage was 30.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.3%.


In 2020-2024, 08080 had a total population of 38,159 - 19,185 (50.3%) females and 18,974 (49.7%) males. The median age was 42.4 years. An estimated 21.7% of the population was under 18 years, 30.1% was 19 to 44 years, 28.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 18.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 08080 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1390 842
5 to 9 1060 1349
10 to 14 1320 1048
15 to 19 928 839
20 to 24 930 1078
25 to 29 1206 726
30 to 34 1209 1278
35 to 39 1126 1358
40 to 44 1358 1187
45 to 49 1149 1047
50 to 54 1048 1398
55 to 59 1460 1314
60 to 64 1558 1774
65 to 69 1087 1369
70 to 74 778 1155
75 to 79 709 581
80 to 84 310 336
85 and over 348 506

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 82.8% were White; 5.9% were Black or African American; 4.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 3.7% were Asian; 2.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 5.8% of the people in 08080 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 81.1% of the people in 08080 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 14,187 households in 08080. The average household size was 2.67 people.

Married-couple households made up 60.8% of the households in 08080 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 22.3% of all households, while 11.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 8.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 20.7% of all households.

In 08080, 30.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 34.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 08080 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 60.8
Cohabiting Couples 5.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
11.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 61.2% of males and 54.5% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 28.7 24.9
Now married, except separated 61.2 54.5
Separated 0.3 0.9
Widowed 3.6 8
Divorced 6.2 11.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 08080, 496 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 33.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 94.7% of the people living in 08080 were U.S. natives. 53.8% of the 08080 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 5.3% of 08080 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 86% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 89.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 08080 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 08080.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 08080 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 20.9
Asia 56.8
Europe 16.3
Africa 3.6
Northern America 1.7
Oceania 0.7

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 08080 in 2020-2024, 8.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3.7% of people at least five years old; 2.1% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 08080 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 3.7
Other Indo-European languages 2.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.1
Other languages 0.6

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 92.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 08080 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 08080 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 92.4
Different house, same county 3.4
Different county, same state 3
Different state 1.1
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 95.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 45.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 4.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 08080 was 8,664 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 896 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 5,783. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,985.

Educational Attainment of People in 08080 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 4.3
High school diploma or equivalency 23.7
Some college, no degree 16.1
Associate's degree 10.5
Bachelor's degree 30.8
Graduate or professional degree 14.5

Disability

In 08080, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.2% of people under 18 years old, to 9.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 31.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 08080, 64.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 33.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 78% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 17% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 15,346 78
Federal, state, or local government workers 3,353 17
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 962 4.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 08080 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 08080 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.1
Construction 5.2
Manufacturing 5.9
Wholesale trade 3.9
Retail trade 9.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.4
Information 3.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 10
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 12.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 30.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.6
Other Services, except public administration 3.5
Public administration 5.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 08080 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 10,868 55.2
Service occupations 2,048 10.4
Sales and office occupations 4,537 23.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,125 5.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,094 5.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 71.3% of 08080 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 29.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 08080 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 71.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.5
Walked 0.5
Other means 1
Worked from home 21.9

In 2020-2024, 08080 had a total of 14,545 housing units. Of these housing units, 87.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 12.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 08080 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 87.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 12.5
Mobile homes 0.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

7.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 08080 was 7.2 rooms, and of these housing units 73.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 08080 had 14,187 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 358 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 87% while renters occupied 13%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.71 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.42.

1.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 13.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.7% and another 22.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 08080:

House Heating Fuel Used in 08080 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 86.3
Electricity 9.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 3.7
All other fuels 0.4
No fuel used 0.1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 08080 was $357,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 69.2 % had a mortgage. 30.8% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,477 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,186.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 08080 was $1,750. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.