Spotswood borough, NJ

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 8,136 ( 121 from 2010 )
Land area: 2.3 square miles
Population density: 3526.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	6,097	74.94%	10.3%
Black:	248	3.05%	9.3%
Indian:	41	0.50%	412.5%
Asian:	591	7.26%	40.7%
2+ races:	233	2.86%	119.8%
Hispanic:	902	11.09%	31.3%

Total non-White:	2,039	25.06%	39.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-703	-10.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	582	8.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
8,257
6,800	82.35%
227	2.75%
8	0.10%
420	5.09%
106	1.28%
687	8.32%
1,457	17.65%

2000
7,880
7,155	90.80%
81	1.03%
0	0.00%
219	2.78%
76	0.96%
349	4.43%
725	9.20%

1990
7,983
7,449	93.31%
58	0.73%
0	0.00%
274	3.43%
n/a
202	2.53%
534	6.69%

1980
7,840
7,636	97.40%
0	0.00%
22	0.28%
25	0.32%
n/a
157	2.00%
204	2.60%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-355	-4.5
732	9.3

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-294	-3.7
191	2.4

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-187	-2.4
330	4.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Spotswood borough, NJ

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
44.5
1,523	18.7%
6,613	81.3%
1,743	21.4%

3,186
2.55

2,284	71.7%
1,840	80.6%
58	2.5%
902	28.3%

2010
Number	Percent
43.5
1,741	21.1%
6,516	78.9%
1,564	18.9%

3,128
2.56

2,143	68.5%
1,720	80.3%
107	5.0%
985	31.5%

2000
Number	Percent
39.9
1,723	21.9%
6,157	78.1%
1,412	17.9%

3,114
2.53

2,193	70.4%
1,826	83.3%
94	4.3%
921	29.6%

1990
Number	Percent
35.7
1,809	22.7%
6,174	77.3%
1,072	13.4%

2,888
2.76

2,207	76.4%
1,917	86.9%
68	3.1%
681	23.6%

1980
Number	Percent
30.5
2,324	29.6%
5,516	70.4%
495	6.3%

2,494
3.14

2,141	85.8%
1,915	89.4%
93	4.3%
353	14.2%

2022 Housing Data for Spotswood borough, NJ

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	61	1.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	40	1.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	130	4.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	170	5.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	107	3.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	34	1.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	102	3.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	99	3.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	136	4.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	222	7.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	133	4.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	344	10.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	381	12.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	298	9.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	382	12.0%
$200,000 or more	547	17.2%

Median Household Income	100,781
Per Capita Income	46,259

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	92	2.9%
Public Assistance	137	4.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	258	8.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,461	75.5%
Unemployed	386	8.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,847	84.0%
Not in Labor Force	735	16.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,397	1,408	49.8%
Non-Profit	71	157	31.1%
Self-Employed	153	114	57.3%

Local Government	178	370	32.5%
State Government	93	78	54.4%
Federal Government	19	32	37.3%

Total Private + Self	1,550	1,522	50.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	361	637	36.2%
Total	1,911	2,159	47.0%

Pct. Govt.	18.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	673	16.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,151	28.2%
Professional, Technical	1,011	24.8%
Service Occupations	521	12.8%
All others	724	17.7%

White Collar		69.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	741	18.2%
Educational services	477	11.7%
Health care and social assistance	457	11.2%
Construction	327	8.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	307	7.5%
Manufacturing	298	7.3%
Finance and insurance	250	6.1%
Public administration	187	4.6%
Transportation and warehousing	183	4.5%
Accommodation and food services	174	4.3%
Wholesale trade	171	4.2%
Other services	117	2.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	98	2.4%
Information	86	2.1%
Utilities	80	2.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	77	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	34	0.8%
Management	16	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	90	1.11%
Puerto Rican	413	5.08%
Cuban	47	0.58%
Dominican	8	0.10%

Total Central American	56	0.69%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	56	0.69%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	139	1.71%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	43	0.53%
Ecuadorian	11	0.14%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	85	1.04%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	149	1.83%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	251	3.09%
Chinese	155	1.91%
Filipino	79	0.97%
Japanese	61	0.75%
Burmese	26	0.32%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,297	83.6%
Other Indo-European	489	6.5%
Spanish	295	3.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	166	2.2%
Chinese	128	1.7%
Other	52	0.7%
Tagalog	41	0.5%
Arabic	33	0.4%
Other Asian	23	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Italian	1,729	21.3%
Irish	1,425	17.5%
Polish	1,245	15.3%
German	1,188	14.6%
English	409	5.0%
Scottish	254	3.1%
Hungarian	250	3.1%
Greek	222	2.7%
American	206	2.5%
Russian	123	1.5%
Ukrainian	117	1.4%
Brazilian	103	1.3%
European	85	1.0%
Danish	79	1.0%
Nigerian	74	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,915	97.3%
Not a citizen	221	2.7%

Native	7,067	86.9%
Foreign-born	1,069	13.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
409	6.8%	225	3.7%	1,898	31.5%	1,588	26.3%	1,227	20.3%	687	11.4%
Average years of education: 13.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	409	6.8%
9-12 Years	225	3.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,898	31.5%
Some College	1,588	26.3%
Bach. Degree	1,227	20.3%
Grad Degree	687	11.4%
Average years of education: 13.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +166	D +219	D + 8.1%
D +385
2020 vs. 2012	R +781	R +672	R + 15.1%
D +109
2020 vs. 2008	R +544	R +457	R + 9.4%
D +87

2016 vs. 2008	R +378	R +676	R + 17.6%
D -298
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	70%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,545	57.1%	Joe Biden (D)	1,821	40.8%	92	2.1%	4,458	16	10	0.10%
2016	62%	Donald Trump (R)	2,379	59.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,436	35.9%	184	4.6%	3,999	18	14	0.10%
2012	54%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,764	50.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,712	48.6%	47	1.3%	3,523	10	3	0.10%
2008	59%	John McCain (R)	2,001	52.7%	Barack Obama (D)	1,734	45.6%	64	1.7%	3,799	11	7	0.10%
2004	58%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,014	55.5%	John Kerry (D)	1,580	43.6%	34	0.9%	3,628	9	5	0.10%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Spotswood borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,821

40.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,545

57.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

4,458

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 10

2016 President, Spotswood borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,436

35.9%

Donald Trump (R)

2,379

59.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

107

2.7%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

3,999

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 14

2012 President, Spotswood borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,712

48.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,764

50.1%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

3,523

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 3

2008 President, Spotswood borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,734

45.6%

John McCain (R)

2,001

52.7%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

3,799

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 7

2004 President, Spotswood borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,014

55.5%

John Kerry (D)

1,580

43.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

3,628

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Spotswood borough, NJ

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2021	G	40%	Jack Ciattarelli (R)	1,631	64.4%	Phil Murphy* (D)	873	34.5%	28 [+]	1.1%	2,532	16	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2021: Other (Write-in) 28 (1.1%);
2020	S2	68%	Rik Mehta (R)	2,378	54.9%	Cory Booker* (D)	1,797	41.5%	159 [+]	3.7%	4,334	14	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Daniel Burke (LaRouche Was Right) 61 (1.4%); Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 55 (1.3%); Veronica Fernandez (Of, By, For) 43 (1.0%);
2018	S1	49%	Bob Hugin (R)	1,858	59.4%	Robert Menendez* (D)	1,149	36.7%	122 [+]	3.9%	3,129	17	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 80 (2.6%); Murray Sabrin (Libertarian) 25 (0.8%); Madelyn Hoffman (Green) 17 (0.5%);
2017	G	34%	Kim Guadagno (R)	1,341	61.2%	Phil Murphy (D)	792	36.2%	57 [+]	2.6%	2,190	19	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2017: Other (Write-in) 28 (1.3%); Peter Rohrman (Libertarian) 17 (0.8%); Gina Genovese (Reduce Property Taxes) 12 (0.5%);
2014	S2	27%	Jeffrey Bell (R)	977	55.7%	Cory Booker* (D)	727	41.5%	49 [+]	2.8%	1,753	13	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Joseph Baratelli (Libertarian) 19 (1.1%); Hank Schroeder (Economic Growth) 16 (0.9%); Jeff Boss (NSA Did 9/11) 7 (0.4%); Eugene LaVergne (D-R Party) 4 (0.2%); Antonio Sabas (I) 3 (0.2%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,186
Median Value	$355,300

Occupied	3,186	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Owned	2,661	83.5%
Rented	525	16.5%
Median Rent	$1,124

Single-Family Units	2,347	73.7%
Detached	2,215	69.5%
Attached	132	4.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	446	14.0%
Mobile Homes	335	10.5%

Spotswood borough, NJ

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Spotswood borough, NJ

2022 Housing Data for Spotswood borough, NJ

2022 Income & Employment Data for Spotswood borough, NJ

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Spotswood borough, NJ

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Spotswood borough, NJ

Historical Presidential Election Results for Spotswood borough, NJ

Historical Statewide Election Results for Spotswood borough, NJ