City safety & data profile

PennsvilleNJ

Pennsville, NJ is a 12K-resident city in Salem County with a median household income of $76,032.

Salem County, New Jersey. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Pennsville, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Pennsville has a population larger than 12% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $207,600.

Data updated 2026-09-04

12K
Population (place)
Bottom 13%
By size
$76,032
Median income (place)
$207,600
Median home (place)
12.5%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Pennsville

Pennsville posts a median household income higher than 45% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Bottom 46%
by median income, US cities

Where Pennsville income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$76,032 Bottom 45% higher than 45% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Pennsville $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in NJ

Population among 151 NJ places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Newark is the largest NJ city on this list; Short Hills leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in NJ

Median household income among the same 151-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Short Hills posts the highest place-level median income in NJ; Newark is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Pennsville, NJ beyond the headline numbers

Pennsville sits inside Salem County, New Jersey, at roughly 39.65°N, -75.52°W. Population 11,888, $76,032 median household income. Median home value $207,600, median rent $1,252. Poverty rate 12.5%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Poverty in Pennsville, NJ stands at 12.5%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Pennsville runs about 2.7 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Remote work covers 8.5% of Pennsville workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, short sleep duration departs furthest from its peer median: 41.7% in Pennsville, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,852 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Pennsville workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Pennsville from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
11,888
Pennsville · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$76,032
-15% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$207,600
-50% vs avg
Median Age (place)
38.5
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Salem County): Pennsville's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
65K-1%
Median Income
$79,960+34%
Median Home Value
$239,500+26%
Poverty Rate
12.7%+2%
Unemployment
7.4%-42%

Economics

Economics indicators for Pennsville, NJ
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,252/mo
Poverty Rate
12.5%
Unemployment 11.9%
Bachelor's Degree+ 21.9%
Work From Home 8.5%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 86.3%
African American 3.4%
Asian 0.4%
Two or More Ethnicities 3%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
41.7%
High Blood Pressure
37.2%
Obesity
33.3%
Physical Inactivity
27.3%
Frequent Mental Distress
17.5%
Binge Drinking
16.5%
Current Smoking
15.2%
Frequent Physical Distress
14.6%
Diabetes
11.6%
Current Asthma
10.2%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 60.7%
Annual Checkup 78.1%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
9.3%
Coronary Heart Disease
7.2%
Stroke
3.8%

What alerts and safety updates affect Pennsville?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Pennsville right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet NJ-PENNSVILLE · Pennsville

Pennsville: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Pennsville; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse New Jersey state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Pennsville, NJ? ▼
Pennsville, NJ has a population of 11,888 people, located in Salem County, New Jersey.
What is the median household income in Pennsville? ▼
The median household income in Pennsville, NJ is $76,032 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 12.5%.
What is the median home value in Pennsville? ▼
The median home value in Pennsville, NJ is $207,600. Median rent is $1,252/month.
What are the top health concerns in Pennsville? ▼
The top health indicators in Pennsville include Short Sleep Duration (41.7%), High Blood Pressure (37.2%), Obesity (33.3%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Pennsville? ▼
The median age in Pennsville, NJ is 38.5 years. 21.9% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Pennsville, both outside New Jersey so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside NJ (12.5% here).

St. Petersburg, FL 12.5% Metairie, LA 12.5% Tyler, TX 12.5% Rapid City, SD 12.5%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside NJ ($76,032 here).

Denton, TX $76,019 Oak Harbor, WA $76,084 Sioux Falls, SD $75,970 Elizabethtown, PA $76,105

Compare Pennsville with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

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Using Pennsville's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Pennsville area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Pennsville against New Jersey peers on any ranking lens. Explore New Jersey

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Salem County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.