Phillipsburg, NJ real estate and demographic information

About Phillipsburg

Phillipsburg is a somewhat small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 14,900 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Phillipsburg is the 132nd largest community in New Jersey. Phillipsburg has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Unlike some towns, Phillipsburg isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Phillipsburg are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Phillipsburg is a town of sales and office workers, service providers and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Phillipsburg who work in office and administrative support (15.85%), sales jobs (12.84%) and management occupations (9.00%).

Phillipsburg Information and Demographics

In Phillipsburg, just 11.57% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Phillipsburg in 2010 was $21,291, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $85,164 for a family of four. However, Phillipsburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Phillipsburg is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Phillipsburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Phillipsburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Phillipsburg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.82% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Phillipsburg include German, Italian, Irish, English, Polish and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Phillipsburg is English. Some people also speak Spanish.