Woodbine is a very small coastal borough (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 2,716 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Woodbine is the 424th largest community in New Jersey.

Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Woodbine is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Woodbine is a borough of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Woodbine who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.10%), food service (9.79%), and healthcare support services (9.68%).

Because of many things, Woodbine is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Woodbine really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Woodbine perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic night life, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One of the nice things about Woodbine is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the borough are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. This is definately true of Woodbine, which supports a strong tourist economy.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Woodbine spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.25 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the borough are less than they would otherwise be.

Being a small borough, Woodbine does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Woodbine Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Woodbine ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 4.48% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Woodbine in 2000 was $13,335, which is low income relative to New Jersey and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $53,340 for a family of four.

Woodbine is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Woodbine home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Woodbine is White, followed by African-American. Woodbine also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.35% of the borough's residents. Important ancestries of people in Woodbine include Italian, Irish, German, English, Polish, and African.

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