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Pennsauken, NJ
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Living in Pennsauken



Pennsauken is a medium-sized town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 17,736 people and four associated neighborhoods, Pennsauken is the 112th largest community in New Jersey.

Also of interest is that Pennsauken has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

The education level of Pennsauken citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.41% of adults 25 and older in Pennsauken have a college degree.

The per capita income in Pennsauken in 2018 was $30,178, 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 $120,712 for a family of four. However, Pennsauken contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Pennsauken is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Pennsauken home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Pennsauken, accounting for 43.78% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Pennsauken residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Pennsauken include Irish, Sierra Leonean, German, Italian, and Polish.

Pennsauken also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 21.60%.

The most common language spoken in Pennsauken is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.


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