Frenchtown, New Jersey Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 1,488. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,503 (+1.0% change)
Males: 721 (48.5%), Females: 767 (51.5%)

Hunterdon County

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.0 years
Median household income: $52,109
Median house value: $165,900

Population by Race

Races in Frenchtown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.0%)
  • Hispanic (2.6%)
  • Other race (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Korean (0.6%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (27.8%), Irish (19.2%), English (15.1%), Italian (10.5%), United States (6.6%), Polish (6.2%).

Elevation: 161 feet

Land area: 1.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Frenchtown

  • High school or higher: 85.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 32.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 13.1%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Frenchtown borough

  • Never married: 26.0%
  • Now married: 54.0%
  • Separated: 2.8%
  • Widowed: 5.7%
  • Divorced: 11.4%

6.9% Foreign born (4.4% Europe, 1.1% Asia, 1.0% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -181 (-10.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Frenchtown:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Frenchtown:

  • TRENTON MERCER (about 26 miles; TRENTON, NJ; Abbreviation: TTN)
  • LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 28 miles; ALLENTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: ABE)
  • PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 47 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Abbreviation: PHL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Frenchtown:

  • VANSANT (about 4 miles; ERWINNA, PA; Abbreviation: 9N1)
  • ALEXANDRIA (about 5 miles; PITTSTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: N85)
  • SKY MANOR (about 7 miles; PITTSTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: N40)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Frenchtown:

  • LAFAYETTE COLLEGE (about 16 miles; EASTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,218)
  • NORTHAMPTON COUNTY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,128)
  • BUCKS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; NEWTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,840)
  • LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,725)
  • THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 25 miles; Ewing, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,176)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ABINGTON (about 28 miles; ABINGTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,598)
  • RIDER UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,201)

Schools

Public high school in Frenchtown:

  • DELAWARE VALLEY REG HIGH (Students: 932; Location: 19 SENATOR STOUT RD.; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Frenchtown:

  • KINGWOOD TWP (Students: 474; Location: 880 COUNTY ROAD 519; Grades: KG – 08)
  • EDITH ORT THOMAS (Students: 128; Location: 902 HARRISON ST.; Grades: PK – 08)

Libraries

Library in Frenchtown:

  • FRENCHTOWN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $10,050; Location: BORO HALL/SECOND STREET; 10,944 books; 39 audio materials; 52 video materials; 41 serial subscriptions)