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

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Population: 7,880. Estimated population in July 2024: 8,237 (+4.5% change)
Males: 3,810 (48.4%), Females: 4,070 (51.6%)

Middlesex County

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $55,833
Median house value: $155,100

Population by Race

Races in Spotswood:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.6%)
  • Hispanic (4.4%)
  • Black (1.5%)
  • Filipino (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Asian Indian (0.8%)
  • Chinese (0.8%)
  • Other race (0.7%)

Ancestries: Irish (26.0%), Italian (24.4%), German (19.8%), Polish (16.6%), English (8.6%), Hungarian (4.9%).

Elevation: 31 feet

Land area: 2.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Spotswood

  • High school or higher: 83.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Spotswood borough

  • Never married: 22.1%
  • Now married: 59.8%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 9.7%
  • Divorced: 7.2%

7.9% Foreign born (3.4% Europe, 1.7% Latin America, 1.6% Asia, 1.0% Africa).

Population change in the 1990s: -368 (-4.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Spotswood:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Spotswood:

  • LAKEHURST NAES /MAXFIELD FIELD (about 25 miles; LAKEHURST, NJ; Abbreviation: NEL)
  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 26 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)
  • TRENTON MERCER (about 30 miles; TRENTON, NJ; Abbreviation: TTN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Spotswood:

  • OLD BRIDGE (about 7 miles; OLD BRIDGE, NJ; Abbreviation: 3N6)
  • CENTRAL JERSEY REGIONAL (about 16 miles; MANVILLE, NJ; Abbreviation: 47N)
  • PRINCETON (about 18 miles; PRINCETON/ROCKY HILL, NJ; Abbreviation: 39N)

Amtrak stations near Spotswood:

  • 9 miles: NEW BRUNSWICK (FRENCH & ALBANY STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 13 miles: METROPARK (ISELIN, 100 MIDDLESEX-ESSEX TPK.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 17 miles: PRINCETON JUNCTION (WALLACE RD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Spotswood:

  • MIDDLESEX COUNTY COLLEGE (about 4 miles; EDISON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,739)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE (about 8 miles; NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,897)
  • RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-NEW BRUNSWICK (about 8 miles; NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 30,649)
  • MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; West Windsor, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,445)
  • PRINCETON UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; PRINCETON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,481)
  • UNION COUNTY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; CRANFORD, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 5,856)
  • BROOKDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; LINCROFT, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,533)

Schools

Public high school in Spotswood:

  • SPOTSWOOD HIGH (Students: 788; Location: 105 SUMMERHILL ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Spotswood:

  • MILL LAKE (Students: 627; Location: 115 MONMOUTH ROAD; Grades: KG – 03)
  • E RAYMOND APPLEBY (Students: 545; Location: VLIET STREET; Grades: 02 – 06)
  • SPOTSWOOD MEMORIAL SCHOOL (Students: 205; Location: 115 SUMMERHILL ROAD; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • G AUSTIN SCHOENLY (Students: 185; Location: 80 KANE STREET; Grades: KG – 01)

Private primary/middle school in Spotswood:

  • IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOL (Students: 631; Location: 23 MANALAPAN ROAD; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Library in Spotswood:

  • SPOTSWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $236,609; Location: 548 MAIN STREET; 29,012 books; 429 audio materials; 535 video materials; 84 serial subscriptions)

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