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

Population: 748. Estimated population in July 2024: 746 (-0.3% change)
Males: 364 (48.7%), Females: 384 (51.3%)

Burlington County

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.2 years
Median household income: $27,500
Median house value: $98,900

Population by Race

Races in Wrightstown:

  • White Non-Hispanic (47.3%)
  • Black (30.2%)
  • Hispanic (11.2%)
  • Other race (7.2%)
  • Two or more races (4.9%)
  • Korean (1.7%)
  • Filipino (1.7%)
  • American Indian (1.7%)
  • Asian Indian (1.6%)
  • Chinese (0.8%)
  • Other Asian (0.8%)
  • Japanese (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Irish (13.5%), German (11.8%), Italian (8.0%), Polish (6.4%), English (4.8%), West Indian (3.6%).

Elevation: 185 feet

Land area: 1.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wrightstown

  • High school or higher: 80.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
  • Unemployed: 6.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wrightstown borough

  • Never married: 41.7%
  • Now married: 35.8%
  • Separated: 4.9%
  • Widowed: 6.3%
  • Divorced: 11.3%

15.4% Foreign born (6.7% Latin America, 4.9% Europe, 3.7% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: -3,031 (-80.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wrightstown:

  • BUTTONWOOD HOSPITAL OF BURLINGTON CO (about 5 miles; NEW LISBON, NJ)
  • DEBORAH HEART & LUNG CENTER (about 7 miles; BROWNS MILLS, NJ)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-BURLINGTON COUNTY (about 13 miles; MOUNT HOLLY, NJ)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wrightstown:

  • MC GUIRE AFB (about 4 miles; WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: WRI)
  • LAKEHURST NAES /MAXFIELD FIELD (about 19 miles; LAKEHURST, NJ; Abbreviation: NEL)
  • TRENTON MERCER (about 21 miles; TRENTON, NJ; Abbreviation: TTN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wrightstown:

  • REDWING (about 5 miles; JOBSTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: 2N6)
  • PEMBERTON (about 7 miles; PEMBERTON, NJ; Abbreviation: 3N7)
  • TRENTON-ROBBINSVILLE (about 12 miles; ROBBINSVILLE, NJ; Abbreviation: N87)

Amtrak stations near Wrightstown:

  • 16 miles: TRENTON (72 S. CLINTON AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 20 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 Wrightstown:

  • BURLINGTON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; PEMBERTON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,751)
  • THOMAS EDISON STATE COLLEGE (about 17 miles; TRENTON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 3,277)
  • MERCER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; West Windsor, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,445)
  • RIDER UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,201)
  • THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 22 miles; Ewing, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,176)
  • PRINCETON UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles; PRINCETON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,481)
  • OCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; TOMS RIVER, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,651)

Private high school in Wrightstown:

  • KINGS ACADEMY (Students: 165; Location: 131 E. MAIN ST; Grades: KG – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Wrightstown:

  • CLARENCE B. LAMB (Students: 345; Location: 46 SCHOOLHOUSE ROAD; Grades: 01 – 06)
  • NEW HANOVER TWP (Students: 161; Location: 122 FORT DIX STREET; Grades: PK – 08)