The percentage of adults in Pennsauken who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.41% of the adults in Pennsauken have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Pennsauken in 2022 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.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Pennsauken's cultural character, accounting for 21.60% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Pennsauken is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
