Because of many things, Spotswood is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Spotswood really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Spotswood perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
One downside of living in Spotswood, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.02 minutes every day commuting to work.
In terms of college education, Spotswood is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.72% of adults in Spotswood have a college degree.
The per capita income in Spotswood in 2022 was $46,259, which is lower middle income relative to New Jersey, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $185,036 for a family of four.
Spotswood is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Spotswood home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Spotswood residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Spotswood also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.09% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Spotswood include Italian, Irish, Polish, German, and English.
The most common language spoken in Spotswood is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
