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Thorofare, NJ
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Thorofare profile


Living in Thorofare



Thorofare is a very small town located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 2,806 people and three associated neighborhoods, Thorofare is the 388th largest community in New Jersey. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Thorofare, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Thorofare, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Thorofare’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Thorofare does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $87,344.00.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Thorofare has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Thorofare a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Despite being a small town, Thorofare has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

The percentage of people in Thorofare who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.56% of adults in Thorofare have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Thorofare in 2022 was $48,375, 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 $193,500 for a family of four. However, Thorofare contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Thorofare is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Thorofare home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Thorofare residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Thorofare include Italian, Irish, English, German, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Thorofare is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.