Census-designated place · Gloucester County, New Jersey

Sewell, New Jersey

Sewell is a census-designated place in Gloucester County, New Jersey, part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area. It has 2,982 residents. Sewell, New Jersey has a quality-of-life score of 83 out of 100 (very high), ranking #2,610 of 15,651 US cities and towns. Within New Jersey it ranks #251 of 552 cities and towns. It ranks best on uninsured residents (under 65) (low), poverty rate (low) and median household income (high). It ranks worst on effective property tax rate (high), preventable hospital stays (high) and average commute time (high).

83Very high

Quality-of-life score: #2,610 of 15,651 cities and towns
New Jersey: #251 of 552 in NJ
Population: 2,982 (2020-2024)
Land area: 2 mi²
Density: 1,495.5 /mi²
FIPS code: 3466750

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 72 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety71#4,566/15,637
Economy89#1,779/15,631
Housing—
Health78#3,506/15,609
Healthcare65#5,555/15,650
Environment71#4,505/15,453
Education80#3,075/15,649
Infrastructure68#4,986/15,650
Community70#4,741/15,651
Leisure & amenities28#11,282/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Sewell, New Jersey ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Gloucester County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Uninsured residents (under 65) · low0.7%
97/100New Jersey 9.0%United States 9.8%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B27010High uncertainty
Poverty rate · low2.1%
93/100New Jersey 9.2%United States 12.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B17001High uncertainty
Median household income · high$140,600
93/100New Jersey $104,202United States $81,6042020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19013
Income inequality (Gini index) · low0.314
91/100New Jersey 0.478United States 0.4832020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B19083
Mental health care shortage · low0.0
91/100New Jersey 1.2United States 9.9Oct 2026Health Resources and Services AdministrationGloucester County value
Primary care shortage · low0.0
90/100New Jersey 1.0United States 6.2Oct 2026Health Resources and Services AdministrationGloucester County value

Weaknesses

Effective property tax rate · high2.44%
2/100New Jersey 1.88%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090
Preventable hospital stays · high3,953 /100k
10/100New Jersey 3,143 /100kUnited States 2,769 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteGloucester County value
Average commute time · high26.2 min
12/100New Jersey 30.5 minUnited States 26.4 min2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08013
Restaurants and bars · low5.6 /10k
15/100New Jersey 8.8 /10kUnited States 9.0 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsGloucester County value
Social associations · low7.1 /10k
23/100New Jersey 8.1 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteGloucester County value
Child care cost burden · high34.6%
24/100New Jersey 34.2%United States 27.9%2023 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteGloucester County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Bachelor's degree or higherImproving
35.3% (2016-2020) → 48.6% (2020-2024)
+13 pts4 yearsCensus table B15003US 32.9% → 35.7%
Child poverty rateWorsening
0.0% (2016-2020) → 9.6% (2020-2024)
+9.6 pts4 yearsCensus table B17001US 15.7% → 15.5%
Broadband subscriptionsWorsening
97.1% (2016-2020) → 91.7% (2020-2024)
−5.4 pts4 yearsCensus table B28002US 85.2% → 91.0%
Home price to income ratioWorsening
2.0× (2016-2020) → 2.5× (2020-2024)
+23%4 yearsCensus table B25077US 3.5× → 4.1×
Median household incomeImproving
$115,100 (2016-2020) → $140,600 (2020-2024)
+22%4 yearsCensus table B19013US $67,340 → $81,604
Income inequality (Gini index)Improving
0.399 (2016-2020) → 0.314 (2020-2024)
−21%4 yearsCensus table B19083US 0.482 → 0.483

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

There is not enough history to compare Sewell, New Jersey over five years.

Cities and towns like Sewell, New Jersey five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Sewell, New Jersey in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

No place that looked like Sewell, New Jersey five years ago has more measures that improved than declined, with a higher standing among its peers today.

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

2,982 residents (±874)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

2,982 residents (±874)

Sewell, New Jersey
New Jersey share

White95%†2,827
Black2.3%†68
Hispanic or Latino0.0%0

Education

2,417 residents (±790)

Sewell, New Jersey
New Jersey share

No high school diploma3.5%†84
High school or GED22%†532
Some college14%†331

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

1,234 households (±342)

Sewell, New Jersey
New Jersey share

Under $25k3.5%†43
$25k–50k4.5%†55
$50k–75k8.3%†102
$75k–100k5.1%†63
$100k–150k43%†528
$150k–200k18%†226
$200k or more18%†217

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

1,234 households (±342)

Sewell, New Jersey
New Jersey share

Own100%1,234
Rent0.0%0

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Home values

1,234 homes (±342)

Sewell, New Jersey
New Jersey share

Under $150k2.0%†25
$150k–250k12%†142
$250k–400k55%†681

Age of homes

1,234 homes (±342)

Sewell, New Jersey
New Jersey share

2010 or later2.5%†31
2000–20096.8%†84
1980–199950%†617

Size of homes

1,234 homes (±342)

Sewell, New Jersey
New Jersey share

Studio0.0%0
1 bedroom0.0%0
2 bedrooms6.1%†75
3 bedrooms

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

1,858 workers (±523)

Sewell, New Jersey
New Jersey share

Drive alone77%†1,433
Carpool3.4%†63
Public transit0.5%†10
Walk0.0%0
Bike0.0%0
Work from home19%†352
Other0.0%0

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

1,506 workers (±487)

Sewell, New Jersey
New Jersey share

Under 15 min27%†413
15–29 min28%†417
30–44 min25%†370

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Gloucester County, the county holding most of Sewell's residents.

Gloucester County has 6,298 employer establishments, 204 for every 10,000 residents (0.82× the US rate of 248; 0.81× New Jersey's), with 107,864 paid employees at an average annual pay of $54,514. The Census Bureau also counts 21,145 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 6,298; 21,145 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 204; US 248 · New Jersey 253
Paid employees: 107,864
Average annual pay: $54,514; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Gloucester County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	578	18.7	0.90×About typical	6,164	$70,091	1,015
Restaurants and other eating places	504	16.3	0.89×About typical	9,523	$21,877	74
Specialty trade contractors	475	15.4	0.99×About typical	5,688	$80,270	1,124
Services to buildings and dwellings	255	8.3	1.23×About typical	2,165	$46,662	714
Personal care services	251	8.1	1.70×More than typical	1,656	$25,278	539
Limited-service restaurants	249	8.1	1.01×About typical	4,239	$19,181	37
Building equipment contractors	212	6.9	1.14×About typical	2,275	$79,286	228
Construction of buildings	195	6.3	0.84×About typical	1,414	$80,984	469
Offices of physicians	186	6	0.93×About typical	2,086	$96,257	165
Full-service restaurants	179	5.8	0.76×Fewer than typical	4,458	$25,248	19
Lessors of real estate	169	5.5	0.44×Fewer than typical	459	$48,702	2,569
Offices of other health practitioners	161	5.2	0.86×About typical	1,018	$44,283	549

Rank places for an industry Open Gloucester County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 308,693 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $47.5K of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Sewell, New Jersey: $15.94 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $47.5K
Per resident: $15.94; US $1,994
Sole-source: 0.0%; US 30%
Single offer: 29%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of Veterans Affairs$40.1K84%
U.S. Special Operations Command$10.6K22%
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service$1,5233.2%

Top recipients

THE PETTIT GROUP, LLC$40.1K84%
OFF GRID PREPAREDNESS SUPPLY LLC$10.6K22%
COPERION CORPORATION$1,5233.2%
PGFM SOLUTIONS, LLC$00.0%
COPERION K-TRON SALINA, INC.-$4,7560.0%

Spending by fiscal year

133.3KFY2017
46.7KFY2018
66.8KFY2019
257.3KFY2020
207.6KFY2021
77.3KFY2022
36.5KFY2023
33.9K

Top industries (NAICS)

Architectural, engineering, and related services · 5413$40.1K84%
Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing · 3391$10.6K22%
Industrial machinery manufacturing · 3332$1,5233.2%

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Sewell, New Jersey, so they do not add up across cities.

Sewell, New Jersey's figures are part of those of Gloucester County, NJ ($28.3M in FY2026), never added to them: 0.2% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Sewell is mostly in Gloucester County.

See federal money in Gloucester County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Sewell, New Jersey is split between congressional districts: each representative is shown with the share of its residents in their district (current boundaries).

House

Senate

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Gloucester County84100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD73

Other cities and towns in Gloucester County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Cities and towns like Sewell, New Jersey five years ago that improved