Woodbine is a very small coastal borough (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New Jersey. With a population of 2,142 people and three associated neighborhoods, Woodbine is the 421st largest community in New Jersey.Unlike some boroughs where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Woodbine is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Woodbine is a borough of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Woodbine who work in community and social services (13.81%), healthcare (7.82%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (7.09%). The borough 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, Woodbine has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Woodbine a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Woodbine is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. Woodbine is a small borough, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Woodbine have a very low rate of college education: just 6.69% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Woodbine in 2022 was $25,040, which is low income relative to New Jersey, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $100,160 for a family of four. However, Woodbine contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Woodbine is an extremely ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Woodbine home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Woodbine residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Woodbine also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 28.31% of the borough’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Woodbine include Irish, German, Italian, Polish, and French. The most common language spoken in Woodbine is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
