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GouldtownNJ
Home to 1,546 people, this town lies in New Jersey.
2 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Smallbones · Public domain
Population
1,546
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$185K
Census ACS
Household income
$56K
median
Median age
36.9
years
Jobs based here
232
A commuter town
Is Gouldtown a good place to live?
Among 469 New Jersey towns, just 4 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Gouldtown. The biggest park or preserve is Clarks Pond Wildlife Management Area, at 26 acres. We don’t grade Gouldtown yet; the figures below are still real.
By the sea
Gouldtown lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 23% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
23%of expected storm damage is coastal flooding
99thpercentile for coastal flood risk nationally
83rdpercentile for hurricane risk
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Getting set up
Moving to Gouldtown: who provides what
Gouldtown is unincorporated, so Cumberland County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerAtlantic City Electric25.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterEvergreen Estates water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesCumberland CountyCumberland County provides services here
SchoolsCumberland Region School DistrictFairfield Township School District2 districts serve Gouldtown; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn New Jersey you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereCumberland County ClerkCumberland County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2023
ZIP code0830208302 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Gouldtown.
Work & commute
Gouldtown stands out in New Jersey and nationally: the median household income there is lower
In Gouldtown, the average trip to work is 27 minutes, below the New Jersey town median (30 minutes) but above the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The town had 232 jobs in 2023, up 52 from 2013. Most people who work leave Gouldtown to do it: just 1% work in town. The top destinations are Vineland (16%), Bridgeton (14%) and Millville (5%).
1%work in town
| Gouldtown | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $56,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 9.1% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Gouldtown1%
Vineland16%
Bridgeton14%
Millville5%
Fairfield Township5%
11 mi
median commute distance
232
jobs based in Gouldtown
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
The climate in Gouldtown brings four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 25° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
12″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter27–45°
Spring43–63°
Summer65–84°
Fall47–67°
Nov 1
typical first frost
Apr 10
typical last frost
+2.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards
Top of a low hazard risk in Gouldtown: inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in just over three fifths of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Gouldtown, 28% come from inland flooding and 23% from coastal flooding.
39risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCoastal floodingHurricanes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Health
A larger share of adults in Gouldtown have high blood pressure than in the typical New Jersey or U.S. town
In Gouldtown, 36% of adults get no exercise outside work, above both New Jersey’s towns (22%) and U.S. towns (25%). Only 2 of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Gouldtown. What’s more, 45% of adults have obesity in the town. The town does better than the New Jersey average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 22.
| Gouldtown | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 28% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 9.7% | 12% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 36% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 32% | 35% |
32 measures vs. New Jersey
3 better7 too close to call22 worse
| What stands out | Gouldtown | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.7% | 15.5% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.2% | 7.5% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 15.3% | 7% |
Inspira Medical Center Vineland
7.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
Conserved land covers 6.8% of Gouldtown
Gouldtown has 3 parks and preserves, 60 acres in all.
6.8%conserved
6.8%
conserved · 122 of 1,798 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Clarks Pond Wildlife Management Area | — | 26 |
| 2. Kings End Preserve | — | 19 |
| 3. Buckshutem Wildlife Management Area | — | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Housing
Homes in Gouldtown sell for about $173K
The rent at the middle of the market for Gouldtown comes to $1,233 a month. For households locally, the share who are owner-occupiers is 72%.
$173Kmedian sale price
| Gouldtown | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,233 a month | $1,778 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 77% | 73% |
1
homes sold in September
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Gouldtown
16pages on Gouldtown
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Gouldtown
About 4 of every 100 Gouldtown residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Gouldtown for work
Where Gouldtown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
232jobs based in Gouldtown
1%of working residents work in town
11 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Gouldtown
Populated place in Cumberland County, New Jersey, US
Gouldtown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, Gouldtown had a population of 1,601. It is in the northwestern part of the county, in the northeast part of Fairfield Township, and it is bordered to the west by the city of Bridgeton, the county seat. New Jersey Route 49 runs through the community, leading east 8 miles (13 km) to Millville and west through Bridgeton 19 miles (31 km) to Salem.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 82 ft
Gouldtown’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Gouldtown.
BridgetonFairfield TownshipGouldtown
How the neighbors grade
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gouldtown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bridgeton | #463 | D− | C− | D− | D− | D− |
| Fairfield Township | #464 | D− | C− | — | D | D |
Fairfield Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Gouldtown isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Gouldtown with a neighbor →
Questions about Gouldtown
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Gouldtown, NJ a good place to live?
We don’t grade Gouldtown yet; the figures below are still real.