Township · New Jersey

Mantua Township, New Jersey

Mantua Township, township, in Gloucester County, New Jersey. Mantua Township had 15,582 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 2.3% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 15,235 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 15,404 (±27). GEOID 3401543440.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

15,582

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 15,235 · ACS 2020-2024: 15,404 ±27

Median household income

$121,875

±$13,376 (90% margin)
New Jersey: $103,556

Median home value

$334,500

±$19,508 (90% margin)
New Jersey: $454,400

Median gross rent

$1,579

±$218 (90% margin)
New Jersey: $1,720

Where is Mantua Township and what county is it in?

Mantua Township is a township in Gloucester County, New Jersey. It covers 16.0 square miles of land, 952 residents per square mile in 2020.

One place lies inside Mantua Township: Sewell (CDP, 3,346 in 2020). Part of Richwood (CDP) also lies in it.

Mantua Township is in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan statistical area, which takes in 11 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Mantua Township (marked with a dot) in Gloucester County, New Jersey. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Mantua Township, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 15,582 people lived in Mantua Township on July 1, 2025, up 2.3% since 2020, slower than New Jersey (+2.8%). The 2020 Census counted 15,235 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 15,404 (±27).

  • July 2020→2021 +63 (15,308)
  • 2021→2022 +91 (15,399)
  • 2022→2023 +59 (15,458)
  • 2023→2024 +79 (15,537)
  • 2024→2025 +45 (15,582)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureMantua TownshipGloucester CountyNew JerseyChange since 2015-2019
Total population15,404±27306,9549,343,809+463
Households6,002±243112,5453,507,701+422
Average household size2.56±0.102.672.62no clear change
Housing units6,161±251117,9153,791,354no clear change

Mantua Township's population since 2000

From 14,217 in 2000 to 15,582 in 2025: up 9.6%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Mantua Township as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 14,217
  • 2005 (estimate) 14,872
  • 2010 Census 15,217
  • 2015 (estimate) 15,073
  • 2020 Census 15,235
  • 2025 (estimate) 15,582

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Mantua Township?

The median resident of Mantua Township is 44.0 years old; 19.5% are under 18 and 15.2% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 87.6%, then non-Hispanic Black residents at 6.8%. 4.9% of residents were born outside the United States.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureMantua TownshipGloucester CountyNew JerseyChange since 2015-2019
Median age44.0±2.840.140.1+3.4
Under 18 years19.5%±2.0 pts21.3%21.8%–
65 years and over15.2%±1.5 pts16.9%17.2%–
Male47.2%±2.2 pts49.0%49.2%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1.3%±0.7 pts8.3%22.5%no clear change
White alone, not Hispanic87.6%±3.2 pts74.3%50.9%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic6.8%±3.0 pts10.2%12.2%+3.5 pts
Asian alone, not Hispanic1.9%±1.0 pts3.1%10.0%no clear change
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.3 pts0.0%0.1%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±0.3 pts0.1%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic2.3%±1.2 pts3.6%3.5%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.2%±0.3 pts0.5%0.8%–
Born outside the United States4.9%±1.8 pts6.1%23.9%no clear change
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)5.5%±1.7 pts10.1%33.1%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)3.0%±0.9 pts5.6%3.7%–
With a disability14.3%±2.2 pts13.3%10.8%–
No health insurance coverage2.1%±0.9 pts4.0%7.5%no clear change
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)96.9%±1.3 pts94.0%90.7%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)41.3%±3.5 pts36.8%43.6%+5.9 pts
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)16.1%±3.0 pts12.6%17.6%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier93.9%±3.2 pts90.5%90.4%–
Moved from another state in the past year1.2%±0.8 pts1.7%1.8%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Mantua Township earn?

Half of Mantua Township's 6,002 households earn less than $121,875 a year (±$13,376), against $105,115 in Gloucester County and $103,556 in New Jersey. In 2015-2019 it was $112,388 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 3.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureMantua TownshipGloucester CountyNew JerseyChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$121,875±$13,376$105,115$103,556no clear change
Mean household income$156,283±$16,505$129,419$143,363–
Per capita income$62,067±$5,364$48,631$54,253+$7,263
People below the poverty line3.4%±1.8 pts7.7%9.7%no clear change
Children under 18 below the poverty line6.2%±6.5 pts8.9%13.0%–
Households receiving SNAP4.4%±2.1 pts6.6%9.1%–
Households with a computer97.6%±1.1 pts96.6%95.9%–
Households with a broadband subscription95.4%±2.2 pts93.0%92.8%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Mantua Township?

Owners occupy 90.4% of Mantua Township's occupied homes and renters 9.6%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $334,500 by its owner (±$19,508). The median renter pays $1,579 a month including utilities, and 43.6% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureMantua TownshipGloucester CountyNew JerseyChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$334,500±$19,508$310,400$454,400+$69,655
Median gross rent$1,579±$218$1,531$1,720no clear change
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent43.6%±16.0 pts43.9%42.7%no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$2,381±$123$2,330$2,829–
Owner-occupied homes90.4%±3.0 pts80.1%63.8%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes9.6%±3.0 pts19.9%36.2%–
Housing units6,161±251117,9153,791,354no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.3%±0.7 pts0.5%0.7%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±7.5 pts3.9%3.5%–
Single-family detached homes74.3%±3.4 pts73.1%52.6%–
Mobile homes7.0%±2.4 pts2.3%0.9%–
Built 2020 or later2.2%±1.7 pts1.1%1.1%–
Built 2010 to 20195.3%±1.8 pts7.4%6.2%–
Built 1939 or earlier6.8%±2.8 pts10.0%17.4%–
Households with no vehicle3.1%±1.9 pts5.2%11.1%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is Mantua Township building?

Builders took permits for 22 new housing units in Mantua Township in 2025 (20 in single-family houses; the permit office reported 5 of 12 months), 1.4 per 1,000 residents against 2.9 across New Jersey.

  • 2019 60 units
  • 2020 (11 months) 60 units
  • 2021 46 units
  • 2022 35 units
  • 2023 (2 months) 31 units
  • 2024 (7 months) 21 units
  • 2025 (5 months) 22 units

Counts of units in permits a local office issued; not every permitted unit is built. A year marked with months was reported for part of the year.

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in Mantua Township work and get to work?

78.4% of Mantua Township's workers drive alone and 15.7% work from home. The average trip to work takes 27.0 minutes. The unemployment rate in 2020-2024 averaged 4.8%.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureMantua TownshipGloucester CountyNew JerseyChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)70.4%±2.8 pts66.3%66.4%–
Unemployment rate4.8%±1.9 pts5.3%6.3%no clear change
Drove alone to work78.4%±3.8 pts74.6%62.2%–
Carpooled3.4%±1.6 pts6.3%7.7%–
Public transportation0.8%±0.7 pts1.3%8.1%–
Walked1.5%±1.4 pts1.6%2.6%–
Worked from home15.7%±3.6 pts14.9%16.8%+12.9 pts
Mean travel time to work27.0 min±1.728.2 min30.5 min−3.9 min

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Mantua Township?

4 census tracts lie mostly in Mantua Township (2020 census blocks). Their median household incomes run from $83,545 (Tract 5007.04) to $141,875 (Tract 5007.03).

Census tracts in Mantua Township, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Mantua Township
Tract 5007.02Gloucester County5,816 $122,482 $349,900100%
Tract 5007.05Gloucester County4,837 $126,604 $335,300100%
Tract 5007.04Gloucester County3,019 $83,545 $213,800100%
Tract 5007.03Gloucester County1,732 $141,875 $441,400100%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Mantua Township) · Census block assignment files

How does Mantua Township compare with other places in New Jersey?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Mantua Township is the 803rd-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 110th-most populous of 241 in New Jersey.

Mantua Township ranks 315th of 771 places in New Jersey with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.

Mantua Township's rank in New Jersey (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate110th241
Growth 2020-2025 (PEP)228th532
Residents per square mile581st787
Median household income315th771
Per capita income275th785
Median home value584th777
Median gross rent503rd701
Poverty rate455th539
Bachelor's degree or higher434th780
Median age319th786
Owner-occupied share166th777
Work from home401st695
Travel time to work566th787

Mantua Township's figures with every place in New Jersey (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Mantua Township?

10 of the 57 figures for Mantua Township on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Mantua Township are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.