Turnersville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Washington Township, in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, Turnersville had a population of 3,594.
The community was named for the Turner family, one of the original families of Washington Township. The area falls under the 08012 ZIP Code for Blackwood.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Turnersville had a total area of , including of land and of water (0.51%). It is located on the South Branch Big Timber Creek. New Jersey Route 42 forms its eastern boundary and interchanges with the western terminus of the Atlantic City Expressway there. The CDP has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) and average monthly temperatures range from in January to in July. The local hardiness zone is 7a.
Demographics
Turnersville first appeared as a census designated place in the 1990 U.S. census.
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|3,552
|3,373
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,139
|91.85%
|90.14%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |87.34%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|142
|132
|style='background: #ffffe6; |131
|3.67%
|3.53%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.64%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|1
|3
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6
|0.03%
|0.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.17%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|96
|108
|style='background: #ffffe6; |85
|2.48%
|2.89%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.37%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|1
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.03%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.11%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|19
|36
|style='background: #ffffe6; |93
|0.49%
|0.96%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.59%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|56
|89
|style='background: #ffffe6; |136
|1.45%
|2.38%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.78%
|-
|Total
|3,867
|3,742
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,594
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Turnersville had a population of 3,594. The median age was 41.9 years. 23.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.9 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,193 households in Turnersville, of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 70.1% were married-couple households, 9.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 15.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 11.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
Of the 1,217 households, 38.9% had children under the age of 18; 74.8% were married couples living together; 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present and 12.2% were non-families. Of all households, 10.4% were made up of individuals and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.30.
There were 1,167 households, out of which 49.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 81.3% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 9.1% were non-families. 7.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.31 and the average family size was 3.49.
In the CDP the population was spread out, with 29.8% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.5 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 89.7 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $86,421, and the median income for a family was $90,863. Males had a median income of $59,911 versus $43,929 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $28,734. About 2.2% of families and 3.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Turnersville include:
- Linda Fiorentino (born 1958), actress.
- Mike Rossman (born 1955), boxer, WBA light-heavyweight champion.
- Jamal Whitehead (born 1979), lawyer who is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.