Life Skills and Money Education in Fieldsboro, NJ
About 547 people live in Fieldsboro, New Jersey. Since 2020 it has added residents, rising 2.8% from 532 to 547. At a median age of 31.9, much of the population is still early in the decisions — first lease, first card, first paycheck deduction — that set financial habits for decades.
Among adults 25 and older in Fieldsboro, 24.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That sits 18.7 points below the New Jersey average of 43.2%. Flip that figure and it describes 75.5% of the 457 adults 25 and over counted in the 2019–2023 ACS, about 345 people whose money skills came from somewhere other than a university.
Median household income is $88,125. That is $13,730 below the New Jersey median. About 6.8% of residents live below the poverty line. The median home is valued at $333,700 — about 3.8× the median household income, a ratio that makes the arithmetic of a mortgage worth understanding before signing one.
Fieldsboro by the numbers
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Population (2024) | 547 |
| Change since 2020 | +2.8% |
| Median household income | $88,125 |
| Adults 25+ with a bachelor’s degree | 24.5% |
| Adults 25+ with a high school diploma | 90.6% |
| Median age | 31.9 |
| Poverty rate | 6.8% |
| Unemployment rate | 2.3% |
| Median home value | $333,700 |
| Land area | 0.279 sq mi |
| Population density | 1,961 / sq mi |
What New Jersey teaches — and to whom
New Jersey requires a half-year of financial literacy in middle school rather than a high-school graduation course. Which means for most residents of Fieldsboro, whatever they know about money they picked up somewhere other than a classroom.
LearnLife organises this the way the decisions actually arrive: Money — budgeting, credit, debt and taxes — the mechanics nobody is formally taught; Legal literacy — leases, contracts, employment rights and what a signature actually commits you to; Emotional regulation — the self-management that decides whether the other skills ever get used.
Where to start in Fieldsboro
Get the first-decade decisions right
A median age of 31.9 means a large share of Fieldsboro is making decisions with thirty-year consequences: the first credit card, the first lease, whether to take the employer match. These are cheap to get right now and expensive to unwind later.
Questions people ask about Fieldsboro
Do high school students in Fieldsboro, New Jersey have to take a personal finance class?
No. New Jersey sets no statewide requirement that students complete personal finance before graduating.
How many adults in Fieldsboro, New Jersey have a college degree?
24.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher, based on the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey. The remaining 75.5% are managing their finances without one.
What is the median household income in Fieldsboro, New Jersey?
$88,125, per the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey.
Where can adults in Fieldsboro, New Jersey learn personal finance?
Graduation requirements only ever reach people still in school. For adults, LearnLife covers the same ground on demand — money, legal literacy and the self-management that decides whether either gets used.
Start with whichever one is costing you money right now.
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