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Salem city, Salem County, NJ

5,322 Population
2.3 square miles 2,270.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.9 ±3.5 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Salem County: 41.9 ±0.4
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$26,130 ±$3,447 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Salem County: $40,283 ±$1,152
  • about half the amount in New Jersey: $54,253 ±$256
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$38,721 ±$16,001 Median household income
  • about half the amount in Salem County: $79,960 ±$3,982
  • about two-fifths of the amount in New Jersey: $103,556 ±$513
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

24.8% ±8.2% (1,320  ±437) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in Salem County: 12.7% † 8,116 (±1.6% / ±1,000)
  • more than double the rate in New Jersey: 9.7% 891,891 (±0.2% / ±14,073)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

28.7 minutes ±4.4 (53,380  ±11,138) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Salem County: 26.5 691,605 (±1 / ±32,975)
  • a little less than the figure in New Jersey: 30.5 116,289,230 (±0.1 / ±571,910)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,386 ±201 Number of households
  • Salem County: 24,846 ±391
  • New Jersey: 3,507,701 ±5,116
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.2 (5,307  ±38) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Salem County: 2.6 63,892 (±0 / ±113)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,173,351
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.9% ±3.2% (24  ±41) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in Salem County: 5.5% † 756 (±1.5% / ±206)
  • about one-third of the rate in New Jersey: 5.2% 110,552 (±0.1% / ±2,477)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,073 ±202 Number of housing units
  • Salem County: 27,732 ±62
  • New Jersey: 3,791,354 ±469
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$79,800 ±$24,664 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in Salem County: $239,500 ±$7,170
  • about one-fifth of the amount in New Jersey: $454,400 ±$1,150
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

19.3% ±8.4% (1,010  ±440.8) Moved since previous year
  • about double the rate in Salem County: 9.5% † 6,151 (±1.2% / ±776.7)
  • about double the rate in New Jersey: 9.6% 889,792 (±0.1% / ±13,145.6)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

80.9% ±8.1% (2,899  ±356.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Salem County: 90.5% 41,564 (±2.6% / ±1,181)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 90.7% 5,915,947 (±0.3% / ±19,889.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
15% ±4.6% (536  ±169.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Salem County: 25% 11,468 (±1.5% / ±675.1)
  • about one-third of the rate in New Jersey: 43.6% 2,845,933 (±0.2% / ±12,951.6)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.2% ±1.7% (116  ±88) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Salem County: 3.1% 1,988
  • about 10 percent of the rate in New Jersey: 23.9% 2,236,554
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.3% ±2.1% (203  ±83) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Salem County: 5.8% 2,951 (±0.6% / ±281)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in New Jersey: 3.7% 273,031 (±0.1% / ±4,211)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
203 Total veterans ±83 195 Male ±82 8 Female ±12

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