Salem County, New Jersey

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Key figures

Statistic	Salem County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States	Rank
Total Population	65,275	9,343,809	334,922,499	843rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$79,960	$103,556	$80,734	586th of 3,221
Median Age	41.9	40.1	38.9	1532nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	25.0%	43.6%	35.7%	1225th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$239,500	$454,400	$332,700	991st of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,253	$1,720	$1,413	472nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	12.7%	9.7%	12.5%	1779th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.4%	6.3%	5.2%	362nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	196.7	1,270.4	n/a	636th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.0%	23.9%	14.1%	1547th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.5	n/a	n/a	2319th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	71.0%	63.8%	65.2%	2163rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	26.5	30.5	26.4	1083rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.5%	16.8%	15.1%	1347th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.7%	n/a	n/a	2605th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	44.9%	49.8%	46.9%	2394th of 3,222
Broadband Access	87.3%	n/a	n/a	791st of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Salem County, New Jersey

Statistic	Salem County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	70.2%	50.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11.3%	22.5%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	13.2%	12.2%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	10.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.9%	3.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.8%	0.6%
Diversity Index	47.6	66.4	61.4

Age in Salem County, New Jersey

Statistic	Salem County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Median Age	41.9	40.1	38.9
Under 18 %	21.9%	21.8%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.7%	8.4%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.7%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.0%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.6%	26.5%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.1%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Salem County, New Jersey

Statistic	Salem County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Households	24,846	3,507,701	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.6	2.5
Family Households	63.7%	67.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.7%	31.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.8%	18.0%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.3%	26.4%	28.7%
Never Married	35.9%	34.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Salem County, New Jersey

Statistic	Salem County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Per Capita Income	$40,283	$54,253	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	15.3%	11.6%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	13.9%	12.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.0%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	9.9%	21.6%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	12.7%	9.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	26.5%	21.7%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.5%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Salem County, New Jersey

Statistic	Salem County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Housing Units	27,732	3,791,354	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.4%	52.6%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	9.4%	21.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	10.4%	7.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,962.0	1,970.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	29.0%	36.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.5%	30.9%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$7,018	$9,590	n/a

Education in Salem County, New Jersey

Statistic	Salem County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Less than High School	9.5%	9.3%	10.4%
High School Graduate	38.5%	25.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.0%	21.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	16.7%	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.3%	17.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Salem County, New Jersey

Statistic	Salem County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Labour Force Participation	60.5%	66.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	80.2%	62.2%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.7%	8.1%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.4%	2.6%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	25.3%	21.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.9%	13.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.6%	11.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Salem County, New Jersey

Statistic	Salem County, New Jersey	New Jersey	United States
Born in State of Residence	64.3%	50.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.8%	13.5%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.2%	10.5%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	91.2%	66.9%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	6.6%	17.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	5.9%	24.5%	16.7%

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