Salem, NJ

Census Place

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2024 Population
5,322
US Senator
Cory Booker
Democratic Party
US Senator
Andy Kim
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
36.9
2.22% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
24.8%
20.5% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$38,721
4.75% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$79,800
15.2% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,005
0.25% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Salem, NJ reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.8% of the residents in Salem, NJ are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Salem, NJ was $79,800, and the homeownership rate was 34.7%.

Most people in Salem, NJ drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Salem, NJ was 1 car per household.

United StatesNew JerseySalem County, NJPhiladelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDSalem & Cumberland (North) Counties--Bridgeton City PUMA, NJ

Population & Diversity

Salem, NJ is home to a population of 5.32k people, from which 99.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.18% of Salem, NJ residents were born outside of the country (116 people).

In 2024, there were 1.96 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.04k people) in Salem, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.55k White (Non-Hispanic) and 162 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.8%
2024 Citizenship
99.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.8% of Salem, NJ residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Salem, NJ was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Salem, NJ
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    3.04k ± 387
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.55k ± 382
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    162 ± 111
8.68%
Hispanic Population
462 people

In 2024, there were 1.96 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.04k people) in Salem, NJ than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.55k White (Non-Hispanic) and 162 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

8.68% of the people in Salem, NJ are hispanic (462 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Salem, NJ as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Jersey.
Most Common Origin
  1. India
    273,706 ± 12,653 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    205,965 ± 11,018 people
  3. Mexico
    107,667 ± 8,009 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Jersey was India, the natal country of 273,706 New Jersey residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 205,965 and Mexico with 107,667.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.18%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
116 people
1.45%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
77 people

As of 2024, 2.18% of Salem, NJ residents (116 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Salem, NJ was 1.45%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    87 ± 57
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    13 ± 28
  3. Korea
    8 ± 24

Salem, NJ has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 6.69 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Salem, NJ employs 2.01k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Salem, NJ were Health Care & Social Assistance (428 people), Accommodation & Food Services (346 people), and Retail Trade (239 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($121,576), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($115,188), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($70,521).

Employment

Occupations

2.01k
2024 Value
± 356
0.25%
1 Year growth
± 24%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Salem, NJ grew at a rate of 0.25%, from 2k employees to 2.01k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Salem, NJ, are Material Moving Occupations (332 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (233 people), and Production Occupations (204 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Salem, NJ.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.01k
2024 Value
± 356
0.25%
1 Year growth
± 24%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Salem, NJ grew at a rate of 0.25%, from 2k employees to 2.01k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Salem, NJ, are Health Care & Social Assistance (428 people), Accommodation & Food Services (346 people), and Retail Trade (239 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Salem, NJ, though some of these residents may live in Salem, NJ and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$50,500
Median earning men ± $8,332
$33,304
Median earning women ± $14,493

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($96,250), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($75,982), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,341).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($59,306), Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($52,937), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($49,091).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Jersey.
Y-Axis
2.27%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 4.24M people employed in New Jersey. This represents a 2.27% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 16.5%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Jersey.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Salem, NJ was $79,800 in 2024, which is 0.24 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $69,300 to $79,800, a 15.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Salem, NJ is 34.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Salem, NJ have an average commute time of 28.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Salem, NJ is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$79,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$24,664
$829
Median Property Taxes
±$205

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Salem, NJ the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Salem, NJ compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

34.7%
Homeownership
2024
43.3%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 34.7% of the housing units in Salem, NJ were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 34.7%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$38,721
Median Household Income
± $16,001
2.39k
Number of Households
± 374

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.39k households in Salem, NJ declined from $38,721 from the previous year's value of $40,650.

The following chart displays the households in Salem, NJ distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $10k - $15k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Salem, NJ is from New Jersey.
0.486
2023 Wage GINI in New Jersey
0.489
2022 Wage GINI in New Jersey

In 2023, the income inequality in New Jersey was 0.486 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.709% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Jersey was higher than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in New Jersey in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New Jersey across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (63.3%)
  2. Carpooled (21.3%)
  3. Worked At Home (8.52%)

In 2024, 63.3% of workers in Salem, NJ drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (21.3%) and those who worked at home (8.52%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

28.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Salem, NJ have a longer commute time (28.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.7% of the workforce in Salem, NJ have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Salem, NJ distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Salem, NJ have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

24.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Salem, NJ (1.32k out of 5.32k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Salem, NJ is Black, followed by Hispanic and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

95.3% of the population of Salem, NJ has health coverage, with 21.5% on employee plans, 49.2% on Medicaid, 15.6% on Medicare, 7.28% on non-group plans, and 1.68% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Jersey see 1,279 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,279 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1157 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 320 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 42.6% were men and 57.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.5% under 18 years, 18.6% between 18 and 34 years, 35.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 42.6% were men and 57.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.69%
Uninsured
21.5%
Employer Coverage
49.2%
Medicaid
15.6%
Medicare
7.28%
Non-Group
1.68%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Salem, NJ grew by 12.9% from 4.16% to 4.69%.

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