Salem County, New Jersey
Salem County, New Jersey
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 64,285 |
| 2010 | 66,083 |
| 2020 | 64,837 |
As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.
Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Salem County | New Jersey |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 64,973 | 9,267,014 |
| Median household income | $78,412 | $101,050 |
| Median age | 41.9 | 40.1 |
| Median home value | $223,000 | $427,600 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 24.0% | 42.9% |
| Foreign-born residents | 3.0% | 23.5% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 71.3% | 63.7% |
| Mean commute to work | 26.3 minutes | 30.9 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $78,412 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 17,738 units
- Renter occupied
- 7,143 units
- Vacancy rate
- 10.3%
Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.
17,630 employees in 1,137 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Salem County
- AllowayCensus designated place
- Alloway TownshipTownship
- AuburnCensus designated place
- Carneys Point TownshipTownship
- Carneys PointCensus designated place
- ElmerBorough
- Elsinboro TownshipTownship
- Hancocks BridgeCensus designated place
- Lower Alloways Creek TownshipTownship
- Mannington TownshipTownship
- Oldmans TownshipTownship
- OlivetCensus designated place
- PedricktownCensus designated place
- Penns GroveBorough
- Pennsville TownshipTownship
- PennsvilleCensus designated place
- Pilesgrove TownshipTownship
- Pittsgrove TownshipTownship
- Quinton TownshipTownship
- QuintonCensus designated place
- SalemCity
- Upper Pittsgrove TownshipTownship
- WoodstownBorough
Neighboring counties
- Cumberland CountyPopulation 155,678 (2024 estimate)
- Gloucester CountyPopulation 311,783 (2024 estimate)
- Kent County, DENo page yet
- New Castle County, DENo page yet
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.
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- Type
- County
- Land area
- 331.9 sq mi
- Water area
- 40.7 sq mi
- Population
- 65,874 (2024 estimate)
- Households
- 24,881
- Median age
- 41.9
- Median household income
- $78,412
- Median home value
- $223,000
- Median gross rent
- $1,185
- Owner-occupied homes
- 71.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher
- 24.0%
- Foreign-born residents
- 3.0%
- Mean commute to work
- 26.3 minutes
- Census GEOID
- 34033
Sources: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026; American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 34, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- ZIP codes
- 08001, 08023, 08038, 08067, 08069, 08070, 08072, 08079, 08098, 08302, 08318, 08343
- Metro area
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Sources: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship file: ZCTAs to counties, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Gazetteer 2025: metropolitan and micropolitan areas, retrieved November 14, 2026.