Salem County, NJ
Demographic and economic profile of Salem County, NJ, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Salem County is a small, agriculture- and industry-oriented county of 65,874 residents that grew 2.6% over five years, with a GDP per capita of $82,280 notably outpacing its median household income of $79,960. The labor pool skews toward trade and manual occupations, with only 24.0% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, a labor force participation rate of 60.6%, and an unemployment rate of 7.5%. Housing costs remain low relative to the region, with a median home value of $223,000 and median gross rent of $1,185 per month, and a 71.3% homeownership rate reflects a predominantly settled, older workforce with a median age of 41.9 years.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+2.6% since 2018
Salem County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone47,420 (72.6%)
- Black or African American Alone9,595 (14.7%)
- Some Other Race Alone2,884 (4.4%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race2,457 (3.8%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,091 (3.2%)
- Asian Alone632 (1.0%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish3,541
- 2.Other Indo-European635
- 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)326
- 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)108
- 5.German or other West Germanic100
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance7,615
- 2.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities3,181
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)3,074
- 4.Manufacturing (Group)2,954
- 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,640
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations11,133
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations6,667
- 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,769
- 4.Service Occupations4,080
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,767
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.76×)3,041
- 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.60×)1,090
- 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.22×)1,695
- 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.15×)540
- 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.10×)7,568
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.