Salem County, New Jersey Demographics

Salem County is 3rd in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Salem County is 7th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Income below poverty line

Salem County is 8th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Salem County is 9th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Salem County is 9th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Race - Two or More

Salem County is 9th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Race - White

Salem County is 10th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Salem County is 10th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Size in square miles

Salem County is 11th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Home ownership rate

Salem County is 11th in New Jersey out of 21 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Size Demographics
	Salem County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Current population (2012)	65,774	21st	8,864,590	313,914,040
Size in square miles	331.9	10th	7,354.2	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	199.1	21st	1,195.5	87.4

Age Demographics
	Salem County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Residents younger than 5	5.8%	11th	6.0%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.7%	11th	22.9%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	16.0%	3rd	14.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Salem County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	85.7%	15th	87.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	18.5%	20th	35.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Salem County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Race - White	81.8%	9th	73.8%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	14.7%	9th	14.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.5%	10th	0.6%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.0%	21st	9.0%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	20th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.0%	9th	1.9%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	16th	18.5%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	76.0%	8th	58.2%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Salem County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Female residents	51.2%	12th	51.2%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	3.8%	21st	20.6%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Salem County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Housing units	27,464	21st	3,562,553	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	17.7%	17th	35.9%	25.9%
Households	25,004	21st	3,180,854	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	73.0%	11th	66.6%	66.1%
Home median value	$198,800	20th	$349,100	$186,200
People per household	2.6	17th	2.7	2.6
Building permits (last year)	61	21st	17,939	829,658

Income Demographics
	Salem County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Income per capita	$27,941	18th	$35,678	$27,915
Income per household	$57,174	16th	$71,180	$52,762
Income below poverty line	10.8%	7th	9.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Salem County	Rank	New Jersey	US
Non-farm private establishments	1,174	21st	226,878	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	18,222	21st	3,377,848	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	4,585	21st	781,622	27,092,908
Retail sales	$669,436	21st	$124,813,580	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$10,146	20th	$14,453	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$82,295	21st	$19,993,613	$613,795,732