Salem County, New Jersey (NJ)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 6,122
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 17,734
Renter-occupied apartments: 7,199 (it was 6,561 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 27% |
State: | 35% |
Land area: 338 sq. mi.
Water area: 34.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 193 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (27.7%), Manufacturing (12.2%), Retail trade (10.4%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 79%
- Government: 17%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 45,79570.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 8,86513.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 6,86110.5%Hispanic or Latino
- 2,9924.6%Two or more races
- 4880.8%Asian alone
- 450.07%Some other race alone
Median resident age: | 43.0 years |
New Jersey median age: | 40.3 years |
Males: 32,254 | ![]() |
Females: 32,792 | ![]() |

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Salem County: | 2.0 people |
New Jersey: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2021: $69,886 ($45,573 in 1999)
This county: | $69,886 |
New Jersey: | $89,296 |
Median contract rent in 2021 for apartments: $915 (lower quartile is $576, upper quartile is $1,129)
This county: | $915 |
State: | $1318 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $199,700 (it was $104,600 in 2000)
Salem: | $199,700 |
New Jersey: | $389,800 |
Mean price in 2021:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,772Detached houses: $232,285
Here: $232,285 State: $482,322 Townhouses or other attached units: $135,875
Here: $135,875 State: $337,140 In 2-unit structures: $171,741
Here: $171,741 State: $412,131 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $177,125
Here: $177,125 State: $377,679 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $412,106
Here: $412,106 State: $343,430 Mobile homes: $56,933
Here: $56,933 State: $101,308
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $867
Institutionalized population: 1,019
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 0
- Burglaries: 0
- Thefts: 0
- Auto thefts: 0
Crime in 2019 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 0
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 0
- Burglaries: 0
- Thefts: 0
- Auto thefts: 0
Health of residents in Salem County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.3. This is worse than average.70.2% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
49.6% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
47.1% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
71.7% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 198 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 166 pounds. This is about average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2021: 82 buildings, average cost: $183,300
- 2020: 35 buildings, average cost: $196,700
- 2019: 68 buildings, average cost: $151,100
- 2018: 63 buildings, average cost: $150,200
- 2017: 40 buildings, average cost: $169,500
- 2016: 50 buildings, average cost: $155,500
- 2015: 31 buildings, average cost: $134,500
- 2014: 51 buildings, average cost: $138,200
- 2013: 38 buildings, average cost: $143,300
- 2012: 54 buildings, average cost: $118,100
- 2011: 50 buildings, average cost: $130,200
- 2010: 83 buildings, average cost: $115,400
- 2009: 50 buildings, average cost: $142,300
- 2008: 90 buildings, average cost: $148,700
- 2007: 143 buildings, average cost: $130,100
- 2006: 197 buildings, average cost: $120,800
- 2005: 285 buildings, average cost: $111,300
- 2004: 289 buildings, average cost: $108,400
- 2003: 208 buildings, average cost: $127,100
- 2002: 166 buildings, average cost: $120,200
- 2001: 180 buildings, average cost: $110,800
- 2000: 161 buildings, average cost: $107,100
- 1999: 141 buildings, average cost: $114,200
- 1998: 138 buildings, average cost: $103,400
- 1997: 99 buildings, average cost: $104,200
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $6,343 (3.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $6,125 (3.1%)
Salem County: | 12.6% |
New Jersey: | 10.2% |
Median age of residents in 2021: 43.0 years old
(Males: 39.5 years old, Females: 44.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.1 years old, Black residents: 34.4 years old, American Indian residents: 55.8 years old, Asian residents: 56.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 20.6 years old, Other race residents: 34.0 years old)
Area name: Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Salem County is $742 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $886 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1061 a month.
Cities in this county include: Pennsville, Carneys Point, Salem, Penns Grove, Woodstown, Olivet, Elmer, Alloway, Quinton, Pedricktown.
Here: | 4.9% |
New Jersey: | 3.8% |
Current college students: 2,436
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 25.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 2,293 (62.7% naturalized citizens)
Salem County: | 3.5% |
Whole state: | 23.0% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 3702010 or later
- 4552000 to 2009
- 4871990 to 1999
- 2441980 to 1989
- 2521970 to 1979
- 492Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.6 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 49.6%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 21,302
- One, attached: 823
- Two: 1,437
- 3 or 4: 837
- 5 to 9: 506
- 10 to 19: 630
- 20 to 49: 264
- 50 or more: 1,244
- Mobile homes: 693
Housing units in Salem County with a mortgage: 9,908 (735 second mortgage, 76 home equity loan, 611 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 369
Here: | 2.4% with mortgage |
State: | 95.7% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Salem County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 7,993 | 42 |
Catholic | 6,959 | 6 |
Evangelical Protestant | 4,109 | 35 |
Black Protestant | 1,467 | 10 |
Other | 327 | 3 |
None | 45,228 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Salem County: | 2.43 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.90 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.82 / 10,000 pop. |
New Jersey: | 1.76 / 10,000 pop. |
Salem County: | 1.67 / 10,000 pop. |
New Jersey: | 0.81 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 4.25 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.15 / 10,000 pop. |
Salem County: | 9.0% |
New Jersey: | 8.3% |
Salem County: | 28.7% |
State: | 23.3% |
Here: | 18.8% |
State: | 18.0% |
Agriculture in Salem County:
Average size of farms: 128 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $96,310
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $835.12
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 22.29%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 23.06%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $86,975
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 69.43%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 28.53%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $78,473
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.44%
Average age of principal farm operators: 54 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 8.42
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 32.47%
Corn for grain: 14374 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 7339 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 18240 harvested acres
Vegetables: 14,555 harvested acres
Earthquake activity:
Salem County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New Jersey state average. It is 65% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 181.8 miles away from Salem County center
On 1/16/1994 at 01:49:16, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, 4.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 59.5 miles away from the county center
On 11/30/2017 at 21:47:31, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MW, Depth: 6.1 mi) earthquake occurred 29.9 miles away from the county center
On 1/16/1994 at 00:42:43, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 58.5 miles away from the county center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 303.9 miles away from Salem County center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 293.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- New Jersey Tropical Storm Isaias, Incident Period: August 4, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4574-NJ: December 11, 2020, FEMA Id: 4574, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- New Jersey Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4488-NJ: March 25, 2020, FEMA Id: 4488, Natural disaster type: Other
- New Jersey Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3354: October 28, 2012, FEMA Id: 3354, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- New Jersey Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4086: October 30, 2012, FEMA Id: 4086, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- New Jersey Severe Storms and Straight-Line Winds, Incident Period: June 30, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4070: July 19, 2012, FEMA Id: 4070, Natural disaster type: Storm, Wind
- New Jersey Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 27, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4021: August 31, 2011, FEMA Id: 4021, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- New Jersey Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to September 05, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3332: August 27, 2011, FEMA Id: 3332, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- New Jersey Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: August 13, 2011 to August 15, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4033: September 15, 2011, FEMA Id: 4033, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- New Jersey Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: February 05, 2010 to February 06, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1889: March 23, 2010, FEMA Id: 1889, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
- New Jersey Snowstorm, Incident Period: December 19, 2009 to December 20, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1873: February 05, 2010, FEMA Id: 1873, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
- 12 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Salem County (22) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 9
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 6, Floods: 3, Heavy Rains: 3, Snowstorms: 3, Storms: 3, Blizzards: 2, Water Shortages: 2, Winds: 2, Tornado: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 3 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 15,904 (69.0%)
- Carpooled: 1,678 (7.3%)
- Bus: 138 (0.6%)
- Long-distance train or commuter rail: 11 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 287 (1.2%)
- Bicycle: 33 (0.1%)
- Walked: 550 (2.4%)
- Worked at home: 3,492 (15.1%)
- Health care and social assistance (17%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Retail trade (6%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Health care and social assistance (18%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Finance and insurance (8%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Retail trade (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Production occupations (14%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (7%)
- Material moving occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (23%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Material moving occupations (7%)
- Personal care and service occupations (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (6%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (5%)
- Mexico (16%)
- Guatemala (5%)
- Cuba (5%)
- Germany (5%)
- Korea (4%)
- Canada (4%)
- India (4%)
- German (11%)
- Irish (11%)
- Italian (10%)
- English (9%)
- American (9%)
- European (3%)
- Polish (2%)
People in group quarters in Salem County, New Jersey in 2010:
- 634 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 287 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 92 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 86 people in group homes intended for adults
- 67 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 43 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 35 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 6 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 4 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 3 people in college/university student housing
People in group quarters in Salem County, New Jersey in 2000:
- 532 people in nursing homes
- 252 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 210 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 96 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 68 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 22 people in religious group quarters
- 19 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 9 people in other group homes
- 7 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 6 people in homes for the mentally ill
6.62% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($55,011 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.62% |
New Jersey average: | 6.70% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.10% relocated from other counties in New Jersey ($35,148 average AGI)
2.52% relocated from other states ($19,862 average AGI)
Salem County: 2.52% New Jersey average: 2.98%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Gloucester County, NJ | ![]() |
from Cumberland County, NJ | ![]() |
from Camden County, NJ | ![]() |
from New Castle County, DE | ![]() |
from Philadelphia County, PA | ![]() |
from Burlington County, NJ | ![]() |
from Delaware County, PA | ![]() |
6.48% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($58,171 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.48% |
New Jersey average: | 7.02% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.21% relocated to other counties in New Jersey ($27,277 average AGI)
3.27% relocated to other states ($30,894 average AGI)
Salem County: 3.27% New Jersey average: 3.32%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Gloucester County, NJ | ![]() |
to Cumberland County, NJ | ![]() |
to New Castle County, DE | ![]() |
to Camden County, NJ | ![]() |
to Philadelphia County, PA | ![]() |
to Atlantic County, NJ | ![]() |
to Delaware County, PA | ![]() |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 11.3
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.3%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 11,294 (9,346 aged, 1,948 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,486 (9%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Salem County, New Jersey in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,025)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (972)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (847)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (674)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (523)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (462)
- Congestive heart failure (358)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (358)
- Unspecified dementia (351)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (339)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 8,311
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 168
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 30,655
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,076
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,020
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 26
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 32
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 77
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 14
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 77.2. This is more than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 65,046- Male householders: 12,319 (4,224 living alone), Female householders: 12,654 (3,602 living alone)
11,109 spouses (11,074 opposite-sex spouses), 1,720 unmarried partners, (1,679 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 18,296 children (17,348 natural, 258 adopted, 690 stepchildren), 3,583 grandchildren, 246 brothers or sisters, 516 parents, 222 foster children, 712 other relatives, 1,979 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 1,690
Size of family households: 7,319 2-persons, 3,226 3-persons, 2,620 4-persons, 1,046 5-persons, 899 6-persons, 278 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 7,826 1-person, 1,325 2-persons, 434 3-persons.
5,793 married couples with children.
5,646 single-parent households (1,088 men, 4,558 women).
92.3% of residents of Salem speak English at home.
5.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 44% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $361,404,000 ($5,531 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $20,818,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $162,104,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $101,427,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,990,000
Federal grants: $64,043,000
Federal procurement contracts: $9,643,000 ($6,115,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $21,198,000 ($10,618,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,338,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $35,929,000
Federal Government insurance: $212,067,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 4,049Here: | 61 per 1000 residents |
State: | 69 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 3,594
Here: | 54 per 1000 residents |
State: | 44 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +361
Here: | +5 per 1000 residents |
State: | +33 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +1,347
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Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.42 millions of gallons per day (79% from ground, 21% from surface)
Here: | 6.9 |
State: | 6.9 |
Here: | 4.6 |
State: | 4.0 |
- Year house built in Salem County, New Jersey
- 02020 or later
- 1,1122010 to 2019
- 1,9332000 to 2009
- 2,1571990 to 1999
- 2,0481980 to 1989
- 2,9251970 to 1979
- 3,7801960 to 1969
- 4,8091950 to 1959
- 2,2561940 to 1949
- 6,7161939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Salem County, New Jersey
- 01 room
- 402 rooms
- 923 rooms
- 1,0184 rooms
- 2,5075 rooms
- 3,5456 rooms
- 4,2027 rooms
- 2,9598 rooms
- 3,5749+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Salem County, New Jersey
- 6791 room
- 1002 rooms
- 9103 rooms
- 1,6374 rooms
- 1,6495 rooms
- 3576 rooms
- 8837 rooms
- 5218 rooms
- 3009+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Salem County, New Jersey
- 0no bedroom
- 3351 bedroom
- 3,2062 bedrooms
- 9,2823 bedrooms
- 4,1854 bedrooms
- 9295+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Salem County, New Jersey
- 679no bedroom
- 1,5451 bedroom
- 2,6602 bedrooms
- 1,5943 bedrooms
- 3244 bedrooms
- 2345+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Salem County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 1,083no vehicle
- 3,9591 vehicle
- 7,5262 vehicles
- 3,4413 vehicles
- 1,4904 vehicles
- 4385+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Salem County in renter-occupied apartments
- 1,632no vehicle
- 2,5971 vehicle
- 2,1072 vehicles
- 5083 vehicles
- 1134 vehicles
- 795+ vehicles
89.8% of Salem County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in New Jersey.
Salem County: | 89.8% |
State average: | 89.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 39,971
- Other state: 21,020
- Northeast: 9,479
- Midwest: 1,564
- South: 8,213
- West: 1,764
- 45.7%Utility gas
- 32.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 12.2%Electricity
- 5.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.3%Wood
- 0.7%Solar energy
- 0.6%No fuel used
- 0.4%Other fuel
- 0.2%Coal or coke
- 52.3%Utility gas
- 25.2%Electricity
- 11.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 7.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.4%Other fuel
- 0.7%No fuel used
- 0.6%Wood
- 0.2%Solar energy
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 8.4% |
New Jersey: | 12.5% |
Here: | 8.4% |
New Jersey: | 13.1% |
Here: | 33.5% |
New Jersey: | 33.5% |
Salem County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,330,000
Cash and Securities: $1,285,000
- Charges - Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $7,682,000
Other: $6,472,000
Other: $6,003,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $5,505,000
Higher Education - Other: $5,068,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $260,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $251,000
Higher Education - Other: $86,000
Natural Resources - Other: $42,000
Natural Resources - Other: $39,000
- Construction - General - Other: $631,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $598,000
General - Other: $406,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $87,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $35,266,000
General - Other: $31,733,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $29,693,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $24,051,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,833,000
Other Higher Education: $12,730,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,447,000
Other Higher Education: $11,590,000
Police Protection: $4,367,000
Police Protection: $3,929,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,620,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,258,000
Central Staff Services: $3,093,000
Central Staff Services: $2,783,000
General Public Buildings: $2,734,000
General Public Buildings: $2,460,000
Regular Highways: $1,775,000
Regular Highways: $1,597,000
Transit Utilities: $775,000
Transit Utilities: $775,000
Health - Other: $593,000
Health - Other: $534,000
Corrections - Other: $477,000
Corrections - Other: $429,000
Financial Administration: $399,000
Financial Administration: $359,000
Natural Resources - Other: $170,000
Natural Resources - Other: $153,000
Libraries: $14,000
Libraries: $13,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,876,000
Interest on Debt: $1,800,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $985,000
Other - General - Other: $603,000
Other - Health - Other: $46,000
Other - Health - Other: $28,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $1,252,000
Public Welfare: $766,000
Health - Other: $558,000
Health - Other: $341,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $72,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $44,000
Natural Resources - Other: $13,000
Natural Resources - Other: $8,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $12,084,000
Education: $11,129,000
Other: $2,465,000
Other: $2,420,000
General Local Government Support: $2,143,000
General Local Government Support: $2,104,000
Health and Hospitals: $80,000
Health and Hospitals: $79,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $43,456,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $38,248,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,040,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,832,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,208,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,208,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,535,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,455,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,375,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,295,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $80,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $80,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $17,226,000
General Revenue - Other: $13,594,000
Interest Earnings: $239,000
Rents: $220,000
Interest Earnings: $189,000
Rents: $173,000
Fines and Forfeits: $23,000
Fines and Forfeits: $18,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $921,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $887,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $40,510,000
Cash and Securities: $37,646,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,134,000
Cash and Securities: $2,063,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $7,372,000
Education: $6,585,000
Public Welfare: $4,064,000
Public Welfare: $4,046,000
Highways: $2,807,000
Highways: $2,795,000
Transit Utilities: $2,013,000
Transit Utilities: $2,004,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,912,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,904,000
Housing and Community Development: $421,000
Housing and Community Development: $419,000
Other: $263,000
Other: $262,000
- Tax - Property: $55,259,000
Property: $54,092,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $21,078,000
: $20,350,000
Salem County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,330,000
Cash and Securities: $1,285,000
- Charges - Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $7,682,000
Other: $6,472,000
Other: $6,003,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $5,505,000
Higher Education - Other: $5,068,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $260,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $251,000
Higher Education - Other: $86,000
Natural Resources - Other: $42,000
Natural Resources - Other: $39,000
- Construction - General - Other: $631,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $598,000
General - Other: $406,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $87,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $35,266,000
General - Other: $31,733,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $29,693,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $24,051,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,833,000
Other Higher Education: $12,730,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,447,000
Other Higher Education: $11,590,000
Police Protection: $4,367,000
Police Protection: $3,929,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,620,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,258,000
Central Staff Services: $3,093,000
Central Staff Services: $2,783,000
General Public Buildings: $2,734,000
General Public Buildings: $2,460,000
Regular Highways: $1,775,000
Regular Highways: $1,597,000
Transit Utilities: $775,000
Transit Utilities: $775,000
Health - Other: $593,000
Health - Other: $534,000
Corrections - Other: $477,000
Corrections - Other: $429,000
Financial Administration: $399,000
Financial Administration: $359,000
Natural Resources - Other: $170,000
Natural Resources - Other: $153,000
Libraries: $14,000
Libraries: $13,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,876,000
Interest on Debt: $1,800,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $985,000
Other - General - Other: $603,000
Other - Health - Other: $46,000
Other - Health - Other: $28,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $1,252,000
Public Welfare: $766,000
Health - Other: $558,000
Health - Other: $341,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $72,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $44,000
Natural Resources - Other: $13,000
Natural Resources - Other: $8,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $12,084,000
Education: $11,129,000
Other: $2,465,000
Other: $2,420,000
General Local Government Support: $2,143,000
General Local Government Support: $2,104,000
Health and Hospitals: $80,000
Health and Hospitals: $79,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $43,456,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $38,248,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,040,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,832,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,208,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,208,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,535,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,455,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,375,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,295,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $80,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $80,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $17,226,000
General Revenue - Other: $13,594,000
Interest Earnings: $239,000
Rents: $220,000
Interest Earnings: $189,000
Rents: $173,000
Fines and Forfeits: $23,000
Fines and Forfeits: $18,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $921,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $887,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $40,510,000
Cash and Securities: $37,646,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,134,000
Cash and Securities: $2,063,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $7,372,000
Education: $6,585,000
Public Welfare: $4,064,000
Public Welfare: $4,046,000
Highways: $2,807,000
Highways: $2,795,000
Transit Utilities: $2,013,000
Transit Utilities: $2,004,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,912,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,904,000
Housing and Community Development: $421,000
Housing and Community Development: $419,000
Other: $263,000
Other: $262,000
- Tax - Property: $55,259,000
Property: $54,092,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $21,078,000
: $20,350,000
Salem County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,330,000
Cash and Securities: $1,285,000
- Charges - Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $7,682,000
Other: $6,472,000
Other: $6,003,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $5,505,000
Higher Education - Other: $5,068,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $260,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $251,000
Higher Education - Other: $86,000
Natural Resources - Other: $42,000
Natural Resources - Other: $39,000
- Construction - General - Other: $631,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $598,000
General - Other: $406,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $87,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $35,266,000
General - Other: $31,733,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $29,693,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $24,051,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,833,000
Other Higher Education: $12,730,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,447,000
Other Higher Education: $11,590,000
Police Protection: $4,367,000
Police Protection: $3,929,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,620,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,258,000
Central Staff Services: $3,093,000
Central Staff Services: $2,783,000
General Public Buildings: $2,734,000
General Public Buildings: $2,460,000
Regular Highways: $1,775,000
Regular Highways: $1,597,000
Transit Utilities: $775,000
Transit Utilities: $775,000
Health - Other: $593,000
Health - Other: $534,000
Corrections - Other: $477,000
Corrections - Other: $429,000
Financial Administration: $399,000
Financial Administration: $359,000
Natural Resources - Other: $170,000
Natural Resources - Other: $153,000
Libraries: $14,000
Libraries: $13,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,876,000
Interest on Debt: $1,800,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $985,000
Other - General - Other: $603,000
Other - Health - Other: $46,000
Other - Health - Other: $28,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $1,252,000
Public Welfare: $766,000
Health - Other: $558,000
Health - Other: $341,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $72,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $44,000
Natural Resources - Other: $13,000
Natural Resources - Other: $8,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $12,084,000
Education: $11,129,000
Other: $2,465,000
Other: $2,420,000
General Local Government Support: $2,143,000
General Local Government Support: $2,104,000
Health and Hospitals: $80,000
Health and Hospitals: $79,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $43,456,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $38,248,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,040,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,832,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,208,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,208,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,535,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,455,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,375,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,295,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $80,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $80,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $17,226,000
General Revenue - Other: $13,594,000
Interest Earnings: $239,000
Rents: $220,000
Interest Earnings: $189,000
Rents: $173,000
Fines and Forfeits: $23,000
Fines and Forfeits: $18,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $921,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $887,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $40,510,000
Cash and Securities: $37,646,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,134,000
Cash and Securities: $2,063,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $7,372,000
Education: $6,585,000
Public Welfare: $4,064,000
Public Welfare: $4,046,000
Highways: $2,807,000
Highways: $2,795,000
Transit Utilities: $2,013,000
Transit Utilities: $2,004,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,912,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,904,000
Housing and Community Development: $421,000
Housing and Community Development: $419,000
Other: $263,000
Other: $262,000
- Tax - Property: $55,259,000
Property: $54,092,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $21,078,000
: $20,350,000
Salem County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,330,000
Cash and Securities: $1,285,000
- Charges - Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $7,682,000
Other: $6,472,000
Other: $6,003,000
Elementary and Secondary Education - Other: $5,505,000
Higher Education - Other: $5,068,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $260,000
Elementary and Secondary Education School Lunch: $251,000
Higher Education - Other: $86,000
Natural Resources - Other: $42,000
Natural Resources - Other: $39,000
- Construction - General - Other: $631,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $598,000
General - Other: $406,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $87,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $35,266,000
General - Other: $31,733,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $29,693,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $24,051,000
Correctional Institutions: $13,833,000
Other Higher Education: $12,730,000
Correctional Institutions: $12,447,000
Other Higher Education: $11,590,000
Police Protection: $4,367,000
Police Protection: $3,929,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,620,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,258,000
Central Staff Services: $3,093,000
Central Staff Services: $2,783,000
General Public Buildings: $2,734,000
General Public Buildings: $2,460,000
Regular Highways: $1,775,000
Regular Highways: $1,597,000
Transit Utilities: $775,000
Transit Utilities: $775,000
Health - Other: $593,000
Health - Other: $534,000
Corrections - Other: $477,000
Corrections - Other: $429,000
Financial Administration: $399,000
Financial Administration: $359,000
Natural Resources - Other: $170,000
Natural Resources - Other: $153,000
Libraries: $14,000
Libraries: $13,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,876,000
Interest on Debt: $1,800,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - General - Other: $985,000
Other - General - Other: $603,000
Other - Health - Other: $46,000
Other - Health - Other: $28,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare: $1,252,000
Public Welfare: $766,000
Health - Other: $558,000
Health - Other: $341,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $72,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $44,000
Natural Resources - Other: $13,000
Natural Resources - Other: $8,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Education: $12,084,000
Education: $11,129,000
Other: $2,465,000
Other: $2,420,000
General Local Government Support: $2,143,000
General Local Government Support: $2,104,000
Health and Hospitals: $80,000
Health and Hospitals: $79,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $43,456,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $38,248,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $33,040,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $27,832,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,208,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $5,208,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,535,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,455,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $1,375,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,295,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $80,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $80,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $17,226,000
General Revenue - Other: $13,594,000
Interest Earnings: $239,000
Rents: $220,000
Interest Earnings: $189,000
Rents: $173,000
Fines and Forfeits: $23,000
Fines and Forfeits: $18,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $921,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $887,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $40,510,000
Cash and Securities: $37,646,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $2,134,000
Cash and Securities: $2,063,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $7,372,000
Education: $6,585,000
Public Welfare: $4,064,000
Public Welfare: $4,046,000
Highways: $2,807,000
Highways: $2,795,000
Transit Utilities: $2,013,000
Transit Utilities: $2,004,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,912,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,904,000
Housing and Community Development: $421,000
Housing and Community Development: $419,000
Other: $263,000
Other: $262,000
- Tax - Property: $55,259,000
Property: $54,092,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $21,078,000
: $20,350,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 1,313
- Number of aged recipients: 133
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,180
- Number of recipients under 18: 204
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 846
- Number of recipients older than 64: 263
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 495
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 601
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 24 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 240 | $168,321 | 206 | $149,738 | 1,209 | $164,848 | 208 | $46,649 | 4 | $5,921,500 | 86 | $108,023 | 12 | $37,917 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 10 | $142,800 | 15 | $150,800 | 104 | $176,606 | 26 | $43,462 | 0 | $0 | 6 | $118,333 | 1 | $48,000 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 36 | $166,361 | 64 | $127,000 | 605 | $181,555 | 162 | $40,457 | 1 | $175,000 | 44 | $96,341 | 24 | $45,792 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 44 | $161,545 | 21 | $123,714 | 296 | $175,959 | 19 | $70,421 | 0 | $0 | 17 | $94,765 | 1 | $48,000 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 12 | $191,917 | 5 | $101,200 | 85 | $176,447 | 9 | $62,444 | 0 | $0 | 3 | $94,667 | 1 | $65,000 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 17 full tracts) | ||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 22 | $167,682 | 15 | $209,933 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 8 | $211,750 | 8 | $225,500 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 6 | $190,833 | 13 | $203,385 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 2 | $87,000 | 2 | $231,000 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 3 | $139,667 | 1 | $157,000 |
Most common first names in Salem County, NJ among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 662 | 74.6 years |
William | 610 | 73.5 years |
Mary | 557 | 79.5 years |
James | 381 | 71.7 years |
Charles | 378 | 74.5 years |
Joseph | 367 | 73.2 years |
George | 309 | 74.8 years |
Robert | 297 | 72.1 years |
Anna | 296 | 80.0 years |
Elizabeth | 283 | 80.4 years |
Most common last names in Salem County, NJ among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 274 | 76.7 years |
Johnson | 155 | 75.0 years |
Williams | 137 | 77.0 years |
Harris | 133 | 75.3 years |
Jones | 133 | 75.0 years |
Davis | 128 | 77.5 years |
Brown | 116 | 74.4 years |
Miller | 99 | 74.3 years |
Robinson | 97 | 74.7 years |
Wilson | 95 | 77.1 years |
Businesses in Salem County, NJ | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Advance Auto Parts | 2 | La-Z-Boy | 1 | |
Applebee's | 1 | Lane Furniture | 1 | |
Burger King | 2 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 8 | |
Cinnabon | 1 | McDonald's | 3 | |
Comfort Inn | 1 | Payless | 1 | |
Cracker Barrel | 1 | Quality | 1 | |
Cricket Wireless | 5 | RadioShack | 2 | |
Decora Cabinetry | 2 | Rite Aid | 3 | |
Dennys | 1 | Starbucks | 1 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 2 | Subway | 4 | |
Econo Lodge | 1 | Super 8 | 1 | |
Fashion Bug | 1 | T-Mobile | 1 | |
FedEx | 3 | Taco Bell | 1 | |
Ford | 1 | True Value | 5 | |
GNC | 3 | U-Haul | 7 | |
H&R Block | 2 | UPS | 7 | |
Hilton | 1 | Walmart | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 1 | Wendy's | 1 | |
KFC | 1 | YMCA | 1 | |
Knights Inn | 1 |
Salem County on our top lists:
- #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #97 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"