Salem County, New Jersey (NJ)

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% of renters here:	27%
State:	34%

Salem County:	10.0%
New Jersey:	8.7%

This county:	9.5%
Whole state:	8.5%

This county:	4.3%
Whole state:	4.2%

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Races in Salem County, New Jersey:

Median resident age:	38.0 years
New Jersey median age:	36.7 years

Males: 31,047	(48.3%)
Females: 33,238	(51.7%)

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Salem County:	2.6 people
New Jersey:	2.7 people

This county	$50,966
New Jersey:	$61,672

Salem County	$209,210
New Jersey:	$333,900

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.

Neighboring counties: New Castle County, Delaware , New Castle County, Delaware , Cumberland County , Gloucester County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Salem County: Perkintown Station (A), Norma Station (B), Interchange 7 (C), Pedricktown Station (D), Camp Edge (E), Camp Karney (F), Camp Kimble (G), Camp Roosevelt (H), Salem Country Club (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Salem County include: Christian Life Center (A), Friendship Church (B), South Jersey Church (C), Union Grove Church (D), Marlboro Church (E), Monroeville Synogogue (F), Mount Salem Church (G), Mount Vernon Church (H), Mount Zion Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Alliance Cemetery (1), Evergreen Cemetery (2), Jordantown Cemetery (3), Finns Point National Cemetery (4), Lawnside Cemetery (5), Perkintown Cemetery (6), Chestnut Grove Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Elkinton Millpond (A), Goose Pond (B), Loggerhead Pond (C), Mannington Meadow (D), Kates Creek Meadow (E), Long Pond (F), Jericho Pond (G), Wentzell-Wilson Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Alloway Hope Halfway (A), Nichomus Run (B), Cherry Tree Creek (C), Game Creek (D), Green Branch (E), Baldridge Creek (F), Beaver Creek (G), Bishop Run (H), Blackwater Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Salem County include: Centerton Park (1), Fenwick Monument (2), Fort Mott State Park (3), Killcohook National Wildlife Refuge (4), Maskells Millpond Fish and Wildlife Management Area (5), Parvin State Park (6), Mad Horse Creek Fish and Wildlife Management Area (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	4.4%
New Jersey:	4.1%

Current college students: 2,436
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,620 (55% naturalized citizens)

Salem County:	2.5%
Whole state:	17.5%

Mean travel time to work: 24.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 49.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 19,094
• One, attached: 1,172
• Two: 1,230
• 3 or 4: 832
• 5 to 9: 526
• 10 to 19: 1,206
• 20 or more: 820
• Mobile homes: 1,272
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Housing units in Salem County with a mortgage: 9,620 (1,203 second mortgage, 1,526 home equity loan, 71 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,382

Salem County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near New Jersey state average. It is 1.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/14/1960, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 24,089 (84%) Carpooled: 2,712 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 304 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 7 (0%) Subway or elevated: 2 (0%) Railroad: 10 (0%) Ferryboat: 5 (0%) Taxi: 18 (0%) Motorcycle: 13 (0%) Bicycle: 39 (0%) Walked: 630 (2%) Other means: 279 (1%) Worked at home: 640 (2%)

5.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($47,636 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.77%
New Jersey average:	6.12%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.61% relocated from other counties in New Jersey ($31,333 average AGI)
2.16% relocated from other states ($16,303 average AGI)

Salem County:	2.16%
New Jersey average:	2.46%

from Gloucester County, NJ	1.65% ($52,502 average AGI)
from Cumberland County, NJ	0.83% ($40,081)
from New Castle County, DE	0.49% ($42,120)
from Camden County, NJ	0.43% ($51,798)
from Burlington County, NJ	0.23% ($59,517)
from Philadelphia County, PA	0.20% ($50,720)
from Delaware County, PA	0.15% ($49,821)

5.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,523 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.43%
New Jersey average:	6.89%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($210 average AGI)

Salem County:	0.05%
New Jersey average:	0.09%

2.67% relocated to other counties in New Jersey ($18,765 average AGI)
2.71% relocated to other states ($19,548 average AGI)

Salem County:	2.71%
New Jersey average:	3.32%

to Gloucester County, NJ	1.13% ($35,198 average AGI)
to Cumberland County, NJ	0.75% ($36,630)
to New Castle County, DE	0.54% ($35,832)
to Camden County, NJ	0.37% ($39,168)
to Philadelphia County, PA	0.15% ($27,105)
to Burlington County, NJ	0.09% ($57,542)
to Delaware County, PA	0.09% ($36,478)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 10,690 (9,124 aged, 1,566 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 55,000 (13,168 male householders, 4,326 female householders)

  13,155 spouses, 20,038 children (18,708 natural, 423 adopted, 907 stepchildren), 1,561 grandchildren, 331 brothers or sisters, 395 parents, 822 other relatives, 1,204 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 8,067 (2,778 male householders (2,262 living alone)), 4,044 female householders (3,638 living alone)), 1,245 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,218 (836 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,214 2-persons, 4,049 3-persons, 3,699 4-persons, 1,680 5-persons, 601 6-persons, 251 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,900 1-person, 801 2-persons, 65 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons.

93.7% of residents of Salem County speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (51% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $361,404,000 ($5531 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

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	69 per 1000 residents

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Here:	+5 per 1000 residents
State:	+33 per 1000 residents

Here:	+20 per 1000 residents
State:	-22 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.42 millions of gallons per day (79% from ground, 21% from surface)

Here:	6.4
State:	6.6

Here:	4.4
State:	3.8

68% of Salem County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in New Jersey.

Salem County:	67.9%
State average:	62.3%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 41608
• Northeast: 8701
• Midwest: 1011
• South: 9760
• West: 640

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $77,100

Here:	9.9%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Here:	8.8%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Here:	17.5%
New Jersey:	30.1%