08079 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: Salem, NJ Salem County, NJ Zip code population (2000): 11,844 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 11,480 Home Value Estimate Address: Unit (optional): City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Recent Home Sales Address: City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Min Price (optional) Max Price (optional) Prioritization: Sale Date Distance Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 08079 Houses and condos: 5,370 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,799 % of renters here:   38% State:   34% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 08079: 100.1 (near average, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 95.2 sq. mi. Water area: 1.0 sq. mi. Population density: 121 people per square mile   (very low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   3.1% ($1,934) New Jersey:   3.6% ($4,047) List your B&M business here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Males: 5,565   (47.0%) Females: 6,279   (53.0%) Recent posts about zip code 08079 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Is New Jersey Really that Horrible?  (352 replies) Jersey City,Elizabeth,Paterson,Linden,Irvington, and Union City. 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Median resident age:   37.7 years New Jersey median age:   36.7 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.5 people New Jersey:   2.7 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 08079, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $40,415 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $40,415 State:   $64,921 Salary/wage: $37,507 (reported on 85.1% of returns) Here:   $37,507 State:   $57,755 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 111.2% for AGIs below $10k, 71.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.2% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,048 (reported on 45.3% of returns) This zip code:   $1,048 New Jersey:   $2,068 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $3,317 (reported on 22.0% of returns) Here:   $3,317 State:   $3,959 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.9% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$7,974 (reported on 13.7% of returns) Here:   +$7,974 State:   +$13,591 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.2% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$7,136 (reported on 8.9% of returns) Here:   +$7,136 State:   +$17,520 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k) IRA payment deduction: $2,416 (reported on 2.4% of returns) 08079:   $2,416 New Jersey:   $3,270 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k) Total itemized deductions: $15,696 (1% of AGI, reported on 29.2% of returns) Here:   $15,696 State:   $23,924 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.0% for AGIs below $10k, 6.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.4% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $2,801 (3.6% of AGI, reported on 25.6% of returns) Here:   $2,801 New Jersey:   $3,242 Here:   3.6% of AGI State:   2.7% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $5,637 (reported on 71.5% of returns) 08079:   $5,637 State:   $12,321 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.4% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,814 (reported on 20.3% of returns) Here:   $1,814 State:   $1,711 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.2% for AGIs below $10k, 5.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 62.4% Here:   62% State:   65% (% for various income ranges: 57.5% for AGIs below $10k, 64.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 59.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.2% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$45,115
New Jersey:	$67,035

Nearest zip codes: 08072, 08001, 08038, 08070, 19731, 08023.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	67.5%
Whole state:	70.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	6.1%
Whole state:	4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in zip code 08079 with a mortgage: 1,459 (170 second mortgage, 204 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,000

This zip code:	16.5%
Whole state:	8.6%

This zip code:	7.9%
Whole state:	3.9%

Here:	6.2
State:	6.6

Here:	4.5
State:	3.8

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 08079: Less than $10,000: 18 $10,000 to $14,999: 9 $15,000 to $19,999: 9 $20,000 to $24,999: 9 $25,000 to $29,999: 8 $30,000 to $34,999: 9 $35,000 to $39,999: 10 $40,000 to $49,999: 19 $50,000 to $59,999: 23 $60,000 to $69,999: 33 $70,000 to $79,999: 50 $80,000 to $89,999: 83 $90,000 to $99,999: 68 $100,000 to $124,999: 162 $125,000 to $149,999: 182 $150,000 to $174,999: 291 $175,000 to $199,999: 333 $200,000 to $249,999: 517 $250,000 to $299,999: 330 $300,000 to $399,999: 419 $400,000 to $499,999: 132 $500,000 to $749,999: 92 $750,000 to $999,999: 30 $1,000,000 or more: 18

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 08079: Less than $100: 93 $100 to $149: 38 $150 to $199: 124 $200 to $249: 73 $250 to $299: 77 $300 to $349: 72 $350 to $399: 82 $400 to $449: 41 $450 to $499: 51 $500 to $549: 59 $550 to $599: 55 $600 to $649: 41 $650 to $699: 13 $700 to $749: 22 $750 to $799: 18 $800 to $899: 27 $900 to $999: 4 $1,000 to $1,249: 22 No cash rent: 98

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $139,473.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $219,078
• Black or African American householders: $154,108
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $210,652
• Asian householders: $210,652
• Some other race householders: $188,478
• Two or more races householders: $171,847
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $188,478

08079:	$205,445
New Jersey:	$372,300

Detached houses: $229,637

Here:	$229,637
State:	$452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $134,574

Here:	$134,574
State:	$310,364

In 2-unit structures: $150,515

Here:	$150,515
State:	$429,538

Mobile homes: $29,965

Here:	$29,965
State:	$53,584

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,391
• One, attached: 619
• Two: 440
• 3 or 4: 194
• 5 to 9: 177
• 10 to 19: 328
• 20 to 49: 54
• 50 or more: 65
• Mobile homes: 152
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,638 (77%) Carpooled: 523 (11%) Bus or trolley bus: 159 (3%) Streetcar or trolley car: 7 (0%) Subway or elevated: 2 (0%) Railroad: 4 (0%) Bicycle: 15 (0%) Walked: 180 (4%) Other means: 63 (1%) Worked at home: 105 (2%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 258 5 to 9 minutes: 668 10 to 14 minutes: 605 15 to 19 minutes: 703 20 to 24 minutes: 672 25 to 29 minutes: 253 30 to 34 minutes: 613 35 to 39 minutes: 160 40 to 44 minutes: 122 45 to 59 minutes: 269 60 to 89 minutes: 163 90 or more minutes: 105

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 69.0%

Household type by relationship
Households: 11,873

• In family households: 10,181 (2,121 male householders, 1,085 female householders)

  2,134 spouses, 3,853 children (3,617 natural, 70 adopted, 166 stepchildren), 412 grandchildren, 66 brothers or sisters, 82 parents, 157 other relatives, 271 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,692 (535 male householders (437 living alone)), 925 female householders (818 living alone)), 232 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 64 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,352 2-persons, 731 3-persons, 617 4-persons, 340 5-persons, 107 6-persons, 59 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,255 1-person, 175 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

1,483 married couples with children.
1,303 single-parent households (192 men, 1,111 women).

95.2% of residents of 08079 zip code speak English at home.
3.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% very well, 27% well, 19% not well, 4% not at all).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% very well, 8% well, 4% not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (80% very well, 9% well, 11% not at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 114 (1.0%)
(60.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	1.0%
Whole state:	17.5%

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 3780

German: 1192

English: 1017

United States or American: 878

Irish: 858

Italian: 538

Polish: 154

Dutch: 136

Swedish: 121

Scottish: 114

Welsh: 100

French (except Basque): 81

Scotch-Irish: 73

French Canadian: 68

African: 55

Subsaharan African:: 55

European: 51

Russian: 39

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 35

Estonian: 35

Pennsylvania German: 33

Ukrainian: 32

Norwegian: 22

Turkish: 21

British: 21

Austrian: 19

Eastern European: 18

Jamaican: 18

Greek: 13

Slovak: 11

West Indian: 8

Portuguese: 7

Swiss: 7

Canadian: 6

Bahamian: 6

Latvian: 5

Lithuanian: 4

Czech: 4

Croatian: 4

Haitian: 3

Belgian: 2

Romanian: 2

Finnish: 2

Hungarian: 2

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ANCHOR HOCKING GLASS CONTAINER CORP PLANT #06 (83 GRIFFITH STREET in SALEM, NJ)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-02-1988-0758, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-02-1986-0004, ICIS-02-1981-0006,
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-008780, STATE CLEANUP SITE, NJEMS-013297, NJEMS-46068, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, NJEMS-65003, AIR PROGRAM, NJEMS-65499, NJEMS-95333000000, EPCRA, NJEMS-NJD002385615, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: GLASS CONTAINERS; CROWNS AND CLOSURES
  Business NAICS classification: GLASS CONTAINER MANUFACTURING.
  Organizations: ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER CORP, ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER ASSOCIA (CONTACT/OWNER) , PUBLIC (CONTACT/OWNER) , ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER CORP, ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER CORPORA

• AGWAY INC ENERGY PRODUCTS (194 SALEM WOODSTOWN ROAD in SALEM, NJ)

  STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-014588, STATE CLEANUP SITE
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Alternative names: SALEM AGWAY

• GE FABRICATORS INC (269 WALNUT STREET in SALEM, NJ)

  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-196409, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, NJEMS-83771600000, EPCRA
  Business SIC classification: STRUCTURAL WOOD MEMBERS
  Business NAICS classification: ENGINEERED WOOD MEMBER (EXCEPT TRUSS) MANUFACTURING.
  Alternative names: G.E. FABRICATORS, INCORPORATED

• NJ BELL TELEPHONE CO (LOWER ALLOWAY CREEK NECKS RD in SALEM, NJ)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• HEINZ H.J. COMPANY (57 GRIFFITH STREET in SALEM, NJ)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: CANNED FRUITS, VEGETABLES, PRESERVES, JAMS, AND JELLIES; PICKLED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, VEGETABLE SAUCES AND SEASONINGS, AND SALAD DRESSINGS
  Alternative names: HEINZ USA SALEM NJ PLT

• NJDOT BRIDGE BLASTING PAINTING (RTE 49 OVER SALEM RIVER in SALEM, NJ)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: STATE OF NEW JERSEY (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• PENN SALEM MARINA INC (RT 49 in SALEM, NJ)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: MARINAS
  

• HOLLADAY'S USED AUTO PARTS (242 SALEM HANCOCKS BRIDGE RD in SALEM, NJ)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS, USED
  

• BOBBITT AUTO INC (595 SALEM-QUINTON RD in SALEM, NJ)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• BOSCO CLEANING SERVICES INC (NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION in SALEM, NJ)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• NJ RTE 49 SEC 2J & 3G CONSTRUCTION (10 N BROADWAY AVE in SALEM, NJ)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• FORT MOTT AND FINNS POINT NATIONAL CEMETERY (FORT MOTT ROAD in SALEM, NJ). Federal Facility. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: ADMINISTRATION OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS, EXCEPT HEALTH AND INSURANCE
  

• FOSTER GLASS INC (FRONT STREET in SALEM, NJ)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: FERROALLOY ORES, EXCEPT VANADIUM; GLASS PRODUCTS, MADE OF PURCHASED GLASS
  

Median worth of mobile homes: $37,654

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

• This state: 8416
• Northeast: 1045
• Midwest: 184
• South: 1929
• West: 92

64% of the 08079 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in New Jersey.

Population in 1990: 14,129. Population change in the 1990s: -2,285 (-16.2%).

Here:	13.2%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Here:	11.3%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Here:	15.3%
New Jersey:	30.1%

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• WIRE-PRO INC (23 FRONT ST in SALEM, NJ; small business): $8,754,906 in 271 contracts from 1999 to 2006

  Contracts for Miscellaneous Electrical and Electronic Components, Connectors, Electrical, Resistors, Miscellaneous Items, and more by Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System, Defense Logistics Agency
  Signed by year: 2000: $1,167,999; 2001: $103,000; 2002: $992,567; 2003: $1,020,000; 2004: $755,648; 2005: $4,040,177; 2006: $470,515.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $883,680 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Miscellaneous Electrical and Electronic Components. Signed on 2005-01-28. Completion date: 2006-01-30.
  $801,000 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Connectors, Electrical. Signed on 2000-08-15. Completion date: 2004-09-15.
  $600,000, same as above. Signed on 2002-10-15. Completion date: 2004-09-15.
  $555,780 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Miscellaneous Electrical and Electronic Components. Signed on 2005-06-27. Completion date: 2008-11-30.
  

• WIRE-PRO INC (90 W BRDWY in SALEM, NJ; small business): $639,917 in 42 contracts from 2001 to 2006

  Contracts for Lugs, Terminals, and Terminal Strips, Electrical Hardware and Supplies, Switches, Connectors, Electrical, and more by Defense Logistics Agency, Air Force
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $141,660; 2002: $27,869; 2003: $0; 2004: $170,100; 2005: $197,911; 2006: $102,377.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $94,440 with Defense Logistics Agency for Lugs, Terminals, and Terminal Strips. Signed on 2001-06-25. Completion date: 2001-10-06.
  $47,220, same as above. Signed on 2001-04-18. Completion date: 2001-07-30.
  $27,869 with Defense Logistics Agency for Electrical Hardware and Supplies. Signed on 2002-07-15. Completion date: 2002-12-02.
  $27,489 with Defense Logistics Agency for Lugs, Terminals, and Terminal Strips. Signed on 2005-09-06. Completion date: 2005-12-05.
  

• WIRE-PRO INC (23 FRONT ST in SALEM, NJ; small business): $35,893 in 3 contracts in 2005

  $14,719 with Defense Logistics Agency for Connectors, Electrical. Signed on 2005-02-08. Completion date: 2005-05-18.
  $14,719, same as above. Signed on 2005-02-08. Completion date: 2005-05-18.
  $6,455, same as above. Signed on 2005-07-11. Completion date: 2005-09-08.
  

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (500-999 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (100-249: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Vocational Rehabilitation Services (100-249: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 7)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 2, 5-9: 3)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (10-19: 1, 5-9: 7, 1-4: 11)
• Finance and Insurance: Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers (50-99: 1, 1-4: 1)

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