Population 65,166
State New Jersey
Current Time
Area 331.90 mi²
Zip Codes 8069, 8070, 8079
Per capita income $28,204

Cities in Salem County

Carneys Point, Penns Grove, Pennsville, Salem

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.3 %
White alone, percent, 2013 81.8 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 1.0 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 11.2 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$669,436
Total number of firms, 2007 4,585
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 2.0 %
Population, 2013 estimate 65,166
Households, 2008-2012 24,950
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -1.4 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 2,839
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.4 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $28,204
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 7.0 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 12.3 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 20,461
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 26.6 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 14.7 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.6 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 331.90 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 66,083
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $197,200
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$1,440,380
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 1,178
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 7.7 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $59,336
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 22.5 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$82,295
Female persons, percent, 2013 51.1 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 5,323
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 85.7 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 5.8 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 4.0 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.60
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 16.6 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 19.0 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 89.9 %
Population, 2010 66,083
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 18.1 %
Population per square mile, 2010 199.1
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 75.8 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 71.9 %
Housing units, 2013 27,542
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $10,146
Building permits, 2012 61
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.5 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %