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Salem County in figures

A profile of Salem County from official statistics: 24 figures in 5 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Salem County was 66,280 in 2025, up 0.5% from 2024, and the lowest of 21 counties in New Jersey.

Population66,2802025Up 0.5% from 2024The lowest of 21 counties in New Jersey
Median age41.9 years2024Unchanged from 2023The 9th highest of 21 counties in New Jersey
Population aged 65 and over20.5%2025Up 0.2 percentage points from 2024The 8th highest of 21 counties in New Jersey
Foreign-born population share3.1%2024Up less than 0.1 percentage points from 2023
Population density77.1 inhabitants per km²2025Up 0.5% from 2024
Net domestic migration, July to June4222025, estimatedCompared with 336 in 2024
64.5K65K65.5K66K66.5K2020202120222023202420252020: 64,781 persons2021: 64,945 persons2022: 65,110 persons2023: 65,488 persons2024: 65,940 persons2025: 66,280 persons
Population, 2020 to 2025. persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km²; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Salem County was 6.1% (provisional) in August 2026, down 1.4 percentage points from August 2025, and the 2nd highest of 21 counties in New Jersey.

Unemployment rate6.1%August 2026, provisionalDown 1.4 percentage points from August 2025The 2nd highest of 21 counties in New Jersey
Median household income$79,9602024Up 2% from 2023The 3rd lowest of 21 counties in New Jersey
Per capita personal income$60,0002024Up 4.1% from 2023The 2nd lowest of 21 counties in New Jersey
Poverty rate (US official measure)12.4%2024Up 1.8 percentage points from 2023
Gini index43.82024Up less than 0.1 points from 2023
2468102021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-082021-07: 9 %2021-08: 8.4 %2021-09: 7.4 %2021-10: 6.6 %2021-11: 6.5 %2021-12: 6.7 %2022-01: 7.4 %2022-02: 6.5 %2022-03: 5.6 %2022-04: 4.6 %2022-05: 4.5 %2022-06: 4.9 %2022-07: 5 %2022-08: 4.5 %2022-09: 3.8 %2022-10: 4 %2022-11: 4.3 %2022-12: 4.7 %2023-01: 5.8 %2023-02: 5.9 %2023-03: 5.5 %2023-04: 4.6 %2023-05: 5.4 %2023-06: 5.8 %2023-07: 5.9 %2023-08: 6.1 %2023-09: 5.5 %2023-10: 5.3 %2023-11: 5.2 %2023-12: 5.8 %2024-01: 6.3 %2024-02: 6.4 %2024-03: 6 %2024-04: 5.3 %2024-05: 5.6 %2024-06: 6.1 %2024-07: 7 %2024-08: 6.7 %2024-09: 5.6 %2024-10: 5.7 %2024-11: 5.9 %2024-12: 6.1 %2025-01: 6.9 %2025-02: 7.2 %2025-03: 6.8 %2025-04: 6.2 %2025-05: 6.4 %2025-06: 6.8 %2025-07: 7.6 %2025-08: 7.5 %2025-09: 7.2 %2025-11: 6 %2025-12: 6 %2026-01: 6.3 %2026-02: 6.9 %2026-03: 6 %2026-04: 5 %2026-05: 5.1 %2026-06: 5.4 %2026-07: 5.9 %2026-08: 6.1 %
Unemployment rate, July 2021 to August 2026. %. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted.

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents; U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). Labor market statistics and rankings

Economy

GDP (US dollars) in Salem County was $7.36 billion in 2024, up 3.7% from 2023, and the 3rd lowest of 21 counties in New Jersey.

Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars$7.36 billion2024Up 3.7% from 2023The 3rd lowest of 21 counties in New Jersey
GDP per capita, US dollars$111,7802024Up 3% from 2023The 4th highest of 21 counties in New Jersey
Real GDP growth4.5%2024Down 0.2 percentage points from 2023The 2nd highest of 21 counties in New Jersey
3,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00020012005200920132017202120242001: 3,905.8 USD million2002: 3,798.4 USD million2003: 4,226.8 USD million2004: 4,903.6 USD million2005: 5,276.7 USD million2006: 5,789.9 USD million2007: 5,201 USD million2008: 5,218.8 USD million2009: 5,947.1 USD million2010: 5,812.3 USD million2011: 5,745.9 USD million2012: 5,480.9 USD million2013: 5,788 USD million2014: 5,708.4 USD million2015: 5,566.9 USD million2016: 4,986.4 USD million2017: 5,158.3 USD million2018: 5,162.7 USD million2019: 5,369.1 USD million2020: 5,780.7 USD million2021: 6,414.6 USD million2022: 6,701.7 USD million2023: 7,097.8 USD million2024: 7,363.4 USD million
Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars, 2001 to 2024. USD million. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions).

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions); Invokely, GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Median home value in Salem County was $239,500 in 2024, up 7.4% from 2023, and the 2nd lowest of 21 counties in New Jersey.

Median home value$239,5002024Up 7.4% from 2023The 2nd lowest of 21 counties in New Jersey
County house price annual change, sales and refinances4.59%2025Down 2.52 percentage points from 2024The 2nd lowest of 21 counties in New Jersey
Median gross rent (monthly)$1,2532024Up 5.7% from 2023The lowest of 21 counties in New Jersey
Homeownership rate (US, housing units)71%2024Down 0.3 percentage points from 2023
Housing units authorized by building permits772025, estimatedUp 20.3% from 2024
180K200K220K240K20212022202320242021: 187,400 USD2022: 208,200 USD2023: 223,000 USD2024: 239,500 USD
Median home value, 2021 to 2024. USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units; Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Employer firms in Salem County were 911 in 2023, down 1% from 2022, and the lowest of 21 counties in New Jersey.

Employer firms9112023Down 1% from 2022The lowest of 21 counties in New Jersey
Establishment entry rate9.547%2023Up 0.17 percentage points from 2022The 5th lowest of 21 counties in New Jersey
Establishment exit rate9.839%2023Up 1.53 percentage points from 2022The 6th highest of 21 counties in New Jersey
Job creation rate11.984%2023Down 2.64 percentage points from 2022
Farms7792022No 2021 figure to compare
9009501,0001,0501,1001,15019992003200720112015201920231999: 1,097 count2000: 1,072 count2001: 1,085 count2002: 1,101 count2003: 1,102 count2004: 1,125 count2005: 1,112 count2006: 1,113 count2007: 1,097 count2008: 1,078 count2009: 1,022 count2010: 1,003 count2011: 1,007 count2012: 1,003 count2013: 989 count2014: 971 count2015: 955 count2016: 957 count2017: 948 count2018: 934 count2019: 932 count2020: 924 count2021: 907 count2022: 920 count2023: 911 count
Employer firms, 1999 to 2023. count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Companies statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  3. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/asrh/cc-est2025-agesex-all.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  4. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  5. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  6. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  7. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  8. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  9. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  10. U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  11. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  12. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions). https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  13. Invokely calculation from GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1). https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#gdp_per_capita_usd. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  14. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  15. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25077.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  16. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted. https://www.fhfa.gov/hpi/download/annual/hpi_at_county.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  17. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  18. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  19. U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/County/co2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  20. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  21. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  22. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  23. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  24. Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11. Retrieved through Data Commons (https://datacommons.org).

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