---
type: Jurisdiction
title: "Salem County, NJ"
classification: county
fips: "34033"
state: "NJ"
demographics:
  population: 65275
  population_under_18: 14314
  population_18_64: 38502
  population_65_plus: 12459
  median_household_income: 79960
  poverty_rate: 12.68
  homeownership_rate: 70.98
  unemployment_rate: 7.42
  median_home_value: 239500
  gini_index: 0.4384
  vacancy_rate: 10.41
  race_white: 47420
  race_black: 9595
  race_asian: 632
  race_native: 122
  hispanic: 7362
  bachelors_plus: 15284
districts:
  - to: "us/states/nj/districts/02"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9354
  - to: "us/states/nj/districts/senate/3"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9352
  - to: "us/states/nj/districts/house/3"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.9352
sources:
  - field: demographics
    source: "Census ACS 2023"
  - field: districts
    source: "PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries"
confidence: official
tags: [jurisdiction, county, nj]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Salem County, NJ

County jurisdiction — 1 officeholders mapped.

## Demographics (ACS 2023)

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Population | 65275 |
| Under 18 | 14314 |
| 18–64 | 38502 |
| 65+ | 12459 |
| Median household income | 79960 |
| Poverty rate | 12.68 |
| Homeownership rate | 70.98 |
| Unemployment rate | 7.42 |
| Median home value | 239500 |
| Gini index | 0.4384 |
| Vacancy rate | 10.41 |
| White | 47420 |
| Black | 9595 |
| Asian | 632 |
| Native | 122 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 7362 |
| Bachelor's or higher | 15284 |

## Districts

- [NJ-02](/us/states/nj/districts/02.md) — 94% (congressional)
- [NJ Senate District 3](/us/states/nj/districts/senate/3.md) — 94% (state senate)
- [NJ House District 3](/us/states/nj/districts/house/3.md) — 94% (state house)

## Source

- demographics: Census ACS 2023
- districts: PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries