Salem

County in New Jersey

County

The population development of Salem.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Salem	County	65,294	64,285	66,083	64,830	65,874	→
New Jersey	State	7,730,188	8,414,350	8,791,894	9,289,014	9,500,851

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Salem.

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Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Elmer	Borough	Salem	1,574	1,377	1,402	1,343	1,377	→
Penns Grove	Borough	Salem	5,328	4,870	5,106	4,854	4,921	→
Salem	City	Salem	6,923	5,847	5,151	5,300	5,369	→
Woodstown	Borough	Salem	3,366	3,152	3,507	3,681	3,757	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	31,607
Females	33,230

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	14,299
18-64 years	38,066
65+ years	12,472

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	2,888
70-79 years	5,606
60-69 years	8,798
50-59 years	9,163
40-49 years	7,579
30-39 years	7,679
20-29 years	7,299
10-19 years	8,381
0-9 years	7,444

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	34,466
Urban	30,371

»Race« (C 2020)
White	46,600
Black/African American	9,534
Indigenous	342
Asian	667
Pacific Islander	13
Some other	3,004
2 or more	4,677

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	6,535
Other	58,302