Salem County, New Jersey
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People
QuickFacts |
Salem
County |
New
Jersey |
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Population, 2006 estimate
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66,595 |
8,724,560 |
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Population, percent
change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006
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3.6% |
3.7% |
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Population, 2000
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64,285 |
8,414,350 |
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Persons under 5 years
old, percent, 2005
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6.0% |
6.7% |
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Persons under 18 years
old, percent, 2005
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24.2% |
24.8% |
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Persons 65 years old
and over, percent, 2005
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14.0% |
13.0% |
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Female persons, percent,
2005
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51.5% |
51.3% |
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White persons, percent,
2005 (a)
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82.7% |
76.6% |
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Black persons, percent,
2005 (a)
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15.1% |
14.5% |
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American Indian and
Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a)
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0.4% |
0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent,
2005 (a)
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0.8% |
7.2% |
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Native Hawaiian and
Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a)
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0.0% |
0.1% |
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Persons reporting
two or more races, percent, 2005
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1.0% |
1.3% |
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Persons of Hispanic
or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b)
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4.8% |
15.2% |
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White persons not
Hispanic, percent, 2005
|
78.8% |
63.2% |
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Living in same house
in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over
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67.2% |
59.8% |
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Foreign born persons,
percent, 2000
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2.5% |
17.5% |
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Language other than
English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000
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6.3% |
25.5% |
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High school graduates,
percent of persons age 25+, 2000
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79.4% |
82.1% |
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Bachelor's degree
or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000
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15.2% |
29.8% |
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Persons with a disability,
age 5+, 2000
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12,032 |
1,389,811 |
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Mean travel time
to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000
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24.6 |
30.0 |
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Housing units, 2005
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27,063 |
3,443,981 |
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Homeownership rate,
2000
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73.0% |
65.6% |
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Housing units in
multi-unit structures, percent, 2000
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17.6% |
36.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied
housing units, 2000
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$105,200 |
$170,800 |
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Households, 2000
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24,295 |
3,064,645 |
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Persons per household,
2000
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2.60 |
2.68 |
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Median household
income, 2004
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$49,231 |
$57,338 |
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Per capita money
income, 1999
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$20,874 |
$27,006 |
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Persons below poverty,
percent, 2004
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9.2% |
8.4% |
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Business
QuickFacts |
Salem
County |
New
Jersey |
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Private nonfarm establishments,
2005
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1,326 |
242,1281 |
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Private nonfarm employment,
2005
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19,267 |
3,594,8621 |
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Private nonfarm employment,
percent change 2000-2005
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1.3% |
1.3%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments,
2004
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2,775 |
556,973 |
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Total number of firms,
2002
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3,755 |
708,837 |
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Black-owned firms,
percent, 2002
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2.8% |
5.1% |
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American Indian and
Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002
|
F |
0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms,
percent, 2002
|
F |
7.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and
Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002
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F |
0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms,
percent, 2002
|
F |
7.0% |
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Women-owned firms,
percent, 2002
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33.8% |
26.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments,
2002 ($1000)
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1,166,207 |
96,599,807 |
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Wholesale trade sales,
2002 ($1000)
|
D |
256,925,492 |
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Retail sales, 2002
($1000)
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542,856 |
102,153,833 |
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Retail sales per
capita, 2002
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$8,382 |
$11,910 |
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Accommodation and
foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000)
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67,138 |
15,715,595 |
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Building permits,
2006
|
298 |
34,323 |
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Federal spending,
2004 ($1000)
|
361,404 |
55,264,3501 |
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Geography
QuickFacts |
Salem
County |
New
Jersey |
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Land area, 2000 (square
miles)
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337.88 |
7,417.34 |
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Persons per square
mile, 2000
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190.2 |
1,134.5 |
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FIPS Code
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033 |
34 |
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Metropolitan or Micropolitan
Statistical Area
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Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington,
PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area |
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