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Language Spoken At Home in Salem County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 62,168 | 100% |
English only | 57,791 | 93.0% |
Language other than English | 4,377 | 7.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,668 | 2.7% |
Spanish | 2,855 | 4.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,293 | 2.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,053 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 258 | 0.4% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 371 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 92 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 98 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 25 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Salem County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 66,007 | 100% |
American | 3,638 | 5.5% |
Arab | 106 | 0.2% |
Czech | 59 | 0.1% |
Danish | 65 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 1,111 | 1.7% |
English | 8,682 | 13.2% |
French (except Basque) | 1,541 | 2.3% |
French Canadian | 265 | 0.4% |
German | 14,271 | 21.6% |
Greek | 301 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 375 | 0.6% |
Irish | 13,908 | 21.1% |
Italian | 10,457 | 15.8% |
Lithuanian | 316 | 0.5% |
Norwegian | 341 | 0.5% |
Polish | 3,104 | 4.7% |
Portuguese | 188 | 0.3% |
Russian | 615 | 0.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 589 | 0.9% |
Scottish | 1,213 | 1.8% |
Slovak | 72 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 203 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 643 | 1.0% |
Swiss | 197 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 508 | 0.8% |
Welsh | 731 | 1.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 295 | 0.4% |
Households By Type in Salem County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 24,950 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 17,046 | 68.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,210 | 28.9% |
Married-couple family | 12,237 | 49.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,592 | 18.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,345 | 5.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 667 | 2.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 3,464 | 13.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,951 | 7.8% |
Nonfamily households | 7,904 | 31.7% |
Householder living alone | 6,770 | 27.1% |
65 years and over | 3,159 | 12.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 8,276 | 33.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 7,213 | 28.9% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Salem County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 64,773 | 100% |
Householder | 24,950 | 38.5% |
Spouse | 12,199 | 18.8% |
Child | 20,755 | 32.0% |
Other relatives | 4,020 | 6.2% |
Nonrelatives | 2,849 | 4.4% |
Unmarried partner | 1,698 | 2.6% |
Marital Status in Salem County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 25,601 | 100% |
Never married | 8,958 | 35.0% |
Now married, except separated | 12,871 | 50.3% |
Separated | 436 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 864 | 3.4% |
Divorced | 2,472 | 9.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 27,957 | 100% |
Never married | 7,760 | 27.8% |
Now married, except separated | 13,020 | 46.6% |
Separated | 642 | 2.3% |
Widowed | 3,386 | 12.1% |
Divorced | 3,149 | 11.3% |
Fertility in Salem County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,014 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 551 | 54.3% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 65 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 65 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 12 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 123 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 39 | 0% |
Grandparents in Salem County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,641 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 728 | 44.4% |
Less than 1 year | 168 | 10.2% |
1 or 2 years | 189 | 11.5% |
3 or 4 years | 57 | 3.5% |
5 or more years | 314 | 19.1% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 728 | 100% |
Who are female | 456 | 62.6% |
Who are married | 508 | 69.8% |
School Enrollment in Salem County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 16,419 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 935 | 5.7% |
Kindergarten | 1,125 | 6.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 6,680 | 40.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 4,189 | 25.5% |
College or graduate school | 3,490 | 21.3% |
Educational Attainment in Salem County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 45,107 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,014 | 4.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,424 | 9.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 17,201 | 38.1% |
Some college, no degree | 9,083 | 20.1% |
Associate's degree | 3,818 | 8.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 5,944 | 13.2% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,623 | 5.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 85.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 19.0% |
Veteran Status in Salem County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 50,585 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 5,323 | 10.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Salem County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 65,157 | 100% |
With a disability | 8,517 | 13.1% |
Under 18 years | 15,344 | 100% |
With a disability | 724 | 4.7% |
18 to 64 years | 40,192 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,415 | 11.0% |
65 years and over | 9,621 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,378 | 35.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Salem County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 65,200 | 100% |
Same house | 58,612 | 89.9% |
Different house in the U.S. | 6,485 | 9.9% |
Same county | 3,793 | 5.8% |
Different county | 2,692 | 4.1% |
Same state | 1,619 | 2.5% |
Different state | 1,073 | 1.6% |
Abroad | 103 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Salem County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 66,007 | 100% |
Native | 63,369 | 96.0% |
Born in United States | 62,612 | 94.9% |
State of residence | 41,222 | 62.5% |
Different state | 21,390 | 32.4% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 757 | 1.1% |
Foreign born | 2,638 | 4.0% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Salem County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,638 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,521 | 57.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,117 | 42.3% |
Year of Entry in Salem County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 3,395 | 100% |
Native | 757 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 18 | 2.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 739 | 97.6% |
Foreign born | 2,638 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 20 | 0.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,618 | 99.2% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Salem County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,638 | 100% |
Europe | 520 | 19.7% |
Asia | 499 | 18.9% |
Africa | 88 | 3.3% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 1,426 | 54.1% |
Northern America | 105 | 4.0% |