New Jersey · Census place 65490
Salem city, NJ
Quick answer
Salem city has 5,315 residents, ranking #283 of 700 places in New Jersey. Median household income is $40,650, the median home is worth $69,300 and median gross rent runs $992 a month.
- Population
- 5,315Salem city residents
- Median household income
- $40,650Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $69,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $992Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 34.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Salem city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Salem city median would spend about 29.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 31.2% of residents and 34.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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