Salem, NJ Population

Overview

5,237

Total Population

32.5

Median age

56.43%

Female population %

77.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

0-4 years

Largest age group

82.5

Total dependency ratio

Black or African American

Largest racial group

55

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Salem's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Salem is 32.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Salem's population under 18 was 31.87%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Salem's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.10% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Salem, 29.10% were under the age of 15, 15.73% aged 15 to 29, 39.07% aged 30 to 64, 13.79% aged 65 to 84, and 2.31% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 673 more females than males in Salem:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.43% females and 43.57% males in Salem, NJ.
The Salem, NJ gender ratio is 77.2:100 i.e. 77.2 men to 100 women (0.772).
For male population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 386.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 412.

Salem's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Salem population: 32.31% are White, 63.89% are Black or African American, 0.52% are Asian, 0.15% are some other race and 3.13% are multiracial.
Salem's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of Black or African American population in the city.
By ethnicity, 55 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,687 (89.50% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Salem is Black or African American with a population of 3,346 (63.89% of the total population).

Salem's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 5,851 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Salem's population decreased by 702 (12.04%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Salem's population increased by 171 (3.33%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Salem's population was lowest in year 2019 at 4,703.