PlainZIP

Salem, NJ

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Salem, NJ: 1 USPS ZIP, population 10,987. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet SALEM-NJ · Salem, NJ 1 ZIPs · 10,987 pop · #20120/25278 · Salem County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $54,641
  • RANK-LOWER #20120/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Deepwater
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 58% owners
  • POP-TOWN 10,987
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $196,700

Nearest income peer: Deepwater, NJ (+ $11,303 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Salem

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Salem on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Salem, NJ sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

20th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
10,987
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$54,641
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($54,641 average) · poverty 15.7%. The primary code (08079) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (57.5%) for this income tier, rent $1,113 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within New Jersey, Pleasantville is the closest lower-income city and Passaic the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Salem.

Population concentration

Salem reads through its lone ZIP, 08079

10,987 ACS residents, one ZIP: 08079 is not the leading code inside Salem, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Salem

Citywide ZBP: 159 establishments, 2,124 employees , annual payroll $143,054k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 08079 (159 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (32) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Salem, NJ

These ZIP codes sit in Salem County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Salem. See the Salem County roll-up →

Every one of the 10 cities sharing Salem County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Salem, Penns Grove, Pennsville and Elmer among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Alloway marks the far end of that range at $134,583, 146% above Salem.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
08079 10,987 $54,641 159 47
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Salem roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Salem, .