ZIP Code 08079

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Salem · Salem County · New Jersey

Quick Facts

10,987

Population

235.8

Area (sq mi)

People / sq mi

America/New_York

Time Zone

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ZIP Type

Demographics

41.0

Median Age

46.4%

Male

53.6%

Female

1.8%

Foreign-Born

White 61.2%

African American 31.4%

Asian 1.1%

American Indian or Alaska Native 0.4%

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0.0%

Two or More Ethnicities 4.7%

Hispanic or Latino 6.0%

Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)

Income & Employment

$60,375

Median Household Income

$35,532

Per Capita Income

19.1%

Poverty Rate

6.0%

Unemployment Rate

28.1 min

Mean Commute Time

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)

Education

High School Graduate or Higher 59.5%

Bachelor's Degree or Higher 18.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)

Housing

5,213

Total Housing Units

4,323

Occupied Units

890

Vacant Units

2.44

Avg Household Size

Occupancy Type

Owner 58.3%

Renter 41.7%

$180,300

Median Home Value

$1,057

Median Rent

1953

Median Year Built

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)

Nearby ZIP Codes

ZIP Code	City	Population	Distance
08072	Quinton, NJ	225	0.7 mi
08001	Alloway, NJ	844	4.3 mi
08038	Hancocks Bridge, NJ	124	5.7 mi
08070	Pennsville, NJ	13,059	7.0 mi
08098	Woodstown, NJ	9,090	8.5 mi
08023	Deepwater, NJ	451	10.6 mi
08323	Greenwich, NJ	804	10.8 mi
08353	Shiloh, NJ	516	9.2 mi

Related Areas

Salem County Salem, NJ New Jersey

All data sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2023).

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