Cumberland County vs. Salem County
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Cumberland County (NJ) Salem County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 150,972 62,607
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -3.6% -5.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 156,633 66,066
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 156,898 66,083
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.3% 5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 23.9% 21.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 15.3% 18.6%
Female persons, percent 49.0% 50.9%
White alone, percent 71.9% 81.3%
Black or African American alone, percent 21.9% 14.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.6% 0.6%
Asian alone, percent 1.5% 1.1%
Two or More Races, percent 3.0% 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 31.4% 9.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 45.9% 73.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018 6,521 3,813
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 10.4% 4.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 56,490 27,603
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 64.4% 70.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $162,500 $185,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,611 $1,785
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $728 $794
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,028 $1,016
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 20.2% 17.6%
Building permits, 2018 74 63
Households, 2014-2018 50,608 23,908
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.77 2.59
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 88.0% 90.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 27.9% 8.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 82.7% 85.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 74.4% 77.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 77.9% 87.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 14.7% 20.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 10.1% 10.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 12.1% 7.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 56.0% 61.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 56.2% 58.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 173,701 89,248
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 872,101 319,868
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,422,383 1,825,444
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,049,003 627,036
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,986 $9,533
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 24.0 26.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $52,593 $64,309
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $23,946 $32,526
Persons in poverty, percent 15.2% 11.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017 2,815 1,155
Total employment, 2017 47,231 16,668
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 1,880,237 872,089
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 2.5% -6.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 6,096 2,912
All firms, 2012 8,322 3,760
Men-owned firms, 2012 5,083 2,233
Women-owned firms, 2012 2,245 951
Minority-owned firms, 2012 2,388 395
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 5,504 3,137
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 807 312
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 7,018 3,107
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 9.5% 6.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.7% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 8.6% 2.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 21.4% 25.6%
Population per square mile, 2010 324.4 199.1
Land area in square miles, 2010 483.70 331.90
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Cumberland county (NJ) and Salem county (NJ) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.