Salem County vs. Cumberland County
Home > Facts > United States > County Comparisons
Choose...
Alameda - CA
Allegheny - PA
Baltimore - MD
Bergen - NJ
Bernalillo - NM
Bexar - TX
Bronx - NY
Broward - FL
Clark - NV
Cobb - GA
Collin - TX
Contra Costa - CA
Cook - IL
Cuyahoga - OH
Dallas - TX
Davidson - TN
DeKalb - GA
Denton - TX
Denver - CO
District of Columbia - DC
DuPage - IL
Duval - FL
El Paso - CO
El Paso - TX
Erie - NY
Essex - MA
Essex - NJ
Fairfax - VA
Fairfield - CT
Fort Bend - TX
Franklin - OH
Fresno - CA
Fulton - GA
Gwinnett - GA
Hamilton - OH
Harris - TX
Hartford - CT
Hennepin - MN
Hidalgo - TX
Hillsborough - FL
Honolulu - HI
Hudson - NJ
Jackson - MO
Jefferson - AL
Jefferson - KY
Kern - CA
King - WA
Kings - NY
Lake - IL
Lee - FL
Los Angeles - CA
Macomb - MI
Maricopa - AZ
Marion - IN
Mecklenburg - NC
Miami-Dade - FL
Middlesex - MA
Middlesex - NJ
Milwaukee - WI
Monroe - NY
Montgomery - MD
Montgomery - PA
Multnomah - OR
Nassau - NY
New Haven - CT
New York - NY
Norfolk - MA
Oakland - MI
Oklahoma - OK
Orange - CA
Orange - FL
Palm Beach - FL
Philadelphia - PA
Pierce - WA
Pima - AZ
Pinellas - FL
Prince George's - MD
Queens - NY
Riverside - CA
Sacramento - CA
Salt Lake - UT
San Bernardino - CA
San Diego - CA
San Francisco - CA
San Joaquin - CA
San Mateo - CA
Santa Clara - CA
Shelby - TN
Snohomish - WA
St. Louis - MO
Suffolk - MA
Suffolk - NY
Tarrant - TX
Travis - TX
Ventura - CA
Wake - NC
Wayne - MI
Westchester - NY
Will - IL
Worcester - MA
Choose...
Alameda - CA
Allegheny - PA
Baltimore - MD
Bergen - NJ
Bernalillo - NM
Bexar - TX
Bronx - NY
Broward - FL
Clark - NV
Cobb - GA
Collin - TX
Contra Costa - CA
Cook - IL
Cuyahoga - OH
Dallas - TX
Davidson - TN
DeKalb - GA
Denton - TX
Denver - CO
District of Columbia - DC
DuPage - IL
Duval - FL
El Paso - CO
El Paso - TX
Erie - NY
Essex - MA
Essex - NJ
Fairfax - VA
Fairfield - CT
Fort Bend - TX
Franklin - OH
Fresno - CA
Fulton - GA
Gwinnett - GA
Hamilton - OH
Harris - TX
Hartford - CT
Hennepin - MN
Hidalgo - TX
Hillsborough - FL
Honolulu - HI
Hudson - NJ
Jackson - MO
Jefferson - AL
Jefferson - KY
Kern - CA
King - WA
Kings - NY
Lake - IL
Lee - FL
Los Angeles - CA
Macomb - MI
Maricopa - AZ
Marion - IN
Mecklenburg - NC
Miami-Dade - FL
Middlesex - MA
Middlesex - NJ
Milwaukee - WI
Monroe - NY
Montgomery - MD
Montgomery - PA
Multnomah - OR
Nassau - NY
New Haven - CT
New York - NY
Norfolk - MA
Oakland - MI
Oklahoma - OK
Orange - CA
Orange - FL
Palm Beach - FL
Philadelphia - PA
Pierce - WA
Pima - AZ
Pinellas - FL
Prince George's - MD
Queens - NY
Riverside - CA
Sacramento - CA
Salt Lake - UT
San Bernardino - CA
San Diego - CA
San Francisco - CA
San Joaquin - CA
San Mateo - CA
Santa Clara - CA
Shelby - TN
Snohomish - WA
St. Louis - MO
Suffolk - MA
Suffolk - NY
Tarrant - TX
Travis - TX
Ventura - CA
Wake - NC
Wayne - MI
Westchester - NY
Will - IL
Worcester - MA
Salem County (NJ) Cumberland County (NJ)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 62,607 150,972
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -5.2% -3.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 66,066 156,633
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 66,083 156,898
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.4% 6.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.4% 23.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 18.6% 15.3%
Female persons, percent 50.9% 49.0%
White alone, percent 81.3% 71.9%
Black or African American alone, percent 14.7% 21.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.6% 1.6%
Asian alone, percent 1.1% 1.5%
Two or More Races, percent 2.3% 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 9.5% 31.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 73.9% 45.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018 3,813 6,521
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 4.5% 10.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 27,603 56,490
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 70.5% 64.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $185,300 $162,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,785 $1,611
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $794 $728
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,016 $1,028
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 17.6% 20.2%
Building permits, 2018 63 74
Households, 2014-2018 23,908 50,608
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.59 2.77
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 90.5% 88.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 8.5% 27.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 85.6% 82.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 77.5% 74.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 87.7% 77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 20.9% 14.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 10.7% 10.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 7.6% 12.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 61.7% 56.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.5% 56.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 89,248 173,701
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 319,868 872,101
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,825,444 2,422,383
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 627,036 2,049,003
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $9,533 $12,986
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 26.0 24.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $64,309 $52,593
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $32,526 $23,946
Persons in poverty, percent 11.2% 15.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017 1,155 2,815
Total employment, 2017 16,668 47,231
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 872,089 1,880,237
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -6.0% 2.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 2,912 6,096
All firms, 2012 3,760 8,322
Men-owned firms, 2012 2,233 5,083
Women-owned firms, 2012 951 2,245
Minority-owned firms, 2012 395 2,388
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 3,137 5,504
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 312 807
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 3,107 7,018
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.4% 9.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 3.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.3% 8.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.6% 21.4%
Population per square mile, 2010 199.1 324.4
Land area in square miles, 2010 331.90 483.70
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Salem county (NJ) and Cumberland county (NJ) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.