ZIP 08079 · Salem
Who lives in ZIP code 08079 (Salem, NJ): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Salem, NJ · Salem County
uszips 2026
People10,762
Median age42.0
Household income$54,641
Home value$196,457
Median rent$1,113/mo
Poverty15.7%
College degree+20.6%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Wider region
- Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Metro division
- Wilmington, DE-MD-NJ
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 47 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,478
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.0% are 65 or older; 78.2% are adults.
Household income
30.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $40,717.
Education (adults 25+)
47.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 42.6%
- Never married
- 37.6%
- Divorced
- 10.0%
- Widowed
- 9.9%
- Family size
- 3.20
- Dual-income families
- 44.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 57.5%
- Rent burden
- 38.4%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.3%
- Unemployment
- 6.0%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 5.9%
- With a disability
- 20.0%
- No health insurance
- 4.7%
- Limited English
- 4.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.