Jury Pool Profile
Salem County, New Jersey
- County seat
- Salem
- Judicial district
- Vicinage 15
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 66,280
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 65,275.
At a glance
Salem County is a 66,280-person venue. The county population is 73% White and 15% Black (Census race-alone categories). 11% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $81,009, $23,193 below the NJ state median of $104,202; 25.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 8.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Tagalog. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 36.9% of covered employment, average pay $69,504/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.12%, above the 5.04% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 55% to 59% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 65,275
- Median household income
- $79,960
- Unemployment
- 6.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 73% / 15%.
Salem County has a population of 65,275, with a median age of 41.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 72.6%; Black residents 14.7%. Independently, 11.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $81,009; 25.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 37% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 36.9% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 24.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.12%, above the New Jersey state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 57%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Salem County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 58.8% in 2024, 55.3% in 2020, 55.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 8.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
8.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 5.8% of the adult civilian population (2,951 individuals).