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Salem County Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 24,747
Births / Deaths / Infant Deaths (2004): 225 / 280 / 0
Land Area (2000): 37.784 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 0.000 square kilometers
Gallons of water used per day (total / public use) (2000): 3,000,000 / 3,000,000
Ground water as percent of water use (2000): 0.00%
Physicians (2004): 189
Community Hospitals (Beds) (2004): 1 (521)
Medicare Recipients (2005): 6,777
Federal Spending (2004): $321,167

Salem County Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Salem County Employment Information Back to top
Salem County Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	12,680	12,272	408	3.21%	32
1991	13,135	12,426	709	5.39%	54
1992	13,148	12,495	653	4.97%	50
1993	13,292	12,819	474	3.56%	36
1994	13,592	13,209	383	2.82%	28
1995	13,837	13,489	347	2.51%	25
1996	13,982	13,650	332	2.38%	24
1997	13,923	13,530	393	2.82%	28
1998	13,751	13,422	329	2.39%	24
1999	13,411	13,202	209	1.55%	16
2000	12,897	12,650	247	1.91%	19
2001	12,953	12,585	368	2.84%	29
2002	13,300	12,790	509	3.83%	38
2003	12,949	12,447	502	3.88%	39
2004	12,657	12,229	427	3.38%	34
2005	12,806	12,403	403	3.15%	32
2006	13,128	12,741	387	2.95%	30
2007	13,261	12,867	394	2.97%	30
2008	13,438	12,936	502	3.74%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	12,402	12,030	372	3.00%	30
Feb 1990	12,465	12,036	429	3.44%	34
Mar 1990	12,568	12,160	408	3.25%	32
Apr 1990	12,511	12,159	352	2.81%	28
May 1990	12,702	12,289	413	3.25%	33
Jun 1990	12,773	12,389	384	3.01%	30
Jul 1990	12,861	12,522	339	2.64%	26
Aug 1990	12,858	12,466	392	3.05%	30
Sep 1990	12,684	12,268	416	3.28%	33
Oct 1990	12,760	12,334	426	3.34%	33
Nov 1990	12,797	12,316	481	3.76%	38
Dec 1990	12,775	12,296	479	3.75%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	12,917	12,293	624	4.83%	48
Feb 1991	12,932	12,285	647	5.00%	50
Mar 1991	13,096	12,371	725	5.54%	55
Apr 1991	13,065	12,414	651	4.98%	50
May 1991	13,051	12,359	692	5.30%	53
Jun 1991	13,295	12,516	779	5.86%	59
Jul 1991	13,274	12,546	728	5.48%	55
Aug 1991	13,122	12,456	666	5.08%	51
Sep 1991	13,053	12,342	711	5.45%	54
Oct 1991	13,240	12,486	754	5.69%	57
Nov 1991	13,311	12,557	754	5.66%	57
Dec 1991	13,261	12,490	771	5.81%	58

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	13,130	12,329	801	6.10%	61
Feb 1992	12,976	12,222	754	5.81%	58
Mar 1992	13,008	12,334	674	5.18%	52
Apr 1992	13,049	12,370	679	5.20%	52
May 1992	13,110	12,416	694	5.29%	53
Jun 1992	13,175	12,533	642	4.87%	49
Jul 1992	13,400	12,797	603	4.50%	45
Aug 1992	13,287	12,662	625	4.70%	47
Sep 1992	13,089	12,440	649	4.96%	50
Oct 1992	13,207	12,592	615	4.66%	47
Nov 1992	13,196	12,647	549	4.16%	42
Dec 1992	13,152	12,599	553	4.20%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	13,210	12,615	595	4.50%	45
Feb 1993	13,210	12,621	589	4.46%	45
Mar 1993	13,160	12,678	482	3.66%	37
Apr 1993	13,126	12,684	442	3.37%	34
May 1993	13,230	12,822	408	3.08%	31
Jun 1993	13,372	12,888	484	3.62%	36
Jul 1993	13,409	12,946	463	3.45%	35
Aug 1993	13,445	12,932	513	3.82%	38
Sep 1993	13,189	12,711	478	3.62%	36
Oct 1993	13,343	12,931	412	3.09%	31
Nov 1993	13,431	13,006	425	3.16%	32
Dec 1993	13,380	12,988	392	2.93%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	13,456	12,943	513	3.81%	38
Feb 1994	13,476	12,973	503	3.73%	37
Mar 1994	13,453	13,032	421	3.13%	31
Apr 1994	13,430	13,052	378	2.81%	28
May 1994	13,609	13,226	383	2.81%	28
Jun 1994	13,688	13,284	404	2.95%	30
Jul 1994	13,698	13,375	323	2.36%	24
Aug 1994	13,693	13,302	391	2.86%	29
Sep 1994	13,498	13,149	349	2.59%	26
Oct 1994	13,738	13,387	351	2.55%	26
Nov 1994	13,753	13,472	281	2.04%	20
Dec 1994	13,608	13,309	299	2.20%	22

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	13,768	13,400	368	2.67%	27
Feb 1995	13,732	13,356	376	2.74%	27
Mar 1995	13,793	13,444	349	2.53%	25
Apr 1995	13,920	13,537	383	2.75%	28
May 1995	13,853	13,492	361	2.61%	26
Jun 1995	13,911	13,557	354	2.54%	25
Jul 1995	13,993	13,689	304	2.17%	22
Aug 1995	13,904	13,525	379	2.73%	27
Sep 1995	13,775	13,413	362	2.63%	26
Oct 1995	13,762	13,434	328	2.38%	24
Nov 1995	13,806	13,520	286	2.07%	21
Dec 1995	13,825	13,506	319	2.31%	23

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	13,773	13,385	388	2.82%	28
Feb 1996	13,813	13,468	345	2.50%	25
Mar 1996	13,896	13,581	315	2.27%	23
Apr 1996	13,990	13,618	372	2.66%	27
May 1996	13,975	13,659	316	2.26%	23
Jun 1996	14,080	13,749	331	2.35%	24
Jul 1996	14,302	13,934	368	2.57%	26
Aug 1996	14,087	13,784	303	2.15%	22
Sep 1996	13,932	13,575	357	2.56%	26
Oct 1996	13,980	13,679	301	2.15%	22
Nov 1996	14,014	13,714	300	2.14%	21
Dec 1996	13,941	13,651	290	2.08%	21

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	13,820	13,354	466	3.37%	34
Feb 1997	13,782	13,354	428	3.11%	31
Mar 1997	13,965	13,526	439	3.14%	31
Apr 1997	13,932	13,489	443	3.18%	32
May 1997	14,060	13,611	449	3.19%	32
Jun 1997	14,067	13,599	468	3.33%	33
Jul 1997	13,980	13,619	361	2.58%	26
Aug 1997	14,066	13,611	455	3.23%	32
Sep 1997	13,860	13,442	418	3.02%	30
Oct 1997	13,810	13,535	275	1.99%	20
Nov 1997	13,878	13,612	266	1.92%	19
Dec 1997	13,854	13,605	249	1.80%	18

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	13,733	13,327	406	2.96%	30
Feb 1998	13,813	13,336	477	3.45%	35
Mar 1998	13,826	13,390	436	3.15%	32
Apr 1998	13,820	13,510	310	2.24%	22
May 1998	13,894	13,557	337	2.43%	24
Jun 1998	13,833	13,533	300	2.17%	22
Jul 1998	13,893	13,538	355	2.56%	26
Aug 1998	13,806	13,429	377	2.73%	27
Sep 1998	13,603	13,338	265	1.95%	19
Oct 1998	13,539	13,312	227	1.68%	17
Nov 1998	13,620	13,381	239	1.75%	18
Dec 1998	13,627	13,413	214	1.57%	16

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	13,566	13,226	340	2.51%	25
Feb 1999	13,384	13,170	214	1.60%	16
Mar 1999	13,420	13,249	171	1.27%	13
Apr 1999	13,351	13,149	202	1.51%	15
May 1999	13,451	13,221	230	1.71%	17
Jun 1999	13,548	13,341	207	1.53%	15
Jul 1999	13,598	13,353	245	1.80%	18
Aug 1999	13,381	13,166	215	1.61%	16
Sep 1999	13,285	13,103	182	1.37%	14
Oct 1999	13,221	13,063	158	1.20%	12
Nov 1999	13,324	13,153	171	1.28%	13
Dec 1999	13,399	13,232	167	1.25%	12

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	12,838	12,565	273	2.13%	21
Feb 2000	12,856	12,578	278	2.16%	22
Mar 2000	12,966	12,684	282	2.17%	22
Apr 2000	12,898	12,663	235	1.82%	18
May 2000	12,908	12,641	267	2.07%	21
Jun 2000	12,965	12,675	290	2.24%	22
Jul 2000	12,995	12,728	267	2.05%	21
Aug 2000	12,912	12,625	287	2.22%	22
Sep 2000	12,842	12,618	224	1.74%	17
Oct 2000	12,851	12,675	176	1.37%	14
Nov 2000	12,863	12,670	193	1.50%	15
Dec 2000	12,872	12,683	189	1.47%	15

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	12,853	12,563	290	2.26%	23
Feb 2001	12,866	12,553	313	2.43%	24
Mar 2001	12,931	12,622	309	2.39%	24
Apr 2001	12,838	12,530	308	2.40%	24
May 2001	12,918	12,572	346	2.68%	27
Jun 2001	13,037	12,652	385	2.95%	30
Jul 2001	13,006	12,636	370	2.84%	28
Aug 2001	12,925	12,487	438	3.39%	34
Sep 2001	12,938	12,516	422	3.26%	33
Oct 2001	13,035	12,620	415	3.18%	32
Nov 2001	13,011	12,607	404	3.11%	31
Dec 2001	13,077	12,657	420	3.21%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	13,137	12,620	517	3.94%	39
Feb 2002	13,217	12,694	523	3.96%	40
Mar 2002	13,231	12,737	494	3.73%	37
Apr 2002	13,194	12,725	469	3.55%	36
May 2002	13,270	12,798	472	3.56%	36
Jun 2002	13,339	12,811	528	3.96%	40
Jul 2002	13,399	12,891	508	3.79%	38
Aug 2002	13,476	12,831	645	4.79%	48
Sep 2002	13,384	12,887	497	3.71%	37
Oct 2002	13,343	12,869	474	3.55%	36
Nov 2002	13,322	12,821	501	3.76%	38
Dec 2002	13,284	12,800	484	3.64%	36

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	13,099	12,495	604	4.61%	46
Feb 2003	13,061	12,507	554	4.24%	42
Mar 2003	13,096	12,525	571	4.36%	44
Apr 2003	13,005	12,518	487	3.74%	37
May 2003	13,034	12,532	502	3.85%	39
Jun 2003	13,066	12,480	586	4.48%	45
Jul 2003	12,933	12,451	482	3.73%	37
Aug 2003	12,769	12,310	459	3.59%	36
Sep 2003	12,801	12,345	456	3.56%	36
Oct 2003	12,851	12,405	446	3.47%	35
Nov 2003	12,867	12,400	467	3.63%	36
Dec 2003	12,802	12,393	409	3.19%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	12,615	12,142	473	3.75%	37
Feb 2004	12,541	12,107	434	3.46%	35
Mar 2004	12,624	12,176	448	3.55%	35
Apr 2004	12,637	12,227	410	3.24%	32
May 2004	12,741	12,302	439	3.45%	34
Jun 2004	12,842	12,350	492	3.83%	38
Jul 2004	12,831	12,376	455	3.55%	35
Aug 2004	12,737	12,313	424	3.33%	33
Sep 2004	12,576	12,194	382	3.04%	30
Oct 2004	12,538	12,165	373	2.97%	30
Nov 2004	12,629	12,223	406	3.21%	32
Dec 2004	12,570	12,177	393	3.13%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	12,600	12,166	434	3.44%	34
Feb 2005	12,578	12,165	413	3.28%	33
Mar 2005	12,667	12,268	399	3.15%	31
Apr 2005	12,700	12,295	405	3.19%	32
May 2005	12,805	12,387	418	3.26%	33
Jun 2005	12,896	12,427	469	3.64%	36
Jul 2005	12,971	12,553	418	3.22%	32
Aug 2005	12,894	12,487	407	3.16%	32
Sep 2005	12,841	12,446	395	3.08%	31
Oct 2005	12,910	12,539	371	2.87%	29
Nov 2005	12,934	12,556	378	2.92%	29
Dec 2005	12,875	12,543	332	2.58%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	12,907	12,529	378	2.93%	29
Feb 2006	12,960	12,572	388	2.99%	30
Mar 2006	13,055	12,665	390	2.99%	30
Apr 2006	13,041	12,652	389	2.98%	30
May 2006	13,097	12,709	388	2.96%	30
Jun 2006	13,272	12,827	445	3.35%	34
Jul 2006	13,292	12,848	444	3.34%	33
Aug 2006	13,210	12,764	446	3.38%	34
Sep 2006	13,124	12,763	361	2.75%	28
Oct 2006	13,155	12,819	336	2.55%	26
Nov 2006	13,219	12,869	350	2.65%	26
Dec 2006	13,199	12,871	328	2.49%	25

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	13,147	12,786	361	2.75%	27
Feb 2007	13,133	12,734	399	3.04%	30
Mar 2007	13,250	12,873	377	2.85%	28
Apr 2007	13,175	12,815	360	2.73%	27
May 2007	13,278	12,909	369	2.78%	28
Jun 2007	13,392	12,973	419	3.13%	31
Jul 2007	13,445	13,028	417	3.10%	31
Aug 2007	13,305	12,897	408	3.07%	31
Sep 2007	13,246	12,865	381	2.88%	29
Oct 2007	13,217	12,826	391	2.96%	30
Nov 2007	13,304	12,887	417	3.13%	31
Dec 2007	13,235	12,812	423	3.20%	32

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	13,262	12,794	468	3.53%	35
Feb 2008	13,241	12,773	468	3.53%	35
Mar 2008	13,415	12,931	484	3.61%	36
Apr 2008	13,319	12,923	396	2.97%	30
May 2008	13,421	12,978	443	3.30%	33
Jun 2008	13,636	13,080	556	4.08%	41
Jul 2008	13,683	13,090	593	4.33%	43
Aug 2008	13,563	12,965	598	4.41%	44
Sep 2008	13,399	12,887	512	3.82%	38
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Salem County Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	1,336	10.87%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	654	5.32%
3.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	594	4.83%
4.	Educational Services	592	4.82%
5.	Food and Beverage Stores	566	4.60%
6.	Health Care	528	4.29%
7.	Finance and Insurance	500	4.07%
8.	Public Administration	474	3.86%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	414	3.37%
10.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	392	3.19%
11.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	350	2.85%
12.	Metal Manufactuing	346	2.81%
13.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	314	2.55%
14.	Rail Transportation	302	2.46%
15.	Repair and Maintenance	280	2.28%
16.	Utilities	260	2.11%
17.	Chemical Manufacturing	252	2.05%
18.	Truck Transportation	224	1.82%
19.	Machinery Manufacturing	204	1.66%
20.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	204	1.66%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	1,980	15.89%
2.	Educational Services	1,740	13.96%
3.	Finance and Insurance	1,080	8.67%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	756	6.07%
5.	Social Assistance	634	5.09%
6.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	564	4.53%
7.	Public Administration	454	3.64%
8.	Department and Other General Stores	440	3.53%
9.	Personal and Laundry Services	362	2.91%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	338	2.71%
11.	Food and Beverage Stores	320	2.57%
12.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	256	2.05%
13.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	210	1.69%
14.	Construction	206	1.65%
15.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	194	1.56%
16.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	182	1.46%
17.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	176	1.41%
18.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	158	1.27%
19.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	118	0.95%
20.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	114	0.91%

Salem County Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	624	5.08%
2.	Other Production Occupations	618	5.03%
3.	Other Installation / Maintenance	590	4.80%
4.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	562	4.57%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	544	4.42%
6.	Other Management Occupations	508	4.13%
7.	Vehicle Mechanics	430	3.50%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	392	3.19%
9.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	358	2.91%
10.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	328	2.67%
11.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	302	2.46%
12.	Top Executives	302	2.46%
13.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	296	2.41%
14.	Computer Specialists	272	2.21%
15.	Other Office and Admin Support	266	2.16%
16.	Religious Workers	240	1.95%
17.	Engineers	224	1.82%
18.	Other Construction Trades	220	1.79%
19.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	206	1.68%
20.	Cashiers	204	1.66%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	994	7.98%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	834	6.69%
3.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	608	4.88%
4.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	550	4.41%
5.	Registered Nurses	472	3.79%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	460	3.69%
7.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	444	3.56%
8.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	442	3.55%
9.	Cashiers	384	3.08%
10.	Customer Service Representatives	364	2.92%
11.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	358	2.87%
12.	Health Technologists and Technicians	352	2.83%
13.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	346	2.78%
14.	Child Care Workers	324	2.60%
15.	Other Production Occupations	266	2.13%
16.	Waiters and Waitresses	260	2.09%
17.	Personal Appearance Workers	252	2.02%
18.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	246	1.97%
19.	Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping	238	1.91%
20.	Business Operations Specialists	232	1.86%

Salem County Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	22,140	54.84%
15-35 hours	5,104	12.64%
1-14 hours	1,576	3.90%
No regular hours	11,550	28.61%

Salem County Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	410	1.71%
5 AM-5:29 AM	280	1.17%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	714	2.98%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,390	5.79%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	2,802	11.68%
7 AM-7:29 AM	3,214	13.39%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	5,430	22.63%
8 AM-8:29 AM	2,756	11.49%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,170	4.88%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	972	4.05%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	494	2.06%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	436	1.82%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,798	7.49%
4 PM-11:59 PM	2,130	8.88%

Salem County Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,418	5.91%
5-9	4,106	17.11%
10-14	5,090	21.21%
15-19	4,920	20.50%
20-24	4,294	17.89%
25-29	1,252	5.22%
30-34	1,506	6.28%
35-39	202	0.84%
40-44	190	0.79%
45-59	510	2.13%
60-89	316	1.32%
At least 90	192	0.80%

Salem County Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	68	0.28%	21,012	87.56%
30-44	14	0.06%	1,884	7.85%
45-59	0	0.00%	510	2.13%
At least 60	0	0.00%	508	2.12%

Salem County Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	10	0.04%
Car / truck / van, carpool	2,188	8.98%
Car / truck / van, solo	20,522	84.19%
Motorcycle	56	0.23%
Other	112	0.46%
Public transportation	82	0.34%
Walked	1,026	4.21%
Worked at home	380	1.56%

Salem County Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Salem County Family Information Back to top
: 19,866 (46,120 people)
: 13,106 (37,226 people)
: 5,600
: 26,492
Salem County Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	1,492	7.51%
$10,000-$14,999	1,040	5.24%
$15,000-$19,999	1,472	7.41%
$20,000-$24,999	1,832	9.22%
$25,000-$29,999	1,450	7.30%
$30,000-$34,999	1,686	8.49%
$35,000-$39,999	1,192	6.00%
$40,000-$44,999	1,456	7.33%
$45,000-$49,999	1,100	5.54%
$50,000-$59,999	2,162	10.88%
$60,000-$74,999	1,682	8.47%
$75,000-$99,999	1,616	8.13%
$100,000-$124,999	758	3.82%
$125,000-$149,999	424	2.13%
$150,000-$199,999	256	1.29%
$200,000 or more	248	1.25%

Salem County Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	2,890	29.03%
Family, 2 people	3,218	32.33%
Nonfamily, 2 people	400	4.02%
Family, 3 people	1,584	15.91%
Nonfamily, 3 people	60	0.60%
Family, 4 people	1,195	12.01%
Nonfamily, 4 people	39	0.39%
Family, 5 people	392	3.94%
Nonfamily, 5 people	16	0.16%
Family, 6 people	120	1.21%
Nonfamily, 6 people	3	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	35	0.35%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	2	0.02%

Salem County Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	15,538	28.61%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	7,666	14.12%
Public Assistance	344	0.63%
Retirement	3,976	7.32%
Self Employment	1,700	3.13%
Social Security	6,528	12.02%
Supplemental Security	642	1.18%
Wage / Salary	15,214	28.01%
Other	2,702	4.98%

Salem County Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	6,080	58.87%
With children under 18	4,248	41.13%

Salem County Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,848	9.68%
Married	11,338	59.39%
Never Married	5,480	28.70%
Widowed	426	2.23%

Salem County Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,660	12.09%
Married	11,336	51.51%
Never Married	5,014	22.78%
Widowed	2,996	13.61%

Salem County Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Salem County Education Information Back to top
Salem County Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	2,164	5.52%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	4,796	12.23%
High school diploma or equivalent	11,758	29.98%
Some college, no degree	11,114	28.34%
Associate degree	2,416	6.16%
Bachelors degree	4,740	12.09%
Graduate or professional degree	2,230	5.69%

Salem County Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	578	2.34%	410	1.66%	988	3.99%
Kindergarten	546	2.21%	20	0.08%	566	2.29%
Grades 1-4	2,426	9.80%	94	0.38%	2,520	10.18%
Grades 5-8	2,388	9.65%	28	0.11%	2,416	9.76%
Grades 9-12	2,704	10.93%	0	0.00%	2,704	10.93%
Undergrad college	1,116	4.51%	3,002	12.13%	4,118	16.64%
Graduate or professional school	188	0.76%	84	0.34%	272	1.10%
Total	9,946	40.19%	3,638	14.70%	13,584	54.89%

Salem County Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Salem County Business Information Back to top
: $706,433,000
: $693,001,000
: $48,165,000
: $1,167,795
: 3,530
Salem County Businesses Changes By Year

Year - Type	Business Births	Business Deaths	Business Expansions	Business Contractions	Stable Businesses
1999 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	5	10	11	6	5
1999 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	2	3	4
1999 - Construction	12	12	31	20	23
1999 - Educational Services	1	1	2	3	2
1999 - Finance & Insurance	7	6	11	14	25
1999 - Health Care & Social Assistance	8	6	18	22	25
1999 - Information	1	1	3	1	4
1999 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	2	0	0
1999 - Manufacturing	4	4	25	23	18
1999 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	9	10	25	23	56
1999 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	6	6	11	12	36
1999 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	3	4	8	4	11
1999 - Retail Trade	11	20	48	47	46
1999 - Transportation & Warehousing	2	0	6	5	6
1999 - Unclassified	4	0	0	1	0
1999 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
1999 - Wholesale Trade	3	5	23	17	39
1999 - Total	77	85	226	201	300
2000 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	5	5	8	5	8
2000 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	1	5	3	1
2000 - Construction	13	7	27	24	31
2000 - Educational Services	1	0	2	2	4
2000 - Finance & Insurance	7	5	16	12	22
2000 - Health Care & Social Assistance	9	5	24	15	31
2000 - Information	1	0	1	4	4
2000 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	0	2	1
2000 - Manufacturing	3	0	27	20	25
2000 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	5	7	28	23	54
2000 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	6	4	18	13	26
2000 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	2	4	5	15
2000 - Retail Trade	18	14	52	38	49
2000 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	2	4	7	7
2000 - Unclassified	3	2	0	0	2
2000 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2000 - Wholesale Trade	5	9	20	22	33
2000 - Total	80	63	236	195	313
2001 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	6	3	8	7	7
2001 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	1	0	0	0	0
2001 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	5	1	2
2001 - Construction	6	10	17	33	31
2001 - Educational Services	0	0	3	3	3
2001 - Finance & Insurance	6	9	15	12	21
2001 - Health Care & Social Assistance	9	8	30	16	23
2001 - Information	5	0	4	2	4
2001 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	0	1	1	1
2001 - Manufacturing	0	9	18	27	20
2001 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	10	7	27	33	42
2001 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	7	3	23	9	27
2001 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	2	4	4	7	11
2001 - Retail Trade	15	20	42	43	48
2001 - Transportation & Warehousing	1	2	4	7	6
2001 - Unclassified	0	3	1	1	1
2001 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2001 - Wholesale Trade	3	9	17	23	32
2001 - Total	72	87	219	225	279
2002 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	3	9	11	5
2002 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	0	0
2002 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	2	1	3	3
2002 - Construction	11	3	31	23	28
2002 - Educational Services	0	2	2	2	4
2002 - Finance & Insurance	6	3	18	9	24
2002 - Health Care & Social Assistance	9	8	30	24	17
2002 - Information	1	1	4	4	6
2002 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	1	1	0	1
2002 - Manufacturing	5	3	16	26	17
2002 - Mining	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	12	12	28	18	56
2002 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	12	9	13	17	25
2002 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	6	2	5	10	9
2002 - Retail Trade	16	14	37	51	47
2002 - Transportation & Warehousing	4	1	7	3	7
2002 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	0
2002 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2002 - Wholesale Trade	10	10	15	28	22
2002 - Total	95	75	218	229	271
2003 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	2	3	10	5	12
2003 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	1	0
2003 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	0	0	2	5	2
2003 - Construction	12	7	25	26	16
2003 - Educational Services	1	1	2	2	1
2003 - Finance & Insurance	5	1	21	10	27
2003 - Health Care & Social Assistance	2	2	28	32	21
2003 - Information	1	2	4	6	3
2003 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	1	0	1	1	1
2003 - Manufacturing	4	6	23	25	15
2003 - Mining	0	0	0	1	0
2003 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	14	9	29	22	57
2003 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	8	4	18	20	30
2003 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	3	8	5	6	9
2003 - Retail Trade	9	16	38	44	56
2003 - Transportation & Warehousing	3	1	5	7	6
2003 - Unclassified	1	0	0	0	0
2003 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2003 - Wholesale Trade	7	6	16	20	31
2003 - Total	73	66	227	233	287
2004 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	1	1	11	8	10
2004 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	0	0	1
2004 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	1	3	4	1
2004 - Construction	10	5	32	20	23
2004 - Educational Services	2	0	5	1	1
2004 - Finance & Insurance	7	6	21	12	24
2004 - Health Care & Social Assistance	4	8	19	22	33
2004 - Information	3	2	4	2	6
2004 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	1	0	1	2
2004 - Manufacturing	4	5	23	22	18
2004 - Mining	1	0	1	0	0
2004 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	13	7	33	27	52
2004 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	4	4	22	17	33
2004 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	7	0	7	7	11
2004 - Retail Trade	12	14	53	31	44
2004 - Transportation & Warehousing	4	6	5	5	6
2004 - Unclassified	1	1	0	0	0
2004 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2004 - Wholesale Trade	3	8	12	21	33
2004 - Total	77	69	251	200	298
2005 - Accommodation & Food Services	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Administrative & Support & Waste Management & remediation serv	4	3	6	11	12
2005 - Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, & Hunting	0	0	1	0	0
2005 - Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation	1	0	2	6	1
2005 - Construction	12	7	26	22	30
2005 - Educational Services	1	0	1	2	7
2005 - Finance & Insurance	10	6	15	19	24
2005 - Health Care & Social Assistance	3	1	27	18	32
2005 - Information	1	2	6	3	4
2005 - Management Of Companies & Enterprises	0	1	0	0	2
2005 - Manufacturing	7	5	22	24	16
2005 - Mining	0	0	1	0	1
2005 - Other Services (Except Public Administration)	6	9	30	34	53
2005 - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Ssrvices	3	7	16	13	39
2005 - Real Estate & Rental & Leasing	4	3	3	8	18
2005 - Retail Trade	8	16	34	47	43
2005 - Transportation & Warehousing	6	3	7	5	5
2005 - Unclassified	0	1	0	0	0
2005 - Utilities	0	0	0	0	0
2005 - Wholesale Trade	11	4	20	13	30
2005 - Total	77	68	217	225	317

Wholesale Trade Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Salem County Public Benefits Information Back to top
Salem County Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	42,954	93.29%
Below Poverty Level	3,090	6.71%

Salem County Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Salem County Criminal Information Back to top
: 233

Salem County Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Salem County Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
: 52,000
Salem County Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	2,670	10.79%
10-19 Years	3,525	14.24%
20-29 Years	3,272	13.22%
30-39 Years	3,226	13.04%
40-49 Years	3,768	15.23%
50-59 Years	2,992	12.09%
60-69 Years	2,278	9.21%
70-79 Years	1,950	7.88%
80-89 Years	901	3.64%
90+ Years	165	0.67%

Salem County Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	11,677	47.19%
Female	13,070	52.81%

Salem County Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	22,594	91.30%
African-American	1,444	5.84%
Asian	241	0.97%
Hispanic/Latino	205	0.83%
Multiracial	202	0.82%
Amerindian	32	0.13%
Other Race	23	0.09%
Pacific Islander	6	0.02%

Salem County Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	8,948	23.42%
2.	German	7,602	19.89%
3.	English	6,520	17.06%
4.	Irish	5,440	14.24%
5.	Scotch Irish	1,372	3.59%
6.	French Non-Basque	1,296	3.39%
7.	Italian	1,240	3.25%
8.	Scottish	1,100	2.88%
9.	Dutch	758	1.98%
10.	Polish	586	1.53%

Salem County Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	45,200	96.04%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	758	1.61%
3.	French	310	0.66%
4.	Tagalog	190	0.40%
5.	Serbo Croatian	108	0.23%
6.	Vietnamese	96	0.20%
7.	German	80	0.17%
8.	Portuguese / Portuguese Creole	68	0.14%
9.	Arabic	52	0.11%
10.	Other Indo European	38	0.08%

Salem County Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	48,448	97.89%
Naturalized immigrant	576	1.16%
Not a citizen	470	0.95%

Salem County Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Salem County Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part Two in a Two-Part Series

In this second of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explore how the dispute might be analyzed applying only the Supreme Court’s seminal decision in Tinker v. Des Moines Independent School District.