Carneys Point vs Salem

A side-by-side comparison of Carneys Point and Salem: population, income, housing, and more.

Carneys Point and Salem are places in New Jersey. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Carneys Point has the higher population (7,945 vs 5,315 in Salem). Carneys Point has the higher median household income ($75,436 vs $40,650 in Salem). Carneys Point has the higher median home value ($180,600 vs $69,300 in Salem).

Population, income & housing

	Carneys Point	Salem
Population	7,945	5,315
Median age	44.6 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$75,436	$40,650
Median home value	$180,600	$69,300
Median gross rent	$1,283	$992
Housing units	3,657	2,889
Homeownership rate	61.9%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	12.7%
Unemployment rate	7.7%	10.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Carneys Point	Salem
Population	7,076 → 7,945 (+12.3%)	4,781 → 5,315 (+11.2%)
Median household income	$55,750 → $75,436 (+35.3%)	$24,926 → $40,650 (+63.1%)
Median home value	$144,200 → $180,600 (+25.2%)	$82,500 → $69,300 (-16.0%)
Median gross rent	$962 → $1,283 (+33.4%)	$869 → $992 (+14.2%)

Carneys Point

Population

7,0767,945

Median household income

$55,750$75,436

Median home value

$144,200$180,600

Median gross rent

$962$1,283

Salem

Population

4,7815,315

Median household income

$24,926$40,650

Median home value

$82,500$69,300

Median gross rent

$869$992

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Carneys Point	Salem
Under 5	3.3%	11.6%
5 to 17	14.2%	15.8%
18 to 24	8.0%	8.5%
25 to 34	9.9%	12.1%
35 to 44	15.5%	13.7%
45 to 54	14.2%	6.5%
55 to 64	12.5%	13.4%
65 to 74	12.1%	10.7%
75 and over	10.3%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Carneys Point	Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	59.5%	30.2%
Black or African American	17.8%	56.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.7%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	16.5%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Carneys Point	Salem
No high school diploma	10.1%	20.7%
High school graduate	43.5%	43.7%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Carneys Point	Salem
Drove alone	75.1%	60.8%
Carpooled	12.5%	20.1%
Public transit	0.0%	4.2%
Walked	1.5%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	9.3%	12.7%
Other means	1.6%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Carneys Point	Salem
1-unit, detached	66.0%	34.5%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	22.0%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	25.6%
5 to 19 units	11.2%	14.4%
20 or more units	12.1%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Carneys Point	Salem
Poverty rate	10.6%	31.2%
Average household size	2.30	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	23	28
Median year structure built	1963	1943