Olivet vs Salem

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

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

Salem has the higher population (5,315 vs 1,647 in Olivet). Olivet has the higher median household income ($122,193 vs $40,650 in Salem). Olivet has the higher median home value ($299,000 vs $69,300 in Salem).

Population, income & housing

	Olivet	Salem
Population	1,647	5,315
Median age	35.4 yrs	36.1 yrs
Median household income	$122,193	$40,650
Median home value	$299,000	$69,300
Median gross rent	—	$992
Housing units	514	2,889
Homeownership rate	97.9%	34.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	12.7%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	10.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Olivet	Salem
Population	1,394 → 1,647 (+18.1%)	4,781 → 5,315 (+11.2%)
Median household income	$110,517 → $122,193 (+10.6%)	$24,926 → $40,650 (+63.1%)
Median home value	$241,600 → $299,000 (+23.8%)	$82,500 → $69,300 (-16.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$869 → $992 (+14.2%)

Olivet

Population

1,3941,647

Median household income

$110,517$122,193

Median home value

$241,600$299,000

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)

	Olivet	Salem
Under 5	10.1%	11.6%
5 to 17	21.1%	15.8%
18 to 24	6.1%	8.5%
25 to 34	12.1%	12.1%
35 to 44	14.1%	13.7%
45 to 54	11.2%	6.5%
55 to 64	12.4%	13.4%
65 to 74	10.6%	10.7%
75 and over	2.1%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Olivet	Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	30.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	56.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	7.2%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Olivet	Salem
No high school diploma	2.7%	20.7%
High school graduate	43.0%	43.7%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	17.3%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Olivet	Salem
Drove alone	92.5%	60.8%
Carpooled	3.2%	20.1%
Public transit	0.0%	4.2%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	1.0%	12.7%
Other means	3.3%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Olivet	Salem
1-unit, detached	100.0%	34.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	22.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	25.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	14.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Olivet	Salem
Poverty rate	10.0%	31.2%
Average household size	3.20	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1984	1943