Salem County vs Warren County

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

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

Warren County has the higher population (110,238 vs 64,973 in Salem County). Warren County has the higher median household income ($99,596 vs $78,412 in Salem County). Warren County has the higher median home value ($323,100 vs $223,000 in Salem County).

Population, income & housing

	Salem County	Warren County
Population	64,973	110,238
Median age	41.9 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$78,412	$99,596
Median home value	$223,000	$323,100
Median gross rent	$1,185	$1,368
Housing units	27,740	46,675
Homeownership rate	71.3%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.0%	36.4%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Salem County	Warren County
Population	62,990 → 64,973 (+3.1%)	105,862 → 110,238 (+4.1%)
Median household income	$66,842 → $78,412 (+17.3%)	$81,307 → $99,596 (+22.5%)
Median home value	$184,600 → $223,000 (+20.8%)	$264,200 → $323,100 (+22.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,019 → $1,185 (+16.3%)	$1,132 → $1,368 (+20.8%)

Salem County

Population

62,99064,973

Median household income

$66,842$78,412

Median home value

$184,600$223,000

Median gross rent

$1,019$1,185

Warren County

Population

105,862110,238

Median household income

$81,307$99,596

Median home value

$264,200$323,100

Median gross rent

$1,132$1,368

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Salem County	Warren County
Under 5	5.5%	4.6%
5 to 17	16.3%	14.8%
18 to 24	8.3%	8.0%
25 to 34	11.2%	11.5%
35 to 44	12.5%	12.1%
45 to 54	12.5%	13.6%
55 to 64	14.7%	16.4%
65 to 74	11.2%	11.3%
75 and over	7.7%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Salem County	Warren County
White (non-Hispanic)	71.0%	76.4%
Black or African American	13.3%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.9%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.6%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	12.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Salem County	Warren County
No high school diploma	9.9%	6.0%
High school graduate	38.6%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	24.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.5%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Salem County	Warren County
Drove alone	79.8%	77.0%
Carpooled	7.1%	6.6%
Public transit	0.6%	1.3%
Walked	1.6%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	9.5%	11.5%
Other means	1.3%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Salem County	Warren County
1-unit, detached	74.3%	68.5%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	11.1%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	7.5%
20 or more units	4.7%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Salem County	Warren County
Poverty rate	12.8%	8.1%
Average household size	2.55	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	26	34
Median year structure built	1963	1972