Salem County
Salem county is located in southwest New Jersey. Salem county has 331.90 square miles of land area and 40.43 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Salem county population is 66,083, which has grown 2.80% since 2000. The population growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 4.49% and is much lower than the national average rate of 9.71%. Salem county median household income is $59,441 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 30.43% since 2000. The income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 22.73% and is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. Salem county median house value is $196,600 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 86.88% since 2000. The house value growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 98.59% and is much higher than the national average rate of 50.42%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Salem county is worse than the state average in quality. The Salem county area codes are 609, 856.
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