Marital Status in Salem County, New Jersey (County)

Marital Status#1

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of New Jersey and Salem County
Female Male
New Jersey
Salem County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedMarriedSeparated/DivorcedWidowed-29.097296%-31.376315%-29.097296%29%29.097296%5.663617%31.376315%6.094149%34.760913%35%7,9528,847-45.629185%-46.760005%-45.629185%46%45.629185%4.962147%46.760005%4.816076%50.591332%51%12,47012.5k12,87612.9k-11.107619%-2.639683%-8.392932%-3.959471%-13.747301%14%11.107619%8.392932%11.107619%11%3,7572,827-3.540136%-7.986082%-2.560523%-6.950754%-11.526218%12%3.540136%2.560523%3.540136%4%3,150901
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

Detailed Marital Status#2

Percentage of population aged 15 and older.
Scope: population of New Jersey and Salem County
Female Male
New Jersey
Salem County
Shaded bar tips show excess over facing bar.
40%20%0%20%40%FMNever MarriedNow MarriedSeparatedAbsent SpouseWidowedDivorced-29.097296%-31.376315%-29.097296%29%29.097296%5.663617%31.376315%6.094149%34.760913%35%7,9528,847-43.898423%-44.345538%-43.898423%44%43.898423%4.131124%44.345538%4.220374%48.029547%48%11,99712.0k12,22412.2k-1.895422%-1.598591%-0.654106%-1.895422%2%1.895422%0.002342%1.598591%1.897764%2%518483-1.730762%-2.414466%-1.730762%2%1.730762%0.831023%2.414466%0.595702%2.561785%3%473652-3.540136%-7.986082%-2.560523%-6.950754%-11.526218%12%3.540136%2.560523%3.540136%4%3,150901-9.209854%-2.642025%-6.794341%-3.305365%-11.851879%12%9.209854%6.794341%9.209854%9%3,2392,344
F number of females of given marital status
M number of males of given marital status

The Married by Sex and Age#4

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of New Jersey and Salem County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1715.215%15.2%55.766%55.8%34.642%34.6%66.812%66.8%50.549%50.5%71.120%71.1%61.479%61.5%73.759%73.8%65.916%65.9%67.368%67.4%60.642%60.6%61.494%61.5%65.594%65.6%64.953%65.0%61.165%61.2%59.925%59.9%57.846%57.8%56.567%56.6%44.540%44.5%47.127%47.1%33.821%33.8%22.376%22.4%6.730%6.73%5.105%5.10%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%1.566%1.57%
F percentage of married females in age cohort
M percentage of married males in age cohort

The Divorced1 by Sex and Age#5

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of New Jersey and Salem County
Female
Male
0%5%10%15%20%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 178.355%8.36%8.129%8.13%11.883%11.9%7.205%7.21%16.902%16.9%13.155%13.2%15.381%15.4%14.349%14.3%18.362%18.4%15.002%15.0%24.000%24.0%22.407%22.4%18.543%18.5%22.570%22.6%22.834%22.8%13.661%13.7%14.360%14.4%8.554%8.55%12.480%12.5%8.840%8.84%2.005%2.01%2.344%2.34%1.219%1.22%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of divorced females in age cohort
M percentage of divorced males in age cohort
1and Separated

The Never Married by Sex and Age#6

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of New Jersey and Salem County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%80%100%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 175.453%5.45%0.756%0.76%4.562%4.56%6.987%6.99%7.118%7.12%7.742%7.74%11.273%11.3%7.862%7.86%8.929%8.93%15.528%15.5%10.868%10.9%15.021%15.0%14.835%14.8%11.636%11.6%15.635%15.6%26.414%26.4%26.809%26.8%34.879%34.9%42.980%43.0%42.652%42.7%64.173%64.2%75.280%75.3%91.627%91.6%94.895%94.9%100.000%100%97.690%97.7%100.000%100%98.434%98.4%
F percentage of never married females in age cohort
M percentage of never married males in age cohort

The Widowed by Sex and Age#7

Percentage of age and sex cohort.
Scope: population of New Jersey and Salem County
Female
Male
0%20%40%60%FM85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 1770.976%71.0%35.350%35.3%48.912%48.9%18.996%19.0%25.431%25.4%7.982%7.98%11.867%11.9%4.029%4.03%6.793%6.79%2.103%2.10%4.491%4.49%1.079%1.08%1.028%1.03%0.841%0.84%0.367%0.37%0.000%0%0.984%0.98%0.000%0%0.000%0%1.381%1.38%0.000%0%0.000%0%0.424%0.42%0.000%0%0.000%0%2.310%2.31%0.000%0%0.000%0%
F percentage of widowed females in age cohort
M percentage of widowed males in age cohort

The Married by Age#8

Percentage of age cohort. Gray areas represent percentile bands from the counties in New Jersey.
Scope: population of New Jersey and Salem County
Salem County
New Jersey
Percentile:
0th - 100th
10th - 90th
20th - 80th
30th - 70th
40th - 60th
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%Count85+75 - 8465 - 7460 - 6455 - 5950 - 5445 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 2920 - 2418 - 1915 - 174681,5713,6882,8483,3643,0892,8582,4572,0241,6811,044232022
Count number of married in age cohort in Salem County

Marital Status by Race#9

Percentage of each ethno-racial group.
Scope: population of New Jersey and Salem County
Salem County
New Jersey
Divorced
Widowed
Separated
Married
Never Married
50%0%50%CountAsian2White1Other2White HispanicBlack2Mixed2-15.637860%-1.028807%-10.082305%-26.156392%-0.910627%-3.264372%-26.748971%27%62.345679%10.905350%65.790274%3.878334%73.251029%73%486-27.319488%-1.433909%-10.685171%-28.769261%-1.205042%-8.997678%-39.438568%39%52.397127%8.164305%53.535667%7.492352%60.561432%61%41,21641.2k-45.359161%-1.937046%-6.456820%-46.060947%-4.034822%-7.981155%-53.753027%54%45.682002%0.564972%39.170320%2.752756%46.246973%46%1,239-43.493151%-2.592955%-15.068493%-41.029350%-3.252715%-9.250637%-61.154599%61%36.594912%2.250489%42.714553%3.752746%38.845401%39%2,044-49.072984%-3.958211%-9.608593%-51.370817%-3.708290%-9.644364%-62.639788%63%29.061212%8.298999%29.541966%5.734562%37.360212%37%6,796-67.767768%-5.905906%-8.908909%-50.260120%-2.923329%-7.888732%-82.582583%83%15.815816%1.601602%35.823250%3.104569%17.417417%17%999
Count number of people of given race
1non-Hispanic 2including Hispanic

Map of Marital Status by County Subdivision in Salem County

Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#10

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
27%34%41%48%56%63%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by County Subdivision#11

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
7.7%9.4%11.0%12.6%14.2%15.8%

Widowed Marital Status by County Subdivision#12

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
5.1%6.2%7.3%8.4%9.4%10.6%

Never Married Marital Status by County Subdivision#13

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
21%28%34%40%46%52%
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Map of Marital Status by Tract in Salem County

Married Marital Status by Tract#14

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
17%26%35%44%54%63%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Tract#15

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
7.0%9.7%12.5%15.2%17.9%20.7%

Widowed Marital Status by Tract#16

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
3.0%5.1%7.2%9.4%11.5%13.6%

Never Married Marital Status by Tract#17

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
21%30%37%45%53%61%
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Map of Marital Status by Block Group in Salem County

Married Marital Status by Block Group#18

Married as a percentage of the population (%):
17%28%38%49%59%70%

Separated/Divorced Marital Status by Block Group#19

Separated/Divorced as a percentage of the population (%):
2%8%15%21%27%34%

Widowed Marital Status by Block Group#20

Widowed as a percentage of the population (%):
0.0%3.8%7.6%11.3%15.1%18.9%

Never Married Marital Status by Block Group#21

Never Married as a percentage of the population (%):
18%29%39%49%59%69%
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Marital Status by Place in Salem County

There are 11 places that are fully or partially contained within Salem County (10 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 11 of those to each other, Salem County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Salem County.

Married by Place#22

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Salem County, selected places in Salem County, and entities that contain Salem County
0%20%40%60%Count#OlivetAllowayElmerNew JerseyQuintonUnited StatesSalemPennsvilleNortheastMiddle AtlanticPhiladelphiaPedricktownCarneys PointWoodstownHancocks BrgPenns GroveSalem71.035599%71.035599%71%878159.233449%59.233449%59%680252.120141%52.120141%52%590349.085963%49.085963%49%3,564,6013.56M48.988764%48.988764%49%218448.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.021978%48.021978%48%25,34625.3k47.144057%47.144057%47%4,490546.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.534090%46.534090%47%15,835,43215.8M45.132078%45.132078%45%2,226,8422.23M43.846154%43.846154%44%171643.658620%43.658620%44%2,568742.099792%42.099792%42%1,215840.697674%40.697674%41%70930.604288%30.604288%31%1,0991027.306567%27.306567%27%1,02711
Count number of this marital status
# rank of place out of 11 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County Subdivision in Salem County

There are 15 county subdivisions in Salem County. This section compares all 15 of those to each other, Salem County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Salem County.

Married by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Salem County, selected county subdivisions in Salem County, and entities that contain Salem County
0%20%40%60%Count#PilesgroveAllowayUpper PittsgroveLower Alloways CrkOldmansPittsgroveElmerElsinboroNew JerseyQuintonPennsvilleUnited StatesSalemNortheastMiddle AtlanticPhiladelphiaCarneys PtWoodstownManningtonPenns GroveSalem62.586466%62.586466%63%2,081159.928444%59.928444%60%1,675258.432056%58.432056%58%1,677356.201044%56.201044%56%861455.751015%55.751015%56%824554.813847%54.813847%55%4,196652.120141%52.120141%52%590751.416579%51.416579%51%490849.085963%49.085963%49%3,564,6013.56M48.557431%48.557431%49%892948.124479%48.124479%48%5,1961048.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.021978%48.021978%48%25,34625.3k46.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.534090%46.534090%47%15,835,43215.8M45.132078%45.132078%45%2,226,8422.23M43.872736%43.872736%44%2,8821142.099792%42.099792%42%1,2151240.087555%40.087555%40%6411330.604288%30.604288%31%1,0991427.306567%27.306567%27%1,02715
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county subdivision out of 15 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the Philadelphia Area

There are 11 counties in the Philadelphia Area. This section compares Salem County to all of the counties in the Philadelphia Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Salem County.

Married by County#30

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Salem County, selected other counties in the Philadelphia Area, and entities that contain Salem County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#BucksChesterMontgomeryCecilBurlingtonGloucesterNew JerseyUnited StatesSalemNortheastMiddle AtlanticDelawareNew CastlePhiladelphiaCamdenPhiladelphia55.505436%55.505436%56%287,693288k155.391528%55.391528%55%228,921229k254.050690%54.050690%54%361,344361k351.929089%51.929089%52%42,85542.9k450.867752%50.867752%51%188,581189k550.860369%50.860369%51%120,446120k649.085963%49.085963%49%3,564,6013.56M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.021978%48.021978%48%25,34625.3k746.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.534090%46.534090%47%15,835,43215.8M45.720544%45.720544%46%209,791210k845.372931%45.372931%45%204,587205k945.132078%45.132078%45%2,226,8422.23M44.270359%44.270359%44%182,787183k1029.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k11
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 11 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in New Jersey

There are 21 counties in New Jersey. This section compares Salem County to all of the counties in New Jersey and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Salem County.

Married by County#34

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Salem County, selected other counties in New Jersey, and entities that contain Salem County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#HunterdonMorrisSomersetSussexBergenWarrenCape MayOceanMonmouthMiddlesexBurlingtonGloucesterNew JerseyUnited StatesSalemMercerNortheastUnionMiddle AtlanticAtlanticPhiladelphiaPassaicCamdenHudsonEssexCumberland57.736925%57.736925%58%60,77160.8k156.181183%56.181183%56%229,608230k255.702513%55.702513%56%150,057150k355.064124%55.064124%55%66,12166.1k454.340889%54.340889%54%415,992416k554.166385%54.166385%54%48,06448.1k653.153839%53.153839%53%43,31443.3k753.128336%53.128336%53%249,819250k853.041209%53.041209%53%273,167273k951.864831%51.864831%52%352,546353k1050.867752%50.867752%51%188,581189k1150.860369%50.860369%51%120,446120k1249.085963%49.085963%49%3,564,6013.56M48.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.021978%48.021978%48%25,34625.3k1346.970825%46.970825%47%143,176143k1446.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.626448%46.626448%47%205,894206k1546.534090%46.534090%47%15,835,43215.8M45.208534%45.208534%45%101,372101k1645.132078%45.132078%45%2,226,8422.23M44.477998%44.477998%44%179,982180k1744.270359%44.270359%44%182,787183k1841.825972%41.825972%42%230,564231k1939.195679%39.195679%39%248,267248k2039.082589%39.082589%39%48,72748.7k21
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 21 by percentage of this marital status

Marital Status by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Salem County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Salem County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Married by County#38

Percentage of population.
Scope: population of Salem County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Salem County
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#FairfaxSanta ClaraMontgomeryNassauOaklandSalt LakeContra CostaWakeSuffolkFairfieldOrangeHonoluluMiddlesexWestchesterKingTarrantNew JerseyAlamedaSt. LouisRiversideUnited StatesSalemSan DiegoHarrisHennepinPalm BeachMaricopaNortheastMiddle AtlanticQueensAlleghenySan BernardinoMecklenburgSacramentoPhiladelphiaPimaDallasHillsboroughBexarClarkFresnoTravisBrowardOrangeLos AngelesFranklinCookMiami-DadeCuyahogaKingsWayneFultonMilwaukeeNew YorkBronxPhiladelphia55.728918%55.728918%56%505,225505k153.294394%53.294394%53%809,423809k253.282824%53.282824%53%439,757440k353.245234%53.245234%53%593,014593k452.141990%52.141990%52%528,360528k551.927590%51.927590%52%431,457431k651.731163%51.731163%52%462,130462k751.579426%51.579426%52%407,446407k851.112208%51.112208%51%627,478627k950.910406%50.910406%51%387,194387k1050.294014%50.294014%50%1,277,3881.28M1150.234299%50.234299%50%405,114405k1249.887583%49.887583%50%649,460649k1349.779598%49.779598%50%392,203392k1449.697098%49.697098%50%851,934852k1549.287172%49.287172%49%742,044742k1649.085963%49.085963%49%3,564,6013.56M48.279556%48.279556%48%635,456635k1748.178006%48.178006%48%393,649394k1848.085207%48.085207%48%875,082875k1948.062966%48.062966%48%123,770,934124M48.021978%48.021978%48%25,34625.3k47.276963%47.276963%47%1,251,0951.25M2047.227045%47.227045%47%1,613,8101.61M2147.204219%47.204219%47%463,578464k2247.008209%47.008209%47%551,403551k2346.897917%46.897917%47%1,517,5651.52M2446.822987%46.822987%47%21,647,11421.6M46.534090%46.534090%47%15,835,43215.8M45.377673%45.377673%45%868,275868k2545.369877%45.369877%45%470,384470k2645.337491%45.337491%45%739,678740k2745.335632%45.335632%45%363,609364k2845.220904%45.220904%45%533,102533k2945.132078%45.132078%45%2,226,8422.23M45.056972%45.056972%45%370,125370k3044.988475%44.988475%45%873,606874k3144.942383%44.942383%45%479,986480k3244.529699%44.529699%45%646,276646k3344.195458%44.195458%44%732,568733k3443.786151%43.786151%44%319,610320k3543.621650%43.621650%44%402,654403k3643.023143%43.023143%43%659,232659k3742.666240%42.666240%43%434,574435k3842.518919%42.518919%43%3,471,3473.47M3942.460539%42.460539%42%418,331418k4041.889718%41.889718%42%1,776,1191.78M4140.824687%40.824687%41%901,939902k4240.298035%40.298035%40%417,644418k4340.197400%40.197400%40%840,930841k4438.194735%38.194735%38%540,737541k4537.957569%37.957569%38%305,782306k4637.805425%37.805425%38%286,798287k4733.355074%33.355074%33%477,149477k4831.190048%31.190048%31%352,504353k4929.523746%29.523746%30%374,491374k50
Count number of this marital status
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage of this marital status

Definitions

This page reports on the marital status of the residents of Salem County aged 15 and older. The following definitions are used in this page:

  • Never Married: a person over the age of 15 that has never been married
  • Married: married and not separated at the time of the survey, including cases where one spouse is absent for reasons other than a separation
  • Separated: including legal and de-facto separations for reasons of marital discord
  • Divorced: and not remarried at the time of the survey
  • Widowed: and not remarried at the time of the survey

These definition were taken directly from the US Census Bureau, and reflect the marital status at the time of the survey.

For additional information about the data presented on this site, including our sources, please see the About Page.

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Boroughs:
Elmer, Penns Grove, Woodstown
Cities:
Salem
Townships:
Alloway, Carneys Point, Elsinboro, Lower Alloways Creek, Mannington, Oldmans, Pennsville, Pilesgrove, Pittsgrove, Quinton, Upper Pittsgrove
Unincorporated Places:
Alloway, Carneys Point, Hancocks Bridge, Olivet, Pedricktown, Pennsville, Quinton
ZIP Codes:
08001, 08023, 08038, 08062, 08067, 08069, 08070, 08072, 08079, 08085, 08098, 08302, 08318, 08343, 08344, 08360
Unified School Districts:
Alloway Township, Elmer Borough, Elsinboro Township, Lower Alloways Creek Township, Mannington Township, Oldmans Township, Penns Grove-Carneys Point, Pennsville Township, Pittsgrove Township, Quinton Township, Salem, Upper Pittsgrove Township, Woodstown-Pilesgrove
Congressional District:
NJ-2
State Senate District:
NJ-3
General Assembly District:
NJ-3
Neighboring Counties:
Cumberland, Gloucester, Kent, New Castle
Nearby Counties:
Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cecil, Chester, Delaware, Kent, Montgomery, Philadelphia