South Jersey Sun

14 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Salem in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 33.4 percent lower than the state average of 47.4 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 4,761.

78 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	626	22
Regular high school diploma	1,070	37.6
GED or alternative credential	141	5
Some college, less than 1 year	216	7.6
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	396	13.9
Associate's degree	179	6.3
Bachelor's degree	144	5.1
Master's degree	57	2
Professional school degree	0	0
Doctorate degree	18	0.6

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.