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Salem township, Westmoreland County, PA

6,035 Population
47.1 square miles 128.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

55 ±3.1 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Westmoreland County: 47.2 ±0.2
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.2
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$42,591 ±$3,886 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Westmoreland County: $43,509 ±$804
  • a little less than the amount in Pennsylvania: $44,355 ±$176
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$80,293 ±$12,286 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Westmoreland County: $74,109 ±$1,340
  • a little higher than the amount in Pennsylvania: $77,971 ±$342
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

6.6% ±3.6% (395  ±215) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Westmoreland County: 10.3% 35,494 (±0.6% / ±1,909)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.7% 1,475,496 (±0.2% / ±18,655)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20.4 minutes ±3 (51,655  ±9,555) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Westmoreland County: 26.7 3,872,795 (±0.5 / ±94,074)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.3 137,885,550 (±0.1 / ±608,286)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,810 ±211 Number of households
  • Westmoreland County: 154,979 ±839
  • Pennsylvania: 5,274,853 ±8,848
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.2 (6,030  ±30) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Westmoreland County: 2.2 345,195 (±0 / ±94)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,589,066
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

14.2% ±5.9% (117  ±57) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Westmoreland County: 5.5% † 3,724 (±0.7% / ±499)
  • more than double the rate in Pennsylvania: 4.9% 143,131 (±0.1% / ±3,398)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,075 ±258 Number of housing units
  • Westmoreland County: 168,812 ±160
  • Pennsylvania: 5,806,452 ±672
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$178,800 ±$48,406 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Westmoreland County: $203,500 ±$2,976
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Pennsylvania: $254,500 ±$767
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

5.2% ±3.3% (306  ±194.8) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Westmoreland County: 7.7% 26,770 (±0.5% / ±1,660.4)
  • about half the rate in Pennsylvania: 10.7% 1,373,912 (±0.1% / ±15,230.1)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

96.9% ±7.9% (4,721  ±476.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Westmoreland County: 95.6% 251,468 (±1.2% / ±3,168.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in Pennsylvania: 92.1% 8,466,554 (±0.3% / ±22,677.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
28.6% ±5.1% (1,393  ±260.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Westmoreland County: 32.8% 86,280 (±0.7% / ±1,867.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 35.2% 3,231,367 (±0.2% / ±13,722.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.6% ±0.4% (36  ±25) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Westmoreland County: 1.9% 6,790
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.7% 1,004,975
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9% ±3% (455  ±153) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Westmoreland County: 7.3% 21,091 (±0.4% / ±1,010)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.1% 632,183 (±0.1% / ±4,724)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
455 Total veterans ±153 416 Male ±150 39 Female ±44

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