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Salem, IL Urban Area

6,925 Population
4.9 square miles 1,414.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.1 ±2.7 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$31,950 ±$3,740 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$57,440 ±$7,697 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

18.6% ±4.5% (1,249  ±306) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

12.4 minutes ±1 (38,350  ±4,965) Mean travel time to work
  • about half the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

2,976 ±181 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.3 ±0.2 (6,782  ±322) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

8% ±4.4% (130  ±73) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

3,236 ±180 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$99,700 ±$9,893 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

18.1% ±4.4% (1,230  ±301.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

94.2% ±6.9% (4,418  ±403) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
16% ±3.4% (748  ±165.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

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

0.3% ±0.3% (20  ±22) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

5.3% ±1.6% (278  ±86) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
278 Total veterans ±86 278 Male ±86 N/A Female ±17

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