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Salem, IL Urban Area

6,766 Population
4.9 square miles 1,381.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.5 ±3.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$33,974 ±$4,209 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$60,250 ±$8,162 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

14.6% ±3.8% (957  ±251) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

13.9 minutes ±0.9 (41,430  ±5,640) Mean travel time to work
  • about half the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,016 ±184 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.2 (6,607  ±318) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.7% ±5.1% (113  ±77) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,324 ±176 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$104,000 ±$7,293 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13.5% ±3.6% (898  ±241.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

93.4% ±6.1% (4,330  ±385.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
16.7% ±3.5% (775  ±167) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half 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

0.4% ±0.4% (26  ±26) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.1% ±2.6% (365  ±136) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
365 Total veterans ±136 365 Male ±136 N/A Female ±18

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