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Salem city, Essex County, MA

44,241 Population
8.3 square miles 5,334.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.5 ±1.7 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Essex County: 41.1 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in Massachusetts: 40 ±0.1

Economics

$49,734 ±$2,245 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Essex County: $53,210 ±$745
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $56,284 ±$289
$85,137 ±$8,176 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Essex County: $99,431 ±$1,893
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Massachusetts: $101,341 ±$539

13.7% ±2.5% (5,870  ±1,051) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Essex County: 9.4% 74,235 (±0.5% / ±3,960)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Massachusetts: 10% 676,516 (±0.2% / ±12,095)

29.9 minutes ±0.4 (608,210  ±40,231) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Essex County: 28.9 10,226,790 (±0.3 / ±143,098)
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 29.3 87,917,376 (±0.1 / ±449,257)

Families

19,789 ±562 Number of households
  • Essex County: 311,676 ±1,208
  • Massachusetts: 2,762,070 ±5,223
2.2 ±0.1 (42,836  ±42) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Essex County: 2.5 790,436 (±0 / ±104)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,759,181

4.2% ±2.2% (545  ±281) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Essex County: 4.9% 9,057 (±0.4% / ±766)
  • a little less than the rate in Massachusetts: 4.4% 73,953 (±0.1% / ±2,140)

Housing

21,000 ±548 Number of housing units
  • Essex County: 328,460 ±128
  • Massachusetts: 3,014,657 ±502

$497,400 ±$14,407 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Essex County: $584,000 ±$4,587
  • a little less than the amount in Massachusetts: $525,800 ±$2,244

10.2% ±1.9% (4,453  ±825.1) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Essex County: 9.7% 77,678 (±0.4% / ±3,306.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 12% 831,356 (±0.2% / ±11,392.9)

Social

91.9% ±3.6% (29,423  ±1,361) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Essex County: 90.1% 510,971 (±0.9% / ±5,265.1)
  • about the same as the rate in Massachusetts: 91.4% 4,520,421 (±0.4% / ±17,553.1)
49.6% ±2.9% (15,886  ±1,011.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Essex County: 42.3% 239,863 (±0.6% / ±3,387.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 46.6% 2,305,899 (±0.3% / ±12,376.1)

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

15.5% ±1.8% (6,835  ±797) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Essex County: 18.8% 151,560
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 17.7% 1,236,518

3.6% ±0.9% (1,350  ±321) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Essex County: 4.4% 28,163 (±0.2% / ±1,190)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 253,731 (±0.1% / ±3,490)
1,350 Total veterans ±321 1,322 Male ±318 28 Female ±27

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