Census Reporter Logo Census Reporter

Salem, IN

6,484 Population
4.2 square miles 1,535.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

Find data for this place

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.

Demographics

40.9 ±6.1 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 39.3 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Indiana: 38 ±0.1

Economics

$25,661 ±$3,061 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: $40,019 ±$420
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Indiana: $37,178 ±$184
$51,786 ±$7,795 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: $71,737 ±$625
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Indiana: $70,051 ±$293

26% ±10.2% (1,614  ±633) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 12.3% 163,772 (±0.4% / ±5,027)
  • more than double the rate in Indiana: 12.2% 807,582 (±0.2% / ±11,348)

27.2 minutes ±2.3 (74,935  ±10,281) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 24.1 14,180,700 (±0.2 / ±174,610)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Indiana: 24 70,444,496 (±0.1 / ±412,801)

Families

2,616 ±294 Number of households
  • the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 550,423 ±1,895
  • Indiana: 2,681,537 ±6,532
2.4 ±0.3 (6,187  ±46) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 2.4 1,337,065 (±0 / ±302)
  • a little less than the figure in Indiana: 2.5 6,633,174

2.7% ±2.5% (36  ±34) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 5.2% 16,341 (±0.4% / ±1,134)
  • about half the rate in Indiana: 5.5% 86,259 (±0.1% / ±2,195)

Housing

2,765 ±302 Number of housing units
  • the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 597,784 ±404
  • Indiana: 2,953,344 ±390

$136,800 ±$15,513 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: $236,400 ±$1,890
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Indiana: $201,600 ±$922

15.2% ±4.7% (981  ±306) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 12.3% 164,900 (±0.4% / ±4,958.9)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Indiana: 13.1% 880,515 (±0.2% / ±12,438.1)

Social

86.5% ±7.1% (4,026  ±372.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 91.3% 863,353 (±0.7% / ±6,691)
  • a little less than the rate in Indiana: 90.2% 4,113,653 (±0.3% / ±15,656.6)
14.5% ±3.4% (675  ±162) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 32.2% 304,049 (±0.4% / ±3,873.8)
  • about half the rate in Indiana: 28.8% 1,313,086 (±0.2% / ±9,554.8)

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

0.9% ±0.8% (56  ±49) Foreign-born population
  • less than a fifth of the rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 6.7% 91,498
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Indiana: 5.9% 404,588

8.9% ±2.4% (459  ±125) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area: 7% 73,635 (±0.2% / ±2,212)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Indiana: 6.5% 338,153 (±0.1% / ±3,149)
459 Total veterans ±125 450 Male ±123 9 Female ±15

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.