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Salem, IN Urban Area

6,423 Population
4 square miles 1,602.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.8 ±4.6 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$27,546 ±$3,294 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$57,979 ±$7,452 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

24.9% ±9.7% (1,523  ±591) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

25.7 minutes ±2.6 (68,255  ±9,729) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,650 ±295 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.3 (6,098  ±92) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.8% ±2.8% (38  ±39) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,837 ±296 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$143,500 ±$15,989 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

16.7% ±5.1% (1,069  ±323.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

85% ±6.9% (4,005  ±370.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
15.4% ±3.4% (724  ±163) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths 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

0.5% ±0.6% (31  ±38) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.4% ±2.3% (438  ±123) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
438 Total veterans ±123 432 Male ±123 6 Female ±11

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