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Salem, MO Urban Area

4,726 Population
3.2 square miles 1,499.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.3 ±2.8 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$29,745 ±$5,808 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$44,126 ±$9,548 Median household income
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

10.8% ±3.3% (499  ±152) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

15.3 minutes ±2.7 (26,020  ±6,224) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,966 ±176 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0.2 (4,599  ±118) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.4% ±5.5% (59  ±61) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,367 ±180 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$115,300 ±$20,308 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.1% ±4.5% (466  ±210.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

83.9% ±11.2% (2,756  ±393.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
15.6% ±4.3% (511  ±142.9) 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

0.4% ±0.4% (20  ±21) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

10.6% ±4.5% (391  ±167) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
391 Total veterans ±167 322 Male ±152 69 Female ±62

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