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West Salem, WI Urban Area

5,526 Population
3.2 square miles 1,745 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.2 ±4.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$40,749 ±$9,723 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$98,242 ±$18,747 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.3% ±7.8% (453  ±425) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

19.6 minutes ±2 (47,400  ±9,607) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,083 ±166 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.2 (5,465  ±176) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.9% ±1.5% (25  ±21) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,296 ±202 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$284,800 ±$34,796 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.2% ±4.9% (394  ±267.7) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

97.6% ±11% (3,593  ±503.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
47.2% ±10.1% (1,739  ±400.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times 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

2.1% ±1.7% (118  ±94) Foreign-born population
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.6% ±2.8% (261  ±111) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
261 Total veterans ±111 258 Male ±112 3 Female ±9

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