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Salem School District, CT

4,247 Population
28.9 square miles 146.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.2 ±5.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: 41 ±0.3
  • a little less than the figure in Connecticut: 41.2 ±0.1

Economics

$62,148 ±$11,028 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: $45,691 ±$788
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Connecticut: $54,409 ±$410
$118,378 ±$9,895 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: $84,185 ±$1,981
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Connecticut: $93,760 ±$669

6.3% ±3.6% (268  ±154) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: 10.6% 28,317 (±0.8% / ±2,071)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Connecticut: 10% 351,948 (±0.2% / ±8,233)

32.4 minutes ±4.9 (60,985  ±13,196) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: 24.1 2,955,045 (±0.6 / ±83,741)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Connecticut: 26.6 40,993,552 (±0.1 / ±319,633)

Families

1,673 ±144 Number of households
  • Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: 114,577 ±998
  • Connecticut: 1,420,170 ±3,490
2.5 ±0.2 (4,232  ±18) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: 2.3 267,732 (±0 / ±155)
  • about the same as the figure in Connecticut: 2.5 3,502,333

2.2% ±2.4% (20  ±22) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: 4.1% † 2,513 (±0.8% / ±479)
  • about half the rate in Connecticut: 4.5% 36,544 (±0.2% / ±1,669)

Housing

1,738 ±152 Number of housing units
  • Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: 125,728 ±97
  • Connecticut: 1,536,049 ±285

$373,400 ±$28,776 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: $293,900 ±$4,051
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Connecticut: $343,200 ±$1,807

5.3% ±3.1% (225  ±132.7) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: 12.1% 33,384 (±0.8% / ±2,121.5)
  • about half the rate in Connecticut: 11.1% 393,931 (±0.2% / ±8,030.4)

Social

98.8% ±10.6% (2,941  ±362.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: 92.6% 182,621
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Connecticut: 91.3% 2,313,304 (±0.5% / ±11,325.7)
52.6% ±8.2% (1,566  ±261.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: 34.6% 68,278
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Connecticut: 41.9% 1,062,403 (±0.3% / ±7,577.5)

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

6.8% ±2.6% (290  ±110) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: 8.8% 24,659
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Connecticut: 15.4% 555,161

8.5% ±3.9% (260  ±123) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region: 8.7% 19,021 (±0.4% / ±954)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Connecticut: 4.9% 140,081 (±0.1% / ±2,445)
260 Total veterans ±123 252 Male ±122 8 Female ±12

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