Salem

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  1. Salem Legal Resources
  2. Salem Statistics
  3. Salem Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Salem Employment Information
  5. Salem Family Information
  6. Salem Education Information
  7. Salem Public Benefits Information
  8. Salem Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Salem Legal Resources Back to top

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Salem Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 1,401
  • Land Area (2000): 177.353 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.450 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 592
Salem Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 103 6.03%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 1,604 93.97%

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Salem Employment Information Back to top
Salem Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 88 19.38%
2. Public Administration 64 14.10%
3. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 58 12.78%
4. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 30 6.61%
5. Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing 24 5.29%
6. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 20 4.41%
7. Utilities 20 4.41%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 16 3.52%
9. Beverage and Tobacco Manufacturing 16 3.52%
10. Educational Services 16 3.52%
11. Other Transportation 12 2.64%
12. Truck Transportation 12 2.64%
13. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 10 2.20%
14. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 10 2.20%
15. Petroleum and Petroleum Products, Wholesale 8 1.76%
16. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 8 1.76%
17. Food Manufacturing 7 1.54%
18. Mining 7 1.54%
19. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 7 1.54%
20. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 6 1.32%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 50 15.77%
2. Public Administration 39 12.30%
3. Department and Other General Stores 30 9.46%
4. Educational Services 27 8.52%
5. Food and Beverage Stores 26 8.20%
6. Finance and Insurance 20 6.31%
7. Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing 19 5.99%
8. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 17 5.36%
9. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 16 5.05%
10. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 12 3.79%
11. Food Manufacturing 11 3.47%
12. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 9 2.84%
13. Apparel Manufacturing 8 2.52%
14. Accommodation and Food Services 7 2.21%
15. Private Household Services 6 1.89%
16. U.S. Postal Service 6 1.89%
17. Printing and Related Manufacturing 5 1.58%
18. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 5 1.58%
19. Machinery Manufacturing 4 1.26%

Salem Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Installation / Maintenance 50 11.01%
2. Other Production Occupations 43 9.47%
3. Vehicle Mechanics 39 8.59%
4. Agricultural Workers 29 6.39%
5. Other Construction Trades 25 5.51%
6. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 24 5.29%
7. Construction Laborers 22 4.85%
8. Other Material Moving Workers 18 3.96%
9. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 16 3.52%
10. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 15 3.30%
11. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 14 3.08%
12. Other Construction Workers 13 2.86%
13. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 13 2.86%
14. Bus Drivers 12 2.64%
15. Farmers and Farm Managers 12 2.64%
16. Assemblers and Fabricators 11 2.42%
17. Business Operations Specialists 8 1.76%
18. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 8 1.76%
19. Other Management Occupations 8 1.76%
20. Other Sales and Related Occupations 8 1.76%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Cashiers 25 7.89%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 25 7.89%
3. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 24 7.57%
4. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 23 7.26%
5. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 22 6.94%
6. Assemblers and Fabricators 21 6.62%
7. Registered Nurses 20 6.31%
8. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 18 5.68%
9. Farmers and Farm Managers 17 5.36%
10. Other Production Occupations 14 4.42%
11. Other Health Occupations 13 4.10%
12. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 12 3.79%
13. Other Management Occupations 11 3.47%
14. Other Installation / Maintenance 8 2.52%
15. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 7 2.21%
16. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 7 2.21%
17. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 7 2.21%
18. Top Executives 7 2.21%
19. Operations Managers Non Finance 6 1.89%
20. Postsecondary Teachers 6 1.89%

Salem Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 723 55.02%
15-35 hours 128 9.74%
1-14 hours 27 2.05%
No regular hours 436 33.18%

Salem Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 25 3.41%
5 AM-5:29 AM 37 5.05%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 13 1.77%
6 AM-6:29 AM 101 13.78%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 102 13.92%
7 AM-7:29 AM 91 12.41%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 110 15.01%
8 AM-8:29 AM 58 7.91%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 8 1.09%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 35 4.77%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 4 0.55%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 0 0.00%
Noon-3:59 PM 116 15.83%
4 PM-11:59 PM 33 4.50%

Salem Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 0 0.00%
5-9 20 2.73%
10-14 74 10.10%
15-19 143 19.51%
20-24 70 9.55%
25-29 33 4.50%
30-34 125 17.05%
35-39 24 3.27%
40-44 33 4.50%
45-59 129 17.60%
60-89 44 6.00%
At least 90 38 5.18%

Salem Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 4 0.55% 336 45.84%
30-44 0 0.00% 182 24.83%
45-59 0 0.00% 129 17.60%
At least 60 0 0.00% 82 11.19%

Salem Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 89 11.65%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 640 83.77%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 4 0.52%
Color 6 Box Walked 0 0.00%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 31 4.06%

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Salem Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 622 (1,666 people)
Families (2000): 485 (1,491 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 207
People at same address in 1995: 1,208
Salem Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 71 11.41%
$10,000-$14,999 21 3.38%
$15,000-$19,999 60 9.65%
$20,000-$24,999 33 5.31%
$25,000-$29,999 72 11.58%
$30,000-$34,999 68 10.93%
$35,000-$39,999 54 8.68%
$40,000-$44,999 71 11.41%
$45,000-$49,999 17 2.73%
$50,000-$59,999 61 9.81%
$60,000-$74,999 35 5.63%
$75,000-$99,999 22 3.54%
$100,000-$124,999 7 1.13%
$125,000-$149,999 17 2.73%
$150,000-$199,999 7 1.13%
$200,000 or more 6 0.96%

Salem Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 121 22.70%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 165 30.96%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 12 2.25%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 99 18.57%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 97 18.20%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 25 4.69%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 10 1.88%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 4 0.75%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Salem Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 524 31.49%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 150 9.01%
Public Assistance 28 1.68%
Retirement 122 7.33%
Self Employment 70 4.21%
Social Security 137 8.23%
Supplemental Security 35 2.10%
Wage / Salary 518 31.13%
Other 80 4.81%

Salem Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 205 53.25%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 180 46.75%

Salem Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 71 10.49%
Color 1 Box Married 399 58.94%
Color 2 Box Never Married 207 30.58%
Color 3 Box Widowed 0 0.00%

Salem Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 37 5.35%
Color 1 Box Married 426 61.65%
Color 2 Box Never Married 145 20.98%
Color 3 Box Widowed 83 12.01%

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Salem Education Information Back to top
Salem Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 167 13.20%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 218 17.23%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 506 40.00%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 184 14.55%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 68 5.38%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 100 7.91%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 22 1.74%

Salem Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 25 1.78% 8 0.57% 33 2.36%
Kindergarten 5 0.36% 0 0.00% 5 0.36%
Grades 1-4 70 5.00% 5 0.36% 75 5.35%
Grades 5-8 144 10.28% 9 0.64% 153 10.92%
Grades 9-12 113 8.07% 8 0.57% 121 8.64%
Undergrad college 73 5.21% 0 0.00% 73 5.21%
Graduate or professional school 16 1.14% 0 0.00% 16 1.14%
Total 446 31.83% 30 2.14% 476 33.98%

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Salem Public Benefits Information Back to top
Salem Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 1,463 87.29%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 213 12.71%

Salem Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Salem Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Salem Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 170 12.13%
10-19 Years 204 14.56%
20-29 Years 156 11.13%
30-39 Years 222 15.85%
40-49 Years 218 15.56%
50-59 Years 172 12.28%
60-69 Years 113 8.07%
70-79 Years 91 6.50%
80-89 Years 45 3.21%
90+ Years 10 0.71%

Salem Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 673 48.04%
Color 1 Box Female 728 51.96%

Salem Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 962 68.67%
Color 1 Box African-American 413 29.48%
Color 2 Box Asian 9 0.64%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 8 0.57%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 6 0.43%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 3 0.21%
Color 6 Box Other Race 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%

Salem Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 455 58.71%
2. Irish 90 11.61%
3. English 73 9.42%
4. German 38 4.90%
5. Czech 26 3.35%
6. African 19 2.45%
7. French Non-Basque 19 2.45%
8. Norwegian 19 2.45%
9. Scotch Irish 12 1.55%
10. Canadian 8 1.03%

Salem Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 1,565 97.20%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 29 1.80%
3. French 9 0.56%
4. Persian 7 0.43%

Salem Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 1,693 99.18%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 7 0.41%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 7 0.41%

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Salem Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.