Salem

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  1. Salem Legal Resources
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  5. Salem Family Information
  6. Salem Education Information
  7. Salem Public Benefits Information
  8. Salem Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  9. Salem Zip Codes


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Salem Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 34,663
  • Land Area (2000): 1,113.364 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 5.972 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 14,195
Salem Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 12,762 36.69%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 1,735 4.99%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 20,290 58.33%

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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. Metal Manufactuing 1,016 11.14%
2. Construction 921 10.10%
3. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 716 7.85%
4. Machinery Manufacturing 514 5.64%
5. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 434 4.76%
6. Accommodation and Food Services 370 4.06%
7. Truck Transportation 340 3.73%
8. Public Administration 335 3.67%
9. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 290 3.18%
10. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 235 2.58%
11. Educational Services 209 2.29%
12. Health Care 208 2.28%
13. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 199 2.18%
14. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 197 2.16%
15. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 192 2.11%
16. Repair and Maintenance 179 1.96%
17. Food Manufacturing 168 1.84%
18. Mining 150 1.64%
19. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 135 1.48%
20. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 130 1.43%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 1,482 19.69%
2. Educational Services 819 10.88%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 589 7.83%
4. Finance and Insurance 416 5.53%
5. Food and Beverage Stores 351 4.66%
6. Public Administration 235 3.12%
7. Department and Other General Stores 218 2.90%
8. Metal Manufactuing 207 2.75%
9. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 204 2.71%
10. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 188 2.50%
11. Social Assistance 187 2.48%
12. Personal and Laundry Services 179 2.38%
13. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 177 2.35%
14. Construction 154 2.05%
15. Food Manufacturing 135 1.79%
16. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 126 1.67%
17. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 108 1.43%
18. Printing and Related Manufacturing 100 1.33%
19. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 94 1.25%
20. Pharmacies and Drug Stores 93 1.24%

Salem Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 822 9.01%
2. Other Production Occupations 799 8.76%
3. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 578 6.34%
4. Other Installation / Maintenance 543 5.95%
5. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 456 5.00%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 324 3.55%
7. Vehicle Mechanics 308 3.38%
8. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 296 3.25%
9. Assemblers and Fabricators 265 2.91%
10. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 258 2.83%
11. Other Management Occupations 256 2.81%
12. Other Construction Trades 240 2.63%
13. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 240 2.63%
14. Farmers and Farm Managers 238 2.61%
15. Top Executives 175 1.92%
16. Engineers 171 1.88%
17. Carpenters 168 1.84%
18. Other Material Moving Workers 167 1.83%
19. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 165 1.81%
20. Business Operations Specialists 156 1.71%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 395 5.25%
2. Secretaries and Admins 390 5.18%
3. Other Production Occupations 377 5.01%
4. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 347 4.61%
5. Cashiers 332 4.41%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 309 4.11%
7. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 284 3.77%
8. Registered Nurses 274 3.64%
9. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 254 3.37%
10. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 233 3.10%
11. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 231 3.07%
12. Health Technologists and Technicians 230 3.06%
13. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 217 2.88%
14. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 209 2.78%
15. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 201 2.67%
16. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 180 2.39%
17. Other Healthcare Support 167 2.22%
18. Waiters and Waitresses 167 2.22%
19. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 149 1.98%
20. Other Management Occupations 145 1.93%

Salem Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 14,402 53.09%
15-35 hours 3,491 12.87%
1-14 hours 770 2.84%
No regular hours 8,463 31.20%

Salem Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 600 3.79%
5 AM-5:29 AM 748 4.72%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 1,075 6.79%
6 AM-6:29 AM 1,526 9.63%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 1,798 11.35%
7 AM-7:29 AM 2,156 13.61%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 2,143 13.53%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,140 7.20%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 706 4.46%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 577 3.64%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 320 2.02%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 168 1.06%
Noon-3:59 PM 1,612 10.18%
4 PM-11:59 PM 1,273 8.04%

Salem Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 788 4.97%
5-9 2,533 15.99%
10-14 2,363 14.92%
15-19 1,957 12.35%
20-24 2,329 14.70%
25-29 846 5.34%
30-34 1,958 12.36%
35-39 561 3.54%
40-44 542 3.42%
45-59 1,087 6.86%
60-89 579 3.65%
At least 90 299 1.89%

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 0.03% 10,812 68.25%
30-44 18 0.11% 3,043 19.21%
45-59 12 0.08% 1,075 6.79%
At least 60 25 0.16% 853 5.38%

Salem Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 5 0.03%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 1,333 8.15%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 13,936 85.26%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 6 0.04%
Color 4 Box Other 111 0.68%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 59 0.36%
Color 6 Box Walked 392 2.40%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 504 3.08%

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Salem Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 13,230 (34,205 people)
Families (2000): 9,861 (29,782 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 4,126
People at same address in 1995: 21,557
Salem Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 1,043 7.88%
$10,000-$14,999 821 6.21%
$15,000-$19,999 1,060 8.01%
$20,000-$24,999 1,060 8.01%
$25,000-$29,999 942 7.12%
$30,000-$34,999 856 6.47%
$35,000-$39,999 898 6.79%
$40,000-$44,999 844 6.38%
$45,000-$49,999 731 5.53%
$50,000-$59,999 1,430 10.81%
$60,000-$74,999 1,504 11.37%
$75,000-$99,999 1,235 9.33%
$100,000-$124,999 394 2.98%
$125,000-$149,999 170 1.28%
$150,000-$199,999 123 0.93%
$200,000 or more 119 0.90%

Salem Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 3,048 22.97%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 4,243 31.98%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 397 2.99%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 2,265 17.07%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 47 0.35%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 2,030 15.30%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 31 0.23%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 837 6.31%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 13 0.10%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 254 1.91%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 101 0.76%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 2 0.02%

Salem Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 10,451 28.80%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 4,706 12.97%
Public Assistance 293 0.81%
Retirement 2,726 7.51%
Self Employment 1,640 4.52%
Social Security 3,733 10.29%
Supplemental Security 538 1.48%
Wage / Salary 10,116 27.88%
Other 2,079 5.73%

Salem Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 4,642 55.97%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 3,651 44.03%

Salem Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,096 8.16%
Color 1 Box Married 8,728 64.96%
Color 2 Box Never Married 3,329 24.78%
Color 3 Box Widowed 282 2.10%

Salem Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,185 8.32%
Color 1 Box Married 8,917 62.58%
Color 2 Box Never Married 2,408 16.90%
Color 3 Box Widowed 1,740 12.21%

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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 1,081 4.15%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 3,627 13.93%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 12,017 46.16%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 4,480 17.21%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 1,555 5.97%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 2,355 9.05%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 918 3.53%

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 249 0.72% 204 0.59% 453 1.31%
Kindergarten 475 1.37% 33 0.10% 508 1.47%
Grades 1-4 1,582 4.56% 189 0.55% 1,771 5.11%
Grades 5-8 2,196 6.34% 116 0.33% 2,312 6.67%
Grades 9-12 2,174 6.27% 63 0.18% 2,237 6.45%
Undergrad college 816 2.35% 238 0.69% 1,054 3.04%
Graduate or professional school 120 0.35% 42 0.12% 162 0.47%
Total 7,612 21.96% 885 2.55% 8,497 24.51%

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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 30,963 90.79%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 3,141 9.21%

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 4,375 12.62%
10-19 Years 5,210 15.03%
20-29 Years 3,636 10.49%
30-39 Years 4,922 14.20%
40-49 Years 5,692 16.42%
50-59 Years 4,231 12.21%
60-69 Years 2,711 7.82%
70-79 Years 2,388 6.89%
80-89 Years 1,225 3.53%
90+ Years 273 0.79%

Salem Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 16,918 48.81%
Color 1 Box Female 17,745 51.19%

Salem Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 34,016 98.13%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 226 0.65%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 189 0.55%
Color 1 Box African-American 105 0.30%
Color 2 Box Asian 77 0.22%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 34 0.10%
Color 6 Box Other Race 10 0.03%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 6 0.02%

Salem Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 10,670 32.72%
2. Irish 4,610 14.14%
3. English 4,544 13.93%
4. United States Or American 3,700 11.35%
5. Italian 1,950 5.98%
6. French Non-Basque 916 2.81%
7. Scottish 828 2.54%
8. Dutch 743 2.28%
9. Polish 718 2.20%
10. Scotch Irish 560 1.72%

Salem Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 31,888 97.63%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 315 0.96%
3. Italian 119 0.36%
4. German 96 0.29%
5. Other Slavic 44 0.13%
6. French 39 0.12%
7. Korean 34 0.10%
8. Yiddish 15 0.05%
9. Serbo Croatian 15 0.05%
10. Other Indo European 13 0.04%

Salem Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 34,474 99.10%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 205 0.59%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 108 0.31%

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Salem Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
44460