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): 14,035
  • Land Area (2000): 349.582 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 6.471 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 7,352
Salem Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 939 6.71%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 378 2.70%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 12,673 90.59%

Salem Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Salem Employment Information Back to top
Salem Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 411 11.38%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 200 5.54%
3. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 187 5.18%
4. Metal Manufactuing 182 5.04%
5. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 181 5.01%
6. Utilities 165 4.57%
7. Repair and Maintenance 139 3.85%
8. Machinery Manufacturing 131 3.63%
9. Public Administration 127 3.52%
10. Truck Transportation 124 3.43%
11. Food Manufacturing 111 3.07%
12. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 99 2.74%
13. Educational Services 92 2.55%
14. Health Care 84 2.33%
15. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 78 2.16%
16. Food and Beverage Stores 74 2.05%
17. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 69 1.91%
18. Mining 65 1.80%
19. Plastics and Rubber Manufacturing 63 1.74%
20. Wood Manufacturing 63 1.74%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 460 16.59%
2. Educational Services 327 11.80%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 263 9.49%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 124 4.47%
5. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 120 4.33%
6. Food and Beverage Stores 118 4.26%
7. Finance and Insurance 114 4.11%
8. Public Administration 81 2.92%
9. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 70 2.53%
10. Department and Other General Stores 68 2.45%
11. Personal and Laundry Services 66 2.38%
12. Social Assistance 52 1.88%
13. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 51 1.84%
14. Utilities 48 1.73%
15. Textile and Textile Mills Manufacturing 47 1.70%
16. Food Manufacturing 45 1.62%
17. Metal Manufactuing 45 1.62%
18. Construction 39 1.41%
19. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 38 1.37%
20. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 34 1.23%

Salem Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 229 6.34%
2. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 208 5.76%
3. Other Production Occupations 190 5.26%
4. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 173 4.79%
5. Vehicle Mechanics 169 4.68%
6. Other Management Occupations 163 4.51%
7. Other Installation / Maintenance 161 4.46%
8. Farmers and Farm Managers 114 3.16%
9. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 106 2.94%
10. Carpenters 103 2.85%
11. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 100 2.77%
12. Other Protective Service Workers 94 2.60%
13. Construction Laborers 88 2.44%
14. Other Material Moving Workers 86 2.38%
15. Other Construction Trades 83 2.30%
16. Other Office and Admin Support 83 2.30%
17. Top Executives 78 2.16%
18. Assemblers and Fabricators 63 1.74%
19. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 63 1.74%
20. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 61 1.69%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 233 8.41%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 182 6.57%
3. Registered Nurses 123 4.44%
4. Other Management Occupations 119 4.29%
5. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 114 4.11%
6. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 113 4.08%
7. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 106 3.82%
8. Waiters and Waitresses 103 3.72%
9. Other Sales and Related Occupations 102 3.68%
10. Other Production Occupations 92 3.32%
11. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 90 3.25%
12. Cashiers 83 2.99%
13. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 83 2.99%
14. Other Food Preparation and Servers 71 2.56%
15. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 66 2.38%
16. Customer Service Representatives 54 1.95%
17. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 51 1.84%
18. Art and Design Workers 47 1.70%
19. Personal Appearance Workers 47 1.70%
20. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 46 1.66%

Salem Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 5,589 50.98%
15-35 hours 1,249 11.39%
1-14 hours 272 2.48%
No regular hours 3,854 35.15%

Salem Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 244 4.02%
5 AM-5:29 AM 207 3.41%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 328 5.41%
6 AM-6:29 AM 573 9.44%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 893 14.72%
7 AM-7:29 AM 741 12.21%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 856 14.11%
8 AM-8:29 AM 565 9.31%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 220 3.63%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 249 4.10%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 134 2.21%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 54 0.89%
Noon-3:59 PM 542 8.93%
4 PM-11:59 PM 461 7.60%

Salem Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 232 3.82%
5-9 514 8.47%
10-14 874 14.41%
15-19 889 14.65%
20-24 955 15.74%
25-29 472 7.78%
30-34 837 13.80%
35-39 154 2.54%
40-44 217 3.58%
45-59 401 6.61%
60-89 293 4.83%
At least 90 229 3.77%

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 0 0.00% 3,936 64.88%
30-44 0 0.00% 1,208 19.91%
45-59 5 0.08% 396 6.53%
At least 60 19 0.31% 503 8.29%

Salem Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 523 8.39%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 5,335 85.55%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 9 0.14%
Color 4 Box Other 29 0.47%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 24 0.38%
Color 6 Box Walked 147 2.36%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 169 2.71%

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Salem Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 5,551 (13,913 people)
Families (2000): 4,002 (11,881 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,377
People at same address in 1995: 9,564
Salem Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 434 7.82%
$10,000-$14,999 412 7.42%
$15,000-$19,999 452 8.14%
$20,000-$24,999 525 9.46%
$25,000-$29,999 444 8.00%
$30,000-$34,999 448 8.07%
$35,000-$39,999 409 7.37%
$40,000-$44,999 318 5.73%
$45,000-$49,999 350 6.31%
$50,000-$59,999 599 10.79%
$60,000-$74,999 442 7.96%
$75,000-$99,999 391 7.04%
$100,000-$124,999 186 3.35%
$125,000-$149,999 43 0.77%
$150,000-$199,999 25 0.45%
$200,000 or more 73 1.32%

Salem Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,409 25.07%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,875 33.36%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 193 3.43%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 851 15.14%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 14 0.25%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 787 14.00%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 9 0.16%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 341 6.07%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 89 1.58%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 1 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 51 0.91%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Salem Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 4,218 27.92%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 2,082 13.78%
Public Assistance 134 0.89%
Retirement 1,110 7.35%
Self Employment 652 4.32%
Social Security 1,866 12.35%
Supplemental Security 131 0.87%
Wage / Salary 4,043 26.77%
Other 869 5.75%

Salem Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,963 59.65%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,328 40.35%

Salem Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 460 8.37%
Color 1 Box Married 3,516 63.99%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,354 24.64%
Color 3 Box Widowed 165 3.00%

Salem Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 562 9.86%
Color 1 Box Married 3,524 61.82%
Color 2 Box Never Married 931 16.33%
Color 3 Box Widowed 683 11.98%

Salem Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Salem Education Information Back to top
Salem Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 549 5.17%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,556 14.65%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 4,819 45.37%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,601 15.07%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 582 5.48%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,074 10.11%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 441 4.15%

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 124 0.88% 76 0.54% 200 1.43%
Kindergarten 173 1.23% 24 0.17% 197 1.40%
Grades 1-4 741 5.28% 29 0.21% 770 5.49%
Grades 5-8 873 6.22% 62 0.44% 935 6.66%
Grades 9-12 680 4.85% 68 0.48% 748 5.33%
Undergrad college 174 1.24% 83 0.59% 257 1.83%
Graduate or professional school 24 0.17% 33 0.24% 57 0.41%
Total 2,789 19.87% 375 2.67% 3,164 22.54%

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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 12,603 90.75%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 1,284 9.25%

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 1,733 12.35%
10-19 Years 1,876 13.37%
20-29 Years 1,210 8.62%
30-39 Years 2,033 14.49%
40-49 Years 2,228 15.87%
50-59 Years 1,827 13.02%
60-69 Years 1,366 9.73%
70-79 Years 1,208 8.61%
80-89 Years 500 3.56%
90+ Years 54 0.38%

Salem Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 6,998 49.86%
Color 1 Box Female 7,037 50.14%

Salem Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 13,697 97.59%
Color 1 Box African-American 115 0.82%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 102 0.73%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 82 0.58%
Color 2 Box Asian 17 0.12%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 14 0.10%
Color 6 Box Other Race 6 0.04%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 2 0.01%

Salem Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 4,133 27.43%
2. Irish 1,974 13.10%
3. Italian 1,807 11.99%
4. English 1,268 8.41%
5. Polish 1,156 7.67%
6. United States Or American 903 5.99%
7. Slovak 453 3.01%
8. Dutch 435 2.89%
9. Welsh 324 2.15%
10. Scotch Irish 315 2.09%

Salem Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 12,690 96.25%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 104 0.79%
3. German 92 0.70%
4. Polish 79 0.60%
5. Italian 64 0.49%
6. French 38 0.29%
7. Vietnamese 19 0.14%
8. Serbo Croatian 17 0.13%
9. Russian 15 0.11%
10. Korean 13 0.10%

Salem Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 13,798 98.63%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 129 0.92%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 63 0.45%

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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.