Salem

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  6. Salem Education Information
  7. Salem Public Benefits Information
  8. Salem Criminal Information
  9. Salem Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Salem Zip Codes


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Salem Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 2,006
  • Land Area (2000): 3.581 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.000 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 858
Salem Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 13 0.65%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 1,990 99.35%

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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. Educational Services 81 24.47%
2. Construction 48 14.50%
3. Public Administration 20 6.04%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 18 5.44%
5. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 12 3.63%
6. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 11 3.32%
7. Metal Manufactuing 10 3.02%
8. Repair and Maintenance 10 3.02%
9. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 8 2.42%
10. Utilities 8 2.42%
11. Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances 7 2.11%
12. Health Care 7 2.11%
13. Info Services and Data Processing 7 2.11%
14. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 7 2.11%
15. Other Transportation 7 2.11%
16. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 7 2.11%
17. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 7 2.11%
18. Personal and Laundry Services 5 1.51%
19. Food and Beverage Stores 4 1.21%
20. Beverage and Tobacco Manufacturing 3 0.91%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 79 26.33%
2. Accommodation and Food Services 50 16.67%
3. Health Care 50 16.67%
4. Public Administration 21 7.00%
5. Food and Beverage Stores 14 4.67%
6. Department and Other General Stores 12 4.00%
7. Finance and Insurance 9 3.00%
8. Personal and Laundry Services 8 2.67%
9. Book Stores and News Dealers 7 2.33%
10. Social Assistance 7 2.33%
11. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 6 2.00%
12. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 5 1.67%
13. Info Services and Data Processing 4 1.33%
14. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 3 1.00%
15. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 3 1.00%
16. Florists 3 1.00%
17. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 3 1.00%
18. Beverage and Tobacco Manufacturing 2 0.67%
19. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 2 0.67%
20. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 2 0.67%

Salem Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 27 8.16%
2. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 19 5.74%
3. Other Production Occupations 18 5.44%
4. Other Management Occupations 17 5.14%
5. Other Construction Trades 13 3.93%
6. Other Sales and Related Occupations 12 3.63%
7. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 11 3.32%
8. Other Protective Service Workers 11 3.32%
9. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 9 2.72%
10. Postsecondary Teachers 9 2.72%
11. Supervisors / Construction and Extract 9 2.72%
12. Teachers, Secondary School 9 2.72%
13. Construction Laborers 8 2.42%
14. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 8 2.42%
15. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 8 2.42%
16. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 8 2.42%
17. Assemblers and Fabricators 7 2.11%
18. Other Installation / Maintenance 7 2.11%
19. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 7 2.11%
20. Religious Workers 7 2.11%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 26 8.67%
2. Cashiers 20 6.67%
3. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 20 6.67%
4. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 17 5.67%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 11 3.67%
6. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 11 3.67%
7. Other Office and Admin Support 11 3.67%
8. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 10 3.33%
9. Other Food Preparation and Servers 9 3.00%
10. Other Production Occupations 8 2.67%
11. Top Executives 8 2.67%
12. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 7 2.33%
13. Media and Communications Workers 7 2.33%
14. Other Health Occupations 7 2.33%
15. Other Sales and Related Occupations 7 2.33%
16. Child Care Workers 6 2.00%
17. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 6 2.00%
18. Law Enforcement Workers 6 2.00%
19. Librarians / Curators / Archivists 6 2.00%
20. Other Management Occupations 6 2.00%

Salem Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 605 36.23%
15-35 hours 234 14.01%
1-14 hours 38 2.28%
No regular hours 793 47.49%

Salem Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 14 2.32%
5 AM-5:29 AM 27 4.47%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 29 4.80%
6 AM-6:29 AM 41 6.79%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 65 10.76%
7 AM-7:29 AM 90 14.90%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 82 13.58%
8 AM-8:29 AM 58 9.60%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 30 4.97%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 26 4.30%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 19 3.15%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 13 2.15%
Noon-3:59 PM 47 7.78%
4 PM-11:59 PM 63 10.43%

Salem Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 50 8.28%
5-9 136 22.52%
10-14 95 15.73%
15-19 70 11.59%
20-24 95 15.73%
25-29 71 11.75%
30-34 39 6.46%
35-39 8 1.32%
40-44 6 0.99%
45-59 10 1.66%
60-89 16 2.65%
At least 90 8 1.32%

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% 517 85.60%
30-44 0 0.00% 53 8.77%
45-59 0 0.00% 10 1.66%
At least 60 2 0.33% 22 3.64%

Salem Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 3 0.49%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 163 26.50%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 364 59.19%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 4 0.65%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 2 0.33%
Color 6 Box Walked 68 11.06%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 11 1.79%

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Salem Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 745 (1,636 people)
Families (2000): 397 (1,182 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 106
People at same address in 1995: 841
Salem Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 232 31.14%
$10,000-$14,999 114 15.30%
$15,000-$19,999 70 9.40%
$20,000-$24,999 42 5.64%
$25,000-$29,999 54 7.25%
$30,000-$34,999 47 6.31%
$35,000-$39,999 36 4.83%
$40,000-$44,999 28 3.76%
$45,000-$49,999 23 3.09%
$50,000-$59,999 27 3.62%
$60,000-$74,999 23 3.09%
$75,000-$99,999 28 3.76%
$100,000-$124,999 4 0.54%
$125,000-$149,999 7 0.94%
$150,000-$199,999 5 0.67%
$200,000 or more 5 0.67%

Salem Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 273 36.69%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 176 23.66%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 46 6.18%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 117 15.73%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 5 0.67%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 74 9.95%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 6 0.81%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 40 5.38%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 1 0.13%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 5 0.67%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 1 0.13%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Salem Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 442 25.48%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 175 10.09%
Public Assistance 40 2.31%
Retirement 162 9.34%
Self Employment 54 3.11%
Social Security 252 14.52%
Supplemental Security 71 4.09%
Wage / Salary 430 24.78%
Other 109 6.28%

Salem Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 156 53.42%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 136 46.58%

Salem Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 62 6.96%
Color 1 Box Married 371 41.64%
Color 2 Box Never Married 426 47.81%
Color 3 Box Widowed 32 3.59%

Salem Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 92 11.22%
Color 1 Box Married 348 42.44%
Color 2 Box Never Married 233 28.41%
Color 3 Box Widowed 147 17.93%

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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 116 7.19%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 264 16.37%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 477 29.57%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 461 28.58%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 49 3.04%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 150 9.30%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 96 5.95%

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 22 1.10% 3 0.15% 25 1.25%
Kindergarten 19 0.95% 0 0.00% 19 0.95%
Grades 1-4 64 3.19% 0 0.00% 64 3.19%
Grades 5-8 94 4.69% 0 0.00% 94 4.69%
Grades 9-12 101 5.03% 2 0.10% 103 5.13%
Undergrad college 56 2.79% 364 18.15% 420 20.94%
Graduate or professional school 6 0.30% 9 0.45% 15 0.75%
Total 362 18.05% 378 18.84% 740 36.89%

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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 1,064 65.20%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 568 34.80%

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 Criminal Information Back to top
Salem Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
2002 0.500 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.500 0.000 1.001 5.003 1.001 7.004

Salem Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 0 2
2005 0 2
2006 0 3
2007 0 3

Salem Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
2002 15

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Salem Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Salem Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 193 9.62%
10-19 Years 299 14.91%
20-29 Years 496 24.73%
30-39 Years 208 10.37%
40-49 Years 214 10.67%
50-59 Years 185 9.22%
60-69 Years 138 6.88%
70-79 Years 154 7.68%
80-89 Years 90 4.49%
90+ Years 29 1.45%

Salem Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 1,000 49.85%
Color 1 Box Female 1,006 50.15%

Salem Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 1,746 87.04%
Color 2 Box Asian 159 7.93%
Color 1 Box African-American 47 2.34%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 26 1.30%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 20 1.00%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 4 0.20%
Color 6 Box Other Race 3 0.15%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.05%

Salem Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 300 22.90%
2. German 262 20.00%
3. Irish 175 13.36%
4. English 138 10.53%
5. Italian 77 5.88%
6. Scotch Irish 73 5.57%
7. Dutch 52 3.97%
8. Scottish 41 3.13%
9. Welsh 31 2.37%
10. French Non-Basque 27 2.06%

Salem Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 1,646 86.68%
2. Japanese 151 7.95%
3. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 46 2.42%
4. Chinese 18 0.95%
5. Russian 11 0.58%
6. French 9 0.47%
7. Italian 8 0.42%
8. Serbo Croatian 4 0.21%
9. Other Pacific Island 3 0.16%
10. Vietnamese 2 0.11%

Salem Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 1,804 90.06%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 12 0.60%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 187 9.34%

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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.


Salem Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
26426