Salem, Indiana Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Nationwide Claims to Fame

Salem is 31st out of 6,406 other cities in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Statewide Claims to Fame

Salem is 2nd in Indiana out of 127 other cities in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Salem is 6th in Indiana out of 127 other cities in Female residents

Salem is 7th in Indiana out of 127 other cities in Race - White

Salem is 13th in Indiana out of 127 other cities in Residents 65 or older

Salem is 16th in Indiana out of 115 other cities in Retail sales per capita

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Salem	Rank	Indiana	US
Current population (2012)	6,236	99th	6,537,334	313,914,040
Size in square miles	4	105th	35,826.1	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,579.8	76th	181	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Salem	Rank	Indiana	US
Residents younger than 5	6.9%	63rd	6.5%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.0%	83rd	24.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	17.6%	13th	13.6%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Salem	Rank	Indiana	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	77.2%	118th	86.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	10.5%	113th	22.7%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Salem	Rank	Indiana	US
Race - White	97.5%	7th	86.6%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.4%	112th	9.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	72nd	0.4%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.6%	84th	1.8%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	79th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	0.9%	121st	1.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	124th	6.3%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	97.0%	2nd	81.0%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Salem	Rank	Indiana	US
Female residents	53.5%	6th	50.8%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	0.4%	123rd	4.5%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Salem	Rank	Indiana	US
Housing units	2,932	98th	2,800,614	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	18.9%	88th	18.5%	25.9%
Households	2,683	95th	2,472,870	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	68.7%	52nd	71.1%	66.1%
Home median value	$78,300	109th	$123,300	$186,200
People per household	2.3	109th	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Salem	Rank	Indiana	US
Income per capita	$18,614	96th	$24,497	$27,915
Income per household	$31,843	115th	$48,393	$52,762
Income below poverty line	16.9%	51st	14.1%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Salem	Rank	Indiana	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	430	105th	482,847	27,092,908
Retail sales	$171,346	77th	$78,745,589	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$26,508	16th	$12,408	$12,990

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