Salem, Massachusetts Demographics

Statewide Claims to Fame

Salem is 10th in Massachusetts out of 116 other cities in Female residents

Salem is 11th in Massachusetts out of 116 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Salem is 15th in Massachusetts out of 116 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Salem is 15th in Massachusetts out of 116 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Salem is 15th in Massachusetts out of 38 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Salem is 17th in Massachusetts out of 116 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Salem is 19th in Massachusetts out of 116 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

Salem is 19th in Massachusetts out of 42 other cities in Retail sales per capita

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Salem Rank Massachusetts US
Current population (2012) 42,219 28th 6,646,144 313,914,040
Size in square miles 8.3 59th 7,800.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 4,992.8 19th 839.4 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Salem Rank Massachusetts US
Residents younger than 5 5.6% 65th 5.5% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 18.7% 93rd 21.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 12.9% 84th 14.4% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Salem Rank Massachusetts US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 87.8% 81st 88.9% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 37.6% 51st 38.7% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Salem Rank Massachusetts US
Race - White 81.5% 87th 83.7% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 4.9% 30th 7.9% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.4% 17th 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 2.6% 62nd 5.8% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 15th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 3.4% 22nd 2.0% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 15.6% 15th 10.1% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 75.9% 88th 75.8% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Salem Rank Massachusetts US
Female residents 53.5% 10th 51.5% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 16.8% 30th 14.7% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Salem Rank Massachusetts US
Housing units 19,130 28th 2,818,940 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 66.4% 11th 41.8% 25.9%
Households 17,690 28th 2,522,409 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 51.7% 89th 63.6% 66.1%
Home median value $320,400 71st $343,500 $186,200
People per household 2.2 96th 2.5 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Salem Rank Massachusetts US
Income per capita $30,961 68th $35,051 $27,915
Income per household $56,203 76th $65,981 $52,762
Income below poverty line 12.3% 33rd 10.7% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Salem Rank Massachusetts US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 3,502 28th 596,790 27,092,908
Retail sales $544,215 28th $88,082,966 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $13,139 19th $13,553 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $98,502 15th $14,917,210 $613,795,732

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