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Salem, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Salem is a Census city of 1,620 people across 2.41 square miles of land, in Fulton County. Median household income is $40,833, 56.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Salem
What Salem is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.41 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land672
- County holding the largest share of its areaFulton County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Salem
How many people live in Salem
- Population1,620
- Median age39.3 plus or minus 10.6
- Population under 18417 plus or minus 112
- Share under 1825.7 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Population 65 and over334 plus or minus 91
- Share 65 and over20.6 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Households566
- Family households358 plus or minus 78
- Share of households that are families63.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Salem
Income and work in Salem
- Median household income$40,833 plus or minus $13,568
- Per capita income$20,627
- Civilian labor force569 plus or minus 147
- Employed544 plus or minus 142
- Unemployed25 plus or minus 24
- Unemployment rate4.4 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over1,119
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.7 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.0 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Salem
Housing in Salem
- Housing units695
- Occupied units566
- Vacant units129 plus or minus 52
- Vacancy rate18.6 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Owner occupied321 plus or minus 91
- Renter occupied245 plus or minus 70
- Ownership rate56.7 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Median owner-occupied home value$105,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$676
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.9 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Single family units527 plus or minus 107
- Share single family75.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more101 plus or minus 41
- Share in buildings of two or more14.5 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Mobile homes65 plus or minus 29
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Salem
How Salem gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute493 plus or minus 131
- Commuting under 15 minutes227 plus or minus 94
- Share commuting under 15 minutes46.0 percent plus or minus 14.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more189 plus or minus 71
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.3 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Drove alone78.8 percent
- Carpooled7.3 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Walked4.1 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Worked from home8.2 percent plus or minus 5.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Salem
Flood risk in Salem
- NFIP communityCity of Salem
- NFIP community number050083
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/01/88(L)
The City of Salem participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 050083 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Fulton County, not Salem
Fulton County context, not Salem figures
- Establishments in Fulton County165
- Covered employment, Fulton County1,775
- Average annual pay, Fulton County$41,242
- Housing units permitted, Fulton County0
Every figure in this section is published for Fulton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Salem.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Salem questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Salem, Arkansas?
1,620, in 566 households. Salem city covers 2.41 square miles of land, which is 672 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Salem in?
Fulton County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Salem?
$40,833. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $105,900. Median gross rent is $676 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Salem in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Salem appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Salem, city of, community 050083, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Salem figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Fulton County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Salem.
Is zoning published for Salem?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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