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Salem, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Salem is a Census CDP of 2,642 people across 3.12 square miles of land, in Saline County. Median household income is $73,750, 83.5 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Salem
What Salem is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area3.12 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land846 plus or minus 202
- County holding the largest share of its areaSaline 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
- Population2,642 plus or minus 630
- Median age53.8
- Population under 18241 plus or minus 134
- Share under 189.1 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Population 65 and over759 plus or minus 238
- Share 65 and over28.7 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Households1,120 plus or minus 242
- Family households672 plus or minus 182
- Share of households that are families60.0 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$73,750 plus or minus $26,726
- Per capita income$38,884
- Civilian labor force1,412 plus or minus 484
- Employed1,412 plus or minus 484
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over2,312 plus or minus 542
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.3 percent plus or minus 29.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.7 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.8 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Salem
Housing in Salem
- Housing units1,120 plus or minus 242
- Occupied units1,120 plus or minus 242
- Vacant units0
- Vacancy rate0.0 percent
- Owner occupied935 plus or minus 195
- Renter occupied185 plus or minus 152
- Ownership rate83.5 percent plus or minus 25.1
- Median owner-occupied home value$202,100 plus or minus $58,655
- Single family units922 plus or minus 207
- Share single family82.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes198 plus or minus 149
- Median year structure built1979
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 commute1,114 plus or minus 362
- Commuting under 15 minutes198 plus or minus 125
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.8 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more366 plus or minus 156
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more32.9 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Drove alone78.4 percent plus or minus 36.2
- Carpooled3.4 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home14.4 percent plus or minus 9.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Saline County, not Salem
Saline County context, not Salem figures
- Establishments in Saline County2,389
- Covered employment, Saline County27,501
- Average annual pay, Saline County$47,454
- Housing units permitted, Saline County509
Every figure in this section is published for Saline 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.
Coverage
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?
2,642, in 1,120 households. Salem CDP covers 3.12 square miles of land, which is 846 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?
Saline 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?
$73,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $202,100. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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 Saline 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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