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West Salem, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
West Salem is a Census village of 713 people across 1.56 square miles of land, in Edwards County. Median household income is $49,821, 82.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
West Salem
What West Salem is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.56 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land457
- County holding the largest share of its areaEdwards 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.
West Salem
How many people live in West Salem
- Population713
- Median age46.1 plus or minus 10.1
- Population under 18145 plus or minus 52
- Share under 1820.3 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Population 65 and over210 plus or minus 44
- Share 65 and over29.5 percent
- Households349
- Family households207
- Share of households that are families59.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Salem
Income and work in West Salem
- Median household income$49,821 plus or minus $14,530
- Per capita income$30,452
- Civilian labor force287 plus or minus 63
- Employed267 plus or minus 57
- Unemployed20 plus or minus 13
- Unemployment rate7.0 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Adults 25 and over499
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher15.2 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.8 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Salem
Housing in West Salem
- Housing units497
- Occupied units349
- Vacant units148 plus or minus 40
- Vacancy rate29.8 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Owner occupied287
- Renter occupied62 plus or minus 27
- Ownership rate82.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$74,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$811
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.5 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Single family units398
- Share single family80.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more17 plus or minus 16
- Share in buildings of two or more3.4 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Mobile homes82 plus or minus 37
- Median year structure built1956
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Salem
How West Salem gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute259 plus or minus 55
- Commuting under 15 minutes81 plus or minus 29
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.3 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more70 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.0 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Drove alone86.0 percent
- Carpooled9.8 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home2.3 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Edwards County, not West Salem
Edwards County context, not West Salem figures
- Establishments in Edwards County132
- Covered employment, Edwards County1,933
- Average annual pay, Edwards County$43,778
Every figure in this section is published for Edwards County as a whole and is not a measurement of West Salem.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
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
West Salem questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in West Salem, Illinois?
713, in 349 households. West Salem village covers 1.56 square miles of land, which is 457 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is West Salem in?
Edwards 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 West Salem?
$49,821. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $74,600. Median gross rent is $811 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page West Salem figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Edwards 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 West Salem.
Is zoning published for West Salem?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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