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Salem, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Salem is a Census city of 349 people across 0.63 square miles of land, in Henry County. Median household income is $51,250, 82.7 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 area0.63 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land558 plus or minus 149
- County holding the largest share of its areaHenry 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
- Population349 plus or minus 93
- Median age44.5 plus or minus 16.6
- Population under 1881 plus or minus 40
- Share under 1823.2 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Population 65 and over77 plus or minus 25
- Share 65 and over22.1 percent
- Households150 plus or minus 33
- Family households97 plus or minus 28
- Share of households that are families64.7 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$51,250 plus or minus $11,355
- Per capita income$26,042
- Civilian labor force149 plus or minus 53
- Employed141 plus or minus 52
- Unemployed8 plus or minus 8
- Unemployment rate5.4 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Adults 25 and over251
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.6 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.4 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 units156 plus or minus 33
- Occupied units150 plus or minus 33
- Vacant units6 plus or minus 8
- Vacancy rate3.8 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Owner occupied124 plus or minus 28
- Renter occupied26 plus or minus 16
- Ownership rate82.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$85,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$922 plus or minus $289
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.6 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Single family units131 plus or minus 30
- Share single family84.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more12 plus or minus 13
- Share in buildings of two or more7.7 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Mobile homes13 plus or minus 9
- Median year structure built1946
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 commute137 plus or minus 50
- Commuting under 15 minutes24 plus or minus 17
- Share commuting under 15 minutes17.5 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more55 plus or minus 26
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.1 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Drove alone79.0 percent plus or minus 40.6
- Carpooled12.6 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.2 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Worked from home4.2 percent plus or minus 4.7
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 number190803
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The City of Salem participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190803 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.
Henry County, not Salem
Henry County context, not Salem figures
- Establishments in Henry County482
- Covered employment, Henry County8,137
- Average annual pay, Henry County$52,431
- Housing units permitted, Henry County36
Every figure in this section is published for Henry 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, Iowa?
349, in 150 households. Salem city covers 0.63 square miles of land, which is 558 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?
Henry 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?
$51,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $85,700. Median gross rent is $922 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 190803, 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 Henry 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.