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Salem, Kentucky: commercial real estate data.
Salem is a Census city of 780 people across 0.85 square miles of land, in Livingston County. Median household income is $61,667, 83.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $650,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Salem
What Salem is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.85 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land916 plus or minus 236
- County holding the largest share of its areaLivingston 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
- Population780 plus or minus 201
- Median age45.3
- Population under 18161 plus or minus 92
- Share under 1820.6 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Population 65 and over213 plus or minus 57
- Share 65 and over27.3 percent
- Households268 plus or minus 66
- Family households197 plus or minus 53
- Share of households that are families73.5 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$61,667 plus or minus $24,719
- Per capita income$27,749 plus or minus $6,156
- Civilian labor force303 plus or minus 93
- Employed294 plus or minus 91
- Unemployed9 plus or minus 15
- Unemployment rate3.0 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Adults 25 and over542 plus or minus 132
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.7 percent plus or minus 28.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.8 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.3 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Salem
Housing in Salem
- Housing units306 plus or minus 71
- Occupied units268 plus or minus 66
- Vacant units38 plus or minus 23
- Vacancy rate12.4 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Owner occupied224 plus or minus 58
- Renter occupied44 plus or minus 26
- Ownership rate83.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$102,400 plus or minus $20,492
- Median gross rent, monthly$678 plus or minus $194
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.2 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Single family units252 plus or minus 60
- Share single family82.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more21 plus or minus 24
- Share in buildings of two or more6.9 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Mobile homes33 plus or minus 19
- Median year structure built1973
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 commute282 plus or minus 87
- Commuting under 15 minutes81 plus or minus 34
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.7 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more160 plus or minus 54
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more56.7 percent
- Drove alone83.0 percent
- Carpooled8.5 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.4 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Worked from home4.1 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Salem
SBA loans in Salem (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$650,000
- Average approval$325,000
- Median approval$325,000
- Largest approval$500,000
- Jobs supported15
- Jobs per approval7.5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Salem, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Salem
Flood risk in Salem
- NFIP communityCity of Salem
- NFIP community number210462
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/10/21
The City of Salem does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 210462 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.
Livingston County, not Salem
Livingston County context, not Salem figures
- Establishments in Livingston County136
- Covered employment, Livingston County3,402
- Average annual pay, Livingston County$61,759
Every figure in this section is published for Livingston County as a whole and is not a measurement of Salem.
All Livingston County figures →
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
Salem questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Salem, Kentucky?
780, in 268 households. Salem city covers 0.85 square miles of land, which is 916 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?
Livingston 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?
$61,667. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $102,400. Median gross rent is $678 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Salem businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $650,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $325,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Salem, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Salem borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Salem. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Salem in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Salem appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Salem, city of, community 210462, 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 Livingston 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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