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Salem, New York: commercial real estate data.
Salem is a Census CDP of 770 people across 2.93 square miles of land, in Washington County. Median household income is $82,750, 83.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $606,900 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Salem
What Salem is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area2.93 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land262 plus or minus 100
- County holding the largest share of its areaWashington 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
- Population770 plus or minus 293
- Median age53.1 plus or minus 13.7
- Population under 1857 plus or minus 44
- Share under 187.4 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Population 65 and over177 plus or minus 91
- Share 65 and over23.0 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Households376 plus or minus 115
- Family households171 plus or minus 89
- Share of households that are families45.5 percent plus or minus 19.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Salem
- Median household income$82,750
- Per capita income$44,586 plus or minus $12,287
- Civilian labor force478 plus or minus 197
- Employed450 plus or minus 192
- Unemployed28 plus or minus 37
- Unemployment rate5.9 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Adults 25 and over658 plus or minus 254
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.9 percent plus or minus 47.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher28.7 percent plus or minus 14.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree15.0 percent plus or minus 12.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Salem
- Housing units429 plus or minus 121
- Occupied units376 plus or minus 115
- Vacant units53 plus or minus 47
- Vacancy rate12.4 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Owner occupied312 plus or minus 116
- Renter occupied64 plus or minus 47
- Ownership rate83.0 percent plus or minus 17.5
- Median owner-occupied home value$182,300 plus or minus $42,929
- Median gross rent, monthly$844
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.2 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Single family units350 plus or minus 112
- Share single family81.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more69 plus or minus 45
- Share in buildings of two or more16.1 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Mobile homes10 plus or minus 11
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Salem gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute352 plus or minus 136
- Commuting under 15 minutes66 plus or minus 37
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.8 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more123 plus or minus 55
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more34.9 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Drove alone82.6 percent
- Carpooled2.5 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home12.4 percent plus or minus 15.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Salem (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$606,900
- Average approval$151,725
- Median approval$116,500
- Largest approval$350,000
- Jobs supported19
- Jobs per approval4.8
- 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 lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
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.
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Flood risk in Salem
- NFIP communityVillage of Salem
- NFIP community number360888
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/17/85(M)
The Village of Salem participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 360888 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.
Washington County, not Salem
Washington County context, not Salem figures
- Establishments in Washington County1,065
- Covered employment, Washington County14,838
- Average annual pay, Washington County$62,139
- Housing units permitted, Washington County100
Every figure in this section is published for Washington County as a whole and is not a measurement of Salem.
All Washington County figures →
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, New York?
770, in 376 households. Salem CDP covers 2.93 square miles of land, which is 262 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?
Washington 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?
$82,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $182,300. Median gross rent is $844 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?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $606,900 since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $116,500. 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?
Yes. Salem appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Salem, village of, community 360888, 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 Washington 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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