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Salem, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Salem is a Census CDP of 2,377 people across 4.29 square miles of land, in Burke County. Median household income is $68,988, 71.8 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 area4.29 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land554
- County holding the largest share of its areaBurke 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
- Population2,377
- Median age41.3
- Population under 18513 plus or minus 157
- Share under 1821.6 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Population 65 and over679 plus or minus 188
- Share 65 and over28.6 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Households1,045
- Family households636 plus or minus 137
- Share of households that are families60.9 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$68,988 plus or minus $13,864
- Per capita income$30,654
- Civilian labor force1,044 plus or minus 264
- Employed970 plus or minus 252
- Unemployed74 plus or minus 72
- Unemployment rate7.1 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Adults 25 and over1,773
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher87.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.8 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.9 percent plus or minus 6.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Salem
Housing in Salem
- Housing units1,188
- Occupied units1,045
- Vacant units143 plus or minus 134
- Vacancy rate12.0 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Owner occupied750 plus or minus 163
- Renter occupied295 plus or minus 141
- Ownership rate71.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$159,100 plus or minus $32,486
- Median gross rent, monthly$856
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.9 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Single family units859 plus or minus 184
- Share single family72.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more154 plus or minus 120
- Share in buildings of two or more13.0 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Mobile homes175 plus or minus 86
- Median year structure built1980
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 commute952 plus or minus 253
- Commuting under 15 minutes382 plus or minus 146
- Share commuting under 15 minutes40.1 percent plus or minus 11.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more211 plus or minus 114
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more22.2 percent plus or minus 10.4
- Drove alone77.3 percent
- Carpooled21.6 percent plus or minus 13.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Burke County, not Salem
Burke County context, not Salem figures
- Establishments in Burke County1,540
- Covered employment, Burke County29,553
- Average annual pay, Burke County$48,986
- Housing units permitted, Burke County422
Every figure in this section is published for Burke 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, North Carolina?
2,377, in 1,045 households. Salem CDP covers 4.29 square miles of land, which is 554 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?
Burke 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?
$68,988. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $159,100. Median gross rent is $856 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 Salem figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Burke 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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