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New Salem, North Dakota: commercial real estate data.
New Salem is a Census city of 780 people across 1.38 square miles of land, in Morton County. Median household income is $69,519, 71.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $485,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
New Salem
What New Salem is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.38 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land563 plus or minus 144
- County holding the largest share of its areaMorton 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.
New Salem
How many people live in New Salem
- Population780 plus or minus 200
- Median age39.8 plus or minus 9.6
- Population under 18188 plus or minus 70
- Share under 1824.1 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Population 65 and over222 plus or minus 64
- Share 65 and over28.5 percent
- Households281 plus or minus 68
- Family households162 plus or minus 46
- Share of households that are families57.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Salem
Income and work in New Salem
- Median household income$69,519
- Per capita income$30,566
- Civilian labor force373 plus or minus 123
- Employed365 plus or minus 120
- Unemployed8 plus or minus 12
- Unemployment rate2.1 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Adults 25 and over566 plus or minus 136
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.8 percent plus or minus 29.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.1 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.4 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Salem
Housing in New Salem
- Housing units377 plus or minus 95
- Occupied units281 plus or minus 68
- Vacant units96 plus or minus 58
- Vacancy rate25.5 percent plus or minus 14.0
- Owner occupied200 plus or minus 53
- Renter occupied81 plus or minus 34
- Ownership rate71.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$187,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$871
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.0 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Single family units325 plus or minus 88
- Share single family86.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more41 plus or minus 23
- Share in buildings of two or more10.9 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Mobile homes11 plus or minus 14
- Median year structure built1963
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Salem
How New Salem gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute334 plus or minus 118
- Commuting under 15 minutes165 plus or minus 79
- Share commuting under 15 minutes49.4 percent plus or minus 15.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more155 plus or minus 52
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more46.4 percent plus or minus 22.6
- Drove alone86.7 percent
- Carpooled3.6 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.7 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Worked from home7.5 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Salem
SBA loans in New Salem (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$485,000
- Average approval$242,500
- Median approval$242,500
- Largest approval$280,000
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term12 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in New Salem, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 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.
Morton County, not New Salem
Morton County context, not New Salem figures
- Establishments in Morton County895
- Covered employment, Morton County12,332
- Average annual pay, Morton County$58,642
- Housing units permitted, Morton County87
Every figure in this section is published for Morton County as a whole and is not a measurement of New 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
New Salem questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in New Salem, North Dakota?
780, in 281 households. New Salem city covers 1.38 square miles of land, which is 563 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is New Salem in?
Morton 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 New Salem?
$69,519. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $187,000. Median gross rent is $871 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to New Salem businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $485,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $242,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in New Salem, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to New Salem borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for New Salem. Only 2 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.
Are the county figures on this page New Salem figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Morton 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 New Salem.
Is zoning published for New Salem?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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