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West Salem village, Ohio: commercial real estate data.
West Salem village is a Census village of 1,033 people across 1.07 square miles of land, in Wayne County. Median household income is $62,042, 81.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 9 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $502,600.
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West Salem
What West Salem is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.07 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land968 plus or minus 258
- County holding the largest share of its areaWayne 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.
West Salem
How many people live in West Salem
- Population1,033 plus or minus 275
- Median age46.0
- Population under 18165 plus or minus 50
- Share under 1816.0 percent
- Population 65 and over271 plus or minus 121
- Share 65 and over26.2 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Households489 plus or minus 136
- Family households331 plus or minus 112
- Share of households that are families67.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Salem
Income and work in West Salem
- Median household income$62,042 plus or minus $24,348
- Per capita income$36,974
- Civilian labor force555 plus or minus 155
- Employed537 plus or minus 154
- Unemployed18 plus or minus 15
- Unemployment rate3.2 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Adults 25 and over798 plus or minus 215
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher5.4 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.3 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Salem
Housing in West Salem
- Housing units523 plus or minus 141
- Occupied units489 plus or minus 136
- Vacant units34 plus or minus 29
- Vacancy rate6.5 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Owner occupied400 plus or minus 126
- Renter occupied89 plus or minus 37
- Ownership rate81.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$125,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$775
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.0 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Single family units394 plus or minus 120
- Share single family75.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more33 plus or minus 21
- Share in buildings of two or more6.3 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Mobile homes96 plus or minus 48
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Salem
How West Salem gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute500 plus or minus 150
- Commuting under 15 minutes77 plus or minus 41
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.4 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more271 plus or minus 110
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more54.2 percent plus or minus 14.8
- Drove alone75.1 percent
- Carpooled6.8 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked9.7 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Worked from home5.1 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Salem
SBA loans in West Salem (7(a))
- Approvals9
- Gross approval$502,600
- Average approval$55,844
- Median approval$18,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$340,000
- Largest approval$340,000
- Jobs supported18
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS7
A charge-off rate is not published here. only 3 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a rate over that few outcomes would move several points on one loan.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
West Salem
SBA loans in West Salem (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$179,000
- Average approval$179,000
- Median approval$179,000
- Largest approval$179,000
- Jobs supported8
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
West Salem
Flood risk in West Salem
- Listed NFIP communities1
- Of those, participating1
- NFIP community number390668
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
This community carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
FEMA, National Flood Insurance Program Community Status Book, Community Status Book, as retrieved.
Wayne County, not West Salem
Wayne County context, not West Salem figures
These are Wayne County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as West Salem measurements.
- Establishments in Wayne County2,583
- Employment at those establishments, Wayne County42,271
- Covered employment, Wayne County48,515
- Average annual pay, Wayne County$57,609
- Average weekly wage, Wayne County$1,108
- Housing units permitted, Wayne County282
- Of those, single family, Wayne County228
- County product, 2024, Wayne County$8,952,225,000
- County product change over the prior year, Wayne County4.9 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Wayne County$53,069
Every figure in this section is published for Wayne County as a whole and is not a measurement of West Salem. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
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. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
West Salem questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in West Salem, Ohio?
1,033, in 489 households. West Salem village covers 1.07 square miles of land, which is 968 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is West Salem in?
Wayne 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 West Salem?
$62,042. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $125,900. Median gross rent is $775 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to West Salem businesses?
9 7(a) approvals totalling $502,600, across 1 lenders, median approval $18,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $179,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in West Salem, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to West Salem borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for West Salem. only 3 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a percentage over that few outcomes would move several points on a single loan. The counts are shown instead.
Is West Salem in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. West Salem appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as community 390668, 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 West Salem figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Wayne 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 West Salem.
Is zoning published for West Salem?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.