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New Salem, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
New Salem is a Census borough of 1,011 people across 0.47 square miles of land, in York County. Median household income is $106,806, 96.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
New Salem
What New Salem is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.47 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,140 plus or minus 662
- County holding the largest share of its areaYork 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
- Population1,011 plus or minus 313
- Median age34.4 plus or minus 8.3
- Population under 18281 plus or minus 81
- Share under 1827.8 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Population 65 and over125 plus or minus 30
- Share 65 and over12.4 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Households338 plus or minus 108
- Family households284 plus or minus 108
- Share of households that are families84.0 percent plus or minus 17.3
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$106,806
- Per capita income$35,953
- Civilian labor force526 plus or minus 191
- Employed508 plus or minus 189
- Unemployed18 plus or minus 15
- Unemployment rate3.4 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Adults 25 and over641 plus or minus 204
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.6 percent plus or minus 41.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.7 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.6 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Salem
Housing in New Salem
- Housing units338 plus or minus 108
- Occupied units338 plus or minus 108
- Vacant units0
- Vacancy rate0.0 percent
- Owner occupied327 plus or minus 107
- Renter occupied11 plus or minus 13
- Ownership rate96.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$254,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,054 plus or minus $350
- Annual rent as a share of median income11.8 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Single family units335 plus or minus 106
- Share single family99.1 percent plus or minus 44.6
- Units in buildings of two or more1 plus or minus 12
- Share in buildings of two or more0.3 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Mobile homes2 plus or minus 3
- Median year structure built1969
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 commute419 plus or minus 145
- Commuting under 15 minutes103 plus or minus 53
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.6 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more106 plus or minus 51
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.3 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Drove alone86.5 percent
- Carpooled8.5 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home3.9 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
New Salem
Flood risk in New Salem
- NFIP communityBorough of New Salem
- NFIP community number422743
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/16/15(M)
The Borough of New Salem participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 422743 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.
York County, not New Salem
York County context, not New Salem figures
- Establishments in York County8,840
- Covered employment, York County182,614
- Average annual pay, York County$62,427
- Housing units permitted, York County1,335
Every figure in this section is published for York 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, Pennsylvania?
1,011, in 338 households. New Salem borough covers 0.47 square miles of land, which is 2,140 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?
York 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?
$106,806. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $254,500. Median gross rent is $1,054 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is New Salem in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. New Salem appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as New Salem, borough of, community 422743, 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 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 York 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.