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Salem, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Salem is a Census town of 177 people across 0.92 square miles of land, in Oconee County. Median household income is $62,143, 80.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $536,500 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
This is a small place, and the figures below carry wide margins.
The American Community Survey reaches Salem through a sample, not a count, and in a place this size that sample is thin. The population estimate here is 177 with a margin of error of plus or minus 90, which is 50.8 percent of the estimate itself. Every figure whose margin reaches 20 percent is printed with that margin beside it, so you can see the width of each one rather than having to assume it.
Nothing has been removed or adjusted. These are the published federal estimates, shown with the uncertainty the Census publishes alongside them.
Salem
What Salem is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.92 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land193 plus or minus 98
- County holding the largest share of its areaOconee 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
- Population177 plus or minus 90
- Median age49.5
- Population under 1831 plus or minus 30
- Share under 1817.5 percent plus or minus 14.5
- Population 65 and over22 plus or minus 18
- Share 65 and over12.4 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Households72 plus or minus 31
- Family households44 plus or minus 23
- Share of households that are families61.1 percent plus or minus 18.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Salem
Income and work in Salem
- Median household income$62,143 plus or minus $33,263
- Per capita income$30,697 plus or minus $7,470
- Civilian labor force90 plus or minus 59
- Employed90 plus or minus 59
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over132 plus or minus 54
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher73.5 percent plus or minus 42.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.1 percent plus or minus 13.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.1 percent plus or minus 13.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Salem
- Housing units98 plus or minus 37
- Occupied units72 plus or minus 31
- Vacant units26 plus or minus 19
- Vacancy rate26.5 percent plus or minus 16.6
- Owner occupied58 plus or minus 26
- Renter occupied14 plus or minus 14
- Ownership rate80.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$167,500 plus or minus $52,643
- Median gross rent, monthly$500
- Annual rent as a share of median income9.7 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Single family units64 plus or minus 31
- Share single family65.3 percent plus or minus 20.3
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes34 plus or minus 25
- Median year structure built1976
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 commute83 plus or minus 59
- Commuting under 15 minutes7 plus or minus 15
- Share commuting under 15 minutes8.4 percent plus or minus 17.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more28 plus or minus 25
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more33.7 percent plus or minus 18.7
- Drove alone96.5 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home3.5 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Salem
SBA loans in Salem (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$536,500
- Average approval$178,833
- Median approval$212,500
- Largest approval$309,000
- Jobs supported47
- Jobs per approval15.7
- 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 lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
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.
Salem
Flood risk in Salem
- NFIP communityTown of Salem
- NFIP community number450212
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/21/17
The Town of Salem does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450212 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.
Oconee County, not Salem
Oconee County context, not Salem figures
- Establishments in Oconee County1,761
- Covered employment, Oconee County25,478
- Average annual pay, Oconee County$57,970
- Housing units permitted, Oconee County648
Every figure in this section is published for Oconee 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.
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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
Salem questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Salem, South Carolina?
177, in 72 households. Salem town covers 0.92 square miles of land, which is 193 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?
Oconee 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?
$62,143. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $167,500. Median gross rent is $500 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?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $536,500 since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $212,500. 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?
No, it is listed but not participating. Salem appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Salem, town of, community 450212, 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 Oconee 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.