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Salem, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Salem is a Census city of 1,629 people across 1.34 square miles of land, in Harrison County. Median household income is $38,529, 69.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $390,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Salem
What Salem is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.34 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,217 plus or minus 261
- County holding the largest share of its areaHarrison 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
- Population1,629 plus or minus 349
- Median age32.6
- Population under 18219 plus or minus 80
- Share under 1813.4 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Population 65 and over266 plus or minus 102
- Share 65 and over16.3 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Households578 plus or minus 136
- Family households271 plus or minus 67
- Share of households that are families46.9 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$38,529 plus or minus $14,698
- Per capita income$21,304 plus or minus $4,539
- Civilian labor force666 plus or minus 267
- Employed637 plus or minus 265
- Unemployed29 plus or minus 20
- Unemployment rate4.4 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over1,036 plus or minus 307
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.9 percent plus or minus 35.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.9 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.3 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Salem
- Housing units735
- Occupied units578 plus or minus 136
- Vacant units157 plus or minus 56
- Vacancy rate21.4 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Owner occupied403 plus or minus 121
- Renter occupied175 plus or minus 65
- Ownership rate69.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$77,800 plus or minus $16,486
- Median gross rent, monthly$525
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.4 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Single family units483 plus or minus 127
- Share single family65.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more193 plus or minus 76
- Share in buildings of two or more26.3 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Mobile homes59 plus or minus 40
- Median year structure built1956
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 commute617 plus or minus 264
- Commuting under 15 minutes249 plus or minus 112
- Share commuting under 15 minutes40.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more169 plus or minus 57
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.4 percent plus or minus 14.9
- Drove alone79.4 percent plus or minus 23.4
- Carpooled5.5 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Walked11.3 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Worked from home3.1 percent plus or minus 4.4
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$390,000
- Average approval$130,000
- Median approval$40,000
- Largest approval$335,000
- Jobs supported10
- Jobs per approval3.3
- 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 communityCity of Salem
- NFIP community number540242
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/02/12(M)
The City of Salem participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 540242 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.
Harrison County, not Salem
Harrison County context, not Salem figures
- Establishments in Harrison County1,781
- Covered employment, Harrison County37,098
- Average annual pay, Harrison County$64,286
- Housing units permitted, Harrison County83
Every figure in this section is published for Harrison 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, West Virginia?
1,629, in 578 households. Salem city covers 1.34 square miles of land, which is 1,217 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?
Harrison 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?
$38,529. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $77,800. Median gross rent is $525 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 $390,000 since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $40,000. 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?
Yes. Salem appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Salem, city of, community 540242, 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 Harrison 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.