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Salem Lakes, Wisconsin: commercial real estate data.
Salem Lakes is a Census village of 14,366 people across 30.36 square miles of land, in Kenosha County. Median household income is $94,819, 83.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Salem Lakes
What Salem Lakes is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area30.36 sq mi
- Water area2.81 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land473
- County holding the largest share of its areaKenosha 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.
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How many people live in Salem Lakes
- Population14,366
- Median age43.9
- Population under 182,965
- Share under 1820.6 percent
- Population 65 and over2,426
- Share 65 and over16.9 percent
- Households5,775
- Family households3,760
- Share of households that are families65.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Salem Lakes
- Median household income$94,819
- Per capita income$47,885
- Civilian labor force8,133
- Employed7,790
- Unemployed343 plus or minus 162
- Unemployment rate4.2 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Adults 25 and over10,401
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.6 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Salem Lakes
- Housing units6,191
- Occupied units5,775
- Vacant units416 plus or minus 191
- Vacancy rate6.7 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Owner occupied4,806
- Renter occupied969 plus or minus 258
- Ownership rate83.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$316,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,184
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.0 percent
- Single family units5,234
- Share single family84.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more605 plus or minus 216
- Share in buildings of two or more9.8 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Mobile homes319 plus or minus 140
- Median year structure built1987
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Salem Lakes gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,751
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,103 plus or minus 302
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.3 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,995
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more44.4 percent
- Drove alone74.6 percent
- Carpooled7.2 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home12.7 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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SBA loans in Salem Lakes (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$348,000
- Average approval$174,000
- Median approval$174,000
- Largest approval$193,000
- Jobs supported3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Salem Lakes, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Salem Lakes
- NFIP communityVillage of Salem Lakes
- NFIP community number550505
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/11/24
The Village of Salem Lakes participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 550505 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.
Kenosha County, not Salem Lakes
Kenosha County context, not Salem Lakes figures
- Establishments in Kenosha County3,403
- Covered employment, Kenosha County74,313
- Average annual pay, Kenosha County$58,409
- Housing units permitted, Kenosha County260
Every figure in this section is published for Kenosha County as a whole and is not a measurement of Salem Lakes.
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 Lakes questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Salem Lakes, Wisconsin?
14,366, in 5,775 households. Salem Lakes village covers 30.36 square miles of land, which is 473 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Salem Lakes in?
Kenosha 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 Lakes?
$94,819. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $316,100. Median gross rent is $1,184 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Salem Lakes in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Salem Lakes appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Salem Lakes, village of, community 550505, 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 Lakes figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Kenosha 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 Lakes.
Is zoning published for Salem Lakes?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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