Salem, Indiana

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Population (year 2000): 6,172. Estimated population in July 2006: 6,515 (+5.6% change)

Males: 2,858	(46.3%)
Females: 3,314	(53.7%)

Washington County

Median resident age:	37.7 years
Indiana median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 47167.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,600 (it was $29,256 in 2000)

Salem	$29,600
Indiana:	$43,993

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $75,900 (it was $67,200 in 2000)

Salem	$75,900
Indiana:	$114,400

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Races in Salem:

White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
American Indian (0.7%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

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Ancestries: United States (16.4%), German (13.4%), English (10.6%), Irish (8.3%), Dutch (1.5%), Scottish (1.5%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 3.89 square miles.

Population density: 1655 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Salem

High school or higher: 70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
Unemployed: 5.6%
Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Salem city

Never married: 20.8%
Now married: 53.5%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 10.7%
Divorced: 13.7%

52 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.8%
Indiana:	3.1%

According to our research there were 18 registered sex offenders living in Salem, Indiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Salem to the number of sex offenders is 358 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Salem:	0.8% ($538)
Indiana:	0.9% ($868)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Louisville, KY (35.3 miles , pop. 256,231).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (248.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: New Pekin, IN (9.0 miles ), Campbellsburg, IN (11.7 miles ), Livonia, IN (12.7 miles) , Fredericksburg, IN (13.4 miles) , Palmyra, IN (13.6 miles ), Saltillo, IN (13.8 miles) , Borden, IN (13.9 miles ), Little York, IN (14.9 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 30 buildings, average cost: $84,600
1997: 42 buildings, average cost: $79,900
1998: 35 buildings, average cost: $86,700
1999: 41 buildings, average cost: $91,200
2000: 35 buildings, average cost: $80,800
2001: 30 buildings, average cost: $87,000
2002: 27 buildings, average cost: $88,400
2003: 22 buildings, average cost: $110,900
2004: 27 buildings, average cost: $119,500
2005: 26 buildings, average cost: $158,600
2006: 14 buildings, average cost: $170,600
2007: 12 buildings, average cost: $167,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 38.60 N, Longitude: 86.10 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,588 (+41.9%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,592 (60.8%)

People in group quarters in Salem

241 people in nursing homes
46 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
12 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
8 people in homes for the mentally ill
7 people in homes for the physically handicapped
4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 812

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Salem, Indiana business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: -177 (-2.8%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Furniture and related products (15%)
Construction (11%)
Chemicals (6%)
Wood products (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (14%)
Furniture and related products (11%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Social assistance (7%)
Educational services (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Child care workers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (3%)

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Crime in Salem by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	15.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	1	0	2	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	16.0	0.0	31.4	0.0	0.0
Assaults	5	2	0	3	12	2
per 100,000	80.6	32.0	0.0	47.1	186.0	30.8
Burglaries	13	12	10	10	10	14
per 100,000	209.4	191.9	157.0	157.0	155.0	215.5
Thefts	29	19	25	21	14	9
per 100,000	467.2	303.9	392.4	329.8	217.0	138.5
Auto thefts	0	1	0	2	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	16.0	0.0	31.4	0.0	0.0
Arson	0	1	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	16.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8)	49.5	38.1	39.2	45.5	56.7	26.8

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 17 (12 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.86
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Salem, Indiana

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Salem-area historical tornado activity is near Indiana state average. It is 101% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 27.5 miles away from the Salem city center killed 6 people and injured 86 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 6/2/1990, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.1 miles away from the city center injured 9 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospital/medical center in Salem:

WASHINGTON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (911 N SHELBY ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Salem:

SCOTT CO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; SCOTTSBURG, IN)
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; SEYMOUR, IN)
BLOOMINGTON HOSPITAL OF ORANGE COUNTY (about 26 miles; PAOLI, IN)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Salem:

LOUISVILLE INTL-STANDIFORD FIELD (about 40 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; ID: SDF)
COLUMBUS MUNI (about 47 miles; COLUMBUS, IN; ID: BAK)
MONROE COUNTY (about 52 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IN; ID: BMG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Salem:

SALEM MUNI (about 3 miles; SALEM, IN; ID: I83)
SCOTTSBURG (about 23 miles; SCOTTSBURG, IN; ID: 3R8)
ORLEANS (about 24 miles; ORLEANS, IN; ID: 7I4)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Salem:

INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTHEAST (about 28 miles; NEW ALBANY, IN; Full-time enrollment: 4,355)
JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 5,290)
SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,342)
BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY (about 39 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 2,030)
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE (about 41 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; FT enrollment: 15,514)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-BLOOMINGTON (about 49 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IN; FT enrollment: 33,835)
ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; FT enrollment: 2,217)

Public elementary/middle schools in Salem:

SALEM HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 608; Location: 700 N HARRISON ST; Grades: 06 - 12)
BRADIE M SHRUM LOWER ELEM (Students: 507; Location: 1103 N SHELBY ST; Grades: KG - 02)
BRADIE M SHRUM UPPER ELEM (Students: 500; Location: 1101 N SHELBY ST; Grades: 03 - 05)
SALEM MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 494; Location: 1001 N HARRISON ST; Grades: 06 - 08)

Private elementary/middle school in Salem:

EAST SALEM PAROCHIAL SCHOOL (Students: 58; Location: 1762 N NAUGLE ROAD; Grades: 1 - 3)

Library in Salem:

SALEM-WASHINGTON TWP PL (Operating income: $339,252; Location: 212 NORTH MAIN STREET; 22,117 books; 713 audio materials; 1,356 video materials; 155 serial subscriptions)

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Hotels: Salem Motel (Highway 56 West), Cottage at West Point (5614 East Marrs Road).

Court: County Of Washington - Superior Court (Highway 60 East).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Salem and their reported violations in the past:

EAST WASHINGTON RURAL WATER (Population served: 9180, Purch_surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-09-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-09-2003), St Public Notif received (APR-23-2003)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-28-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-28-2003), St Public Notif received (FEB-11-2003)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In MAY-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-28-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-28-2004)

One minor monitoring violation

Drinking water stations with addresses in Salem that have no violations reported:

MOUNT TABOR CHRISTIAN CHURCH (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Indiana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	64.0%
Whole state:	68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.7%
Whole state:	5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	11.6%
Whole state:	9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	4.8%
Whole state:	4.2%

Salem compared to Indiana state average:

Salem, Indiana environmental map by EPA

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Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Salem (2007 data):

National City Bank: South Salem Branch, Salem Drive-In Branch, Salem Main Branch. Info updated 2006-09-27: Bank assets: $134,344.8 mil, Deposits: $86,955.0 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1347 total offices, Holding Company: National City Corporation
HomeFederal Bank: R.R.1 Highway 60 E. Branch at 1208 South Jackson Street, branch established on 1891-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $903.3 mil, Deposits: $740.2 mil, headquarters in Columbus, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 19 total offices, Holding Company: Home Federal Bancorp
Regions Bank: Salem Branch at 24 Public Square, branch established on 1874-01-01. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
Community First Bank: Salem Office at 1336 South Jackson Street, branch established on 1995-02-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $256.4 mil, Deposits: $172.3 mil, headquarters in Corydon, IN, positive income, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Community First Financial Group, Inc.
Mid-Southern Savings Bank, FSB: Mid-Southern Savings Bank, Fsb at 300 N Water Street, branch established on 1891-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $162.6 mil, Deposits: $144.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices
Jackson County Bank: Salem Branch at 6 Public Square, branch established on 1990-07-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $367.0 mil, Deposits: $302.9 mil, headquarters in Seymour, IN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: Bancorp Of Southern Indiana

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Salem mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Washington County Indiana:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other and Unallocable	6	$14,298	$28,596	0	$0
Solid Waste Management	4	$8,792	$26,376	0	$0
Financial Administration	4	$10,461	$31,383	0	$0
Other Government Administration	2	$5,920	$35,520	5	$2,210
Police Protection - Officers	14	$43,578	$37,353	0	$0
Police - Other	5	$10,224	$24,538	1	$1,204
Firefighters	10	$31,795	$38,154	0	$0
Streets and Highways	11	$23,641	$25,790	0	$0
Health	1	$2,595	$31,140	2	$1,080
Sewerage	6	$14,322	$28,644	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	1	$2,737	$32,844	0	$0
Water Supply	18	$43,257	$28,838	0	$0
Totals for Government	82	$211,621	$30,969	8	$4,494

Salem government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $981,000
Solid Waste Management: $328,000

All Other: $173,000

Parks & Recreation: $49,000
Construction - Water Utilities: $21,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $1,259,000
Central Staff Services: $1,112,000

Sewerage: $1,022,000

General - Other: $608,000

Police Protection: $540,000

Libraries: $440,000

Fire Protection: $361,000

Solid Waste Management: $304,000

Parks & Recreation: $115,000

Regular Highways: $61,000

General Public Buildings: $59,000

Health Services - Other: $44,000

Air Transportation: $2,000
Employee Retirement - Total Cash & Deposits: $220,000
From Other Government: $142,000

Benefit Payments: $135,000

From Local Government: $51,000

Interest Revenue: $4,000

Local Employee Contribution: $2,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $475,000
General - Interest on Debt: $148,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,305,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $1,075,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,743,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $2,639,000
Water Utilities: $916,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $159,000
Other, NEC: $104,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $42,000
General Revenue, NEC: $41,000

Rents: $3,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $144,000
Regular Highways: $8,000

Parks & Recreation: $3,000

Fire Protection: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,324,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,347,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $889,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $317,000
Highways: $200,000

All Other: $56,000
Tax - Property: $1,490,000
Individual Income: $192,000

NEC: $45,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,544,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $47,000

5.39% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,661 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.39%
Indiana average:	6.54%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Clark County, IN	0.92% ($30,000 average AGI)
from Floyd County, IN	0.63% ($28,415)
from Harrison County, IN	0.55% ($30,107)

5.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,732 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.57%
Indiana average:	6.56%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Clark County, IN	1.07% ($31,473 average AGI)
to Floyd County, IN	0.68% ($25,914)
to Harrison County, IN	0.37% ($30,395)

Strongest AM radio stations in Salem:

WSLM (1220 AM; 5 kW; SALEM, IN; Owner: DON H. MARTIN)
WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKJK (1080 AM; 10 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
WGTK (970 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WXXA (790 AM; 5 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY)
WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
WLOU (1350 AM; 2 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Salem:

WSLM-FM (97.9 FM; SALEM, IN; Owner: REBECCA L. COOMER)
WFPK (91.9 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
WUOL-FM (90.5 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
WZKF (98.9 FM; SALEM, IN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WDJX (99.7 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: BLUE CHIP BROADCASTING LICENSES II, LTD.)
WVEZ (106.9 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WQKC (93.7 FM; SEYMOUR, IN; Owner: S.C.I. BROADCASTING, INC.)
WRVI (105.9 FM; VALLEY STATION, KY; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
WFPL (89.3 FM; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
W284AD (104.7 FM; NEW ALBANY, IN; Owner: LIFETALK RADIO, INC.)
WKLO (96.9 FM; HARDINSBURG, IN; Owner: WKLO, LLC)
WQMF (95.7 FM; JEFFERSONVILLE, IN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WMPI (105.3 FM; SCOTTSBURG, IN; Owner: D.R. RICE BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSFR (107.7 FM; CORYDON, IN; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WFIA-FM (94.7 FM; NEW ALBANY, IN; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF KENTUCKY, INC.)
WJCP (92.7 FM; AUSTIN, IN; Owner: PIERATT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WJZL (93.1 FM; CLARKSVILLE, IN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WJAA (96.3 FM; AUSTIN, IN; Owner: MIDLAND MEDIA, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Salem:

WHAN-LP (Channel 17; SALEM, IN; Owner: REBECCA L. WHITE)
WHAS-TV (Channel 11; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: BELO KENTUCKY, INC.)
WDRB (Channel 41; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: INDEPENDENCE TELEVISION COMPANY)
WFTE (Channel 58; SALEM, IN; Owner: INDEPENDENCE TELEVISION COMPANY)
W24BW (Channel 24; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: GREATER LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS)
WLKY-TV (Channel 32; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: WLKY HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
WAVE (Channel 3; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
WJYL-CA (Channel 45; CLARKSVILLE, IN; Owner: JOHN W. SMITH, JR.)
WTIU (Channel 30; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Owner: THE TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY)
WKPC-TV (Channel 15; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUC'L. TV)
WKMJ-TV (Channel 68; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TV)
WBKI-CA (Channel 28; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: LOUISVILLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
WBNA (Channel 21; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
W50CI (Channel 50; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)

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