Salem, Iowa

Back to Salem, IA housing info, Henry County, Iowa, IA smaller cities, IA small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! Population (year 2000): 464. Estimated population in July 2006: 460 (-0.9% change)   Males: 222   (47.8%) Females: 242   (52.2%) Henry County Median resident age:   39.9 years Iowa median age:   36.6 years Zip codes: 52649. Estimated median household income in 2005: $34,400 (it was $31,500 in 2000) Salem   $34,400 Iowa:   $43,609 Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $45,500 (it was $38,400 in 2000) Salem   $45,500 Iowa:   $106,600 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 52649 Salem, IA residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Salem: White Non-Hispanic (97.2%) Two or more races (1.7%) Hispanic (0.6%) Recent posts about Salem, Iowa on our local forum with over 300,000 registered users: Public Smoking Ban  (63 replies) Anyone lived in both Iowa and North Carolina?  (5 replies) Latest news from Salem, IA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (27.2%), Irish (10.1%), English (9.5%), United States (8.2%), Danish (3.7%), French (1.9%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Incorporated on 01/24/1855 Elevation: 716 feet Land area: 0.61 square miles. Population density: 760 people per square mile   (low).

Average climate in Salem, Iowa

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Salem-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Iowa state average. It is 65% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/9/1959, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 11.0 miles away from the Salem city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/16/1967, a category 3 tornado 14.7 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 16 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

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Notable locations in Salem: Lewelling Quaker Shrine (A), Crew Public Library (B), Salem City hall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Salem include: Salem Friends Church (A), Salem Congregational Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: South Salem Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post office: Salem Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Iowa:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	61.4%
Whole state:	67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.5%
Whole state:	4.9%

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

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.5% of all households

This city:	3.2%
Whole state:	9.1%

This city:	2.7%
Whole state:	3.8%

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6.04% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,493 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.04%
Iowa average:	6.30%

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

from Des Moines County, IA	0.89% ($26,892 average AGI)
from Lee County, IA	0.55% ($30,675)
from Washington County, IA	0.41% ($26,767)

6.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($37,324 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.85%
Iowa average:	6.47%

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

to Des Moines County, IA	1.03% ($35,026 average AGI)
to Washington County, IA	0.43% ($24,281)
to Johnson County, IA	0.42% ($28,226)