Salem, North Carolina

Back to Salem, NC housing info, Burke County, North Carolina, NC smaller cities, NC small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Salem, NC Burke County Population in July 2007: 2,912. Males: 1,761   (60.5%) Females: 1,151   (39.5%) Median resident age:   27.7 years North Carolina median age:   35.3 years Zip codes: 28655. Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,262 (it was $32,050 in 2000) Salem:   $30,262 North Carolina:   $44,670 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $15,132 Salem:   $15,132 North Carolina:   $24,307 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $123,773 (it was $91,300 in 2000) Salem:   $123,773 North Carolina:   $145,700 Salem, NC 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 (78.5%) Black (15.9%) Hispanic (2.2%) Other Asian (1.6%) Other race (1.3%) Two or more races (1.2%) American Indian (0.8%) 2008 cost of living index in Salem: 84.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Salem, North Carolina on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Salem is mentioned 4,512 times on our forum: question about Winston-Salem  (26 replies) Considering move to Winston-Salem / Greensboro  (28 replies) Progressive/Liberal Churches in Winston-Salem  (15 replies) Bike trails in Winston Salem  (7 replies) Art & Craft Shows in the Winston-Salem Area (2009)  (6 replies) Winston-Salem "Safe" areas  (7 replies) Latest news from Salem, NC collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: United States (21.4%), English (9.8%), German (9.2%), Irish (7.2%), Scotch-Irish (4.2%), Subsaharan African (2.5%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Land area: 4.22 square miles. Population density: 690 people per square mile   (low).

Average climate in Salem, North Carolina

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Salem-area historical tornado activity is near North Carolina state average. It is 3% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/5/1989, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 15.7 miles away from the Salem place center killed 4 people and injured 52 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/7/1998, a category 4 tornado 21.3 miles away from the place center injured 2 people and caused $1 million in damages.

Salem-area historical earthquake activity is above North Carolina state average. It is 88% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/25/2005 at 03:09:42, a magnitude 3.6 (3.6 MW, Depth: 5.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 63.0 miles away from Salem center
On 6/26/1995 at 00:36:17, a magnitude 3.5 (3.1 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 73.4 miles away from the city center
On 2/12/1994 at 02:40:24, a magnitude 3.4 (2.9 ML, 3.4 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 77.7 miles away from the city center
On 6/5/1998 at 02:31:01, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 51.8 miles away from Salem center
On 12/7/2007 at 11:07:03, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 41.0 miles away from the city center
On 1/1/1993 at 05:08:05, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 MD, Depth: 2.2 mi) earthquake occurred 25.0 miles away from Salem center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Political contributions by individuals in Salem, NC

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Churches in Salem include: Burkemont Baptist Church (A), Deaton Chapel (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.5 people
North Carolina:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	73.9%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	5.3%
Whole state:	4.6%

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

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.7% of all households

This place:	10.7%
Whole state:	12.3%

This place:	5.4%
Whole state:	5.5%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Salem, NC

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5.33% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,096 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.33%
North Carolina average:	8.53%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($106 average AGI)

Burke County:	0.04%
North Carolina average:	0.17%

from Catawba County, NC	1.12% ($27,954 average AGI)
from Caldwell County, NC	0.75% ($26,138)
from McDowell County, NC	0.33% ($31,806)

5.36% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,730 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.36%
North Carolina average:	7.27%

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

to Catawba County, NC	1.30% ($31,433 average AGI)
to Caldwell County, NC	0.83% ($27,234)
to McDowell County, NC	0.25% ($26,154)