Salem, Wisconsin

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Population (year 2000): 9,871. Estimated population in July 2006: 11,413 (+15.6% change)

Males: 5,006	(50.7%)
Females: 4,865	(49.3%)

Pierce County

Median resident age:	34.9 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Zip codes: 53168.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $55,300 (it was $54,392 in 2000)

Salem	$55,300
Wisconsin:	$47,105

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $179,100 (it was $137,300 in 2000)

Salem	$179,100
Wisconsin:	$152,600

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Races in Salem:

White Non-Hispanic (95.8%)
Hispanic (2.5%)
Other race (0.8%)
Two or more races (0.7%)
American Indian (0.7%)
Black (0.5%)

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Ancestries: German (39.4%), Irish (15.8%), Polish (12.2%), English (8.1%), Italian (7.6%), United States (4.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 29.7 square miles.

Population density: 378 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Salem

High school or higher: 85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
Unemployed: 4.0%
Mean travel time to work: 31.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Salem town

Never married: 23.1%
Now married: 61.6%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 4.3%
Divorced: 9.7%

224 residents are foreign born (1.4% Europe, 0.4% North America, 0.3% Latin America).

This town:	2.3%
Wisconsin:	3.6%

According to our research there were 11 registered sex offenders living in Salem, Wisconsin in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Salem to the number of sex offenders is 1020 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is smaller than the state average.

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

Salem:	1.9% ($2,565)
Wisconsin:	2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Kenosha, WI (20.0 miles , pop. 90,352).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (38.3 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (56.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Camp Lake, WI (0.6 miles ), Lake Catherine, IL (2.9 miles ), Silver Lake, WI (3.1 miles ), Channel Lake, IL (3.5 miles ), Paddock Lake, WI (3.8 miles ), Lake Shangrila, WI (4.2 miles ), Antioch, IL (4.2 miles ), Brighton, WI (6.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 68 buildings, average cost: $130,900
1997: 75 buildings, average cost: $133,500
1998: 105 buildings, average cost: $137,300
1999: 87 buildings, average cost: $161,800
2000: 88 buildings, average cost: $166,800
2001: 97 buildings, average cost: $152,900
2002: 154 buildings, average cost: $167,200
2003: 169 buildings, average cost: $179,000
2004: 115 buildings, average cost: $182,800
2005: 105 buildings, average cost: $185,200
2006: 65 buildings, average cost: $228,700
2007: 46 buildings, average cost: $195,500

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Latitude: 42.53 N, Longitude: 88.13 W

17 people in religious group quarters
9 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse

Area code: 262

Population change in the 1990s: +2,764 (+38.9%).

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Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Construction (19%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Educational services (5%)
Machinery (4%)
Chemicals (4%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (9%)
Educational services (8%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Chemicals (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Carpenters (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Average climate in Salem, Wisconsin

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Salem-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 50% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.3 miles away from the Salem town center killed 6 people and injured 75 people.

On 4/21/1967, a category 4 tornado 21.3 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 100 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Salem:

MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CORP OF BURLINGTON (about 15 miles; BURLINGTON, WI)
NORTHERN ILLINOIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; MCHENRY, IL)
AURORA MEDICAL CTR KENOSHA (about 18 miles; KENOSHA, WI)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Salem:

KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 16 miles; KENOSHA, WI; ID: ENW)
GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL (about 33 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; ID: MKE)
CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (about 42 miles; CHICAGO, IL; ID: ORD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Salem:

CAMP LAKE (about 2 miles; CAMP LAKE, WI; ID: 49C)
WESTOSHA (about 6 miles; WILMOT, WI; ID: 5K6)
VINCENT (about 12 miles; GENOA CITY, WI; ID: 64C)

Amtrak station near Salem:

20 miles: STURTEVANT (2904 WISCONSIN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Salem:

COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY (about 15 miles; GRAYSLAKE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,973)
GATEWAY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 19 miles; KENOSHA, WI; FT enrollment: 2,575)
MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE (about 24 miles; CRYSTAL LAKE, IL; FT enrollment: 2,707)
WILLIAM RAINEY HARPER COLLEGE (about 30 miles; PALATINE, IL; FT enrollment: 8,229)
TRINITY INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; DEERFIELD, IL; FT enrollment: 2,121)
CARROLL COLLEGE (about 33 miles; WAUKESHA, WI; FT enrollment: 2,332)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PARKSIDE (about 33 miles; KENOSHA, WI; FT enrollment: 3,945)

Public high schools in Salem:

CENTRAL HIGH (Students: 1250; Location: 24617 75th St; Grades: 09 - 12; Our rating: 62)
WESTOSHA ACAD (Location: 24617 75th St; Grades: 11 - 12)

Private high school in Salem:

PADDOCK LAKE BAPTIST ACAD (Students: 63; Location: 24823 74TH ST; Grades: PK - 12)

Public elementary/middle school in Salem:

SALEM ELEMENTARY (Students: 1077; Location: 8828 Antioch Rd; Grades: PK - 08; Our rating: 52)

Library in Salem:

COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $736,513; Location: 24615 89TH ST.; 59,682 books; 2,833 audio materials; 3,494 video materials; 308 serial subscriptions)

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Notable location: Wilmot Hills Raceway (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Salem include: Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church (A), Saint Benedicts Abbey (B), Holy Name Church (C), Wilmot United Methodist Church (D), Holy Family Convent (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Wilmot Cemetery (1), Liberty Cemetery (2), Salem Mound Cemetery (3), Holy Name of Jesus Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Silver Lake (A), Shangrila, Lake (B), Benet Lake (C), Hooker Lake (D), Voltz Lake (E), Montgomery Lake (F), Camp Lake (G), Rock Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Salem include: Peat Lake State Natural Area (1), Silver Lake Bog State Natural Area (2), Fox River Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

POPS DOG HOUSE (Population served: 52, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between FEB-13-2001 and MAR-12-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-04-2001)

One routine major monitoring violation

One minor monitoring violation

PAPA GUSS (Population served: 27, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (OCT-12-2005), St Boil Water Order (OCT-12-2005), St Public Notif requested (OCT-12-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-12-2005), St Compliance achieved (DEC-08-2005)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-1998, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (DEC-04-1998), St Boil Water Order (DEC-04-1998), St Public Notif requested (DEC-04-1998), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-04-1998), St Compliance achieved (FEB-04-1999)

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

LUISAS PIZZA & RESTAURANT (Population served: 53, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
PADDOCK LAKE SHELL (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
RANCH SWEET SHOP (Address: PO Box 116, Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This town:	2.8 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	75.2%
Whole state:	66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	6.5%
Whole state:	5.7%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	6.8%
Whole state:	8.7%

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

This town:	3.1%
Whole state:	3.7%

Salem compared to Wisconsin state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Banks with branches in Salem (2007 data):

M&I Marshall and Ilsley Bank: Paddock Lake Branch at 24616 75th Street, branch established on 1968-03-29. Info updated 2006-04-06: Bank assets: $48,017.4 mil, Deposits: $31,598.7 mil, headquarters in Milwaukee, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 307 total offices, Holding Company: Marshall & Ilsley Corporation
Southport Bank: Paddock Lake Branch at 23604 75th Street, branch established on 2000-02-29. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $450.8 mil, Deposits: $339.5 mil, headquarters in Kenosha, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Southport Financial Corporation
Community State Bank: Salem Branch at 25360 75th Street, branch established on 2000-03-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $253.4 mil, Deposits: $204.0 mil, headquarters in Union Grove, WI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Community State Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan And Trust

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2004 Presidential Election results in Pierce County Wisconsin:

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7.46% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,646 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.46%
Wisconsin average:	6.06%

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 St. Croix County, WI	1.39% ($39,824 average AGI)
from Dakota County, MN	0.66% ($59,385)
from Washington County, MN	0.55% ($52,000)

7.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,294 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.19%
Wisconsin average:	6.22%

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 St. Croix County, WI	1.77% ($39,054 average AGI)
to Dakota County, MN	0.55% ($38,688)
to Washington County, MN	0.45% ($39,227)

Strongest AM radio stations in Salem:

WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
WNVR (1030 AM; 5 kW; VERNON HILLS, IL; Owner: POLNET COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
WAUK (1510 AM; daytime; 10 kW; WAUKESHA, WI; Owner: WALT-WEST WISCONSIN, INC.)
WOKY (920 AM; 5 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WAIT (850 AM; daytime; 3 kW; CRYSTAL LAKE, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WMCS (1290 AM; 5 kW; GREENFIELD, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE RADIO ALLIANCE, LLC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Salem:

WWDV (96.9 FM; ZION, IL; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
W206AI (89.1 FM; LAKE VILLA, IL; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
WKKV-FM (100.7 FM; RACINE, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WIIL (95.1 FM; KENOSHA, WI; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WZSR (105.5 FM; WOODSTOCK, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WEZY (92.1 FM; RACINE, WI; Owner: RACINE BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
WCKG (105.9 FM; ELMWOOD PARK, IL; Owner: INFINITY HOLDINGS CORPORATION OF ORLANDO)
WLIT-FM (93.9 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
WJMK (104.3 FM; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF ILLINOIS)
WJZI (93.3 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE RADIO ALLIANCE, LLC)
WMIL-FM (106.1 FM; WAUKESHA, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WFZH (105.3 FM; MUKWONAGO, WI; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
WKTI-FM (94.5 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WLTQ (97.3 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WVCY-FM (107.7 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
WXLC (102.3 FM; WAUKEGAN, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WLKG (96.1 FM; LAKE GENEVA, WI; Owner: CTJ COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
WVIV-FM (103.1 FM; HIGHLAND PARK, IL; Owner: HBC LICENSE CORPORATION)
WEXT (104.7 FM; STURTEVANT, WI; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
WMYX-FM (99.1 FM; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MILWAUKEE LICENSE, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Salem:

W64CQ (Channel 64; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W34CK (Channel 34; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: FIRST UNITED, INC.)
WJJA (Channel 49; RACINE, WI; Owner: TV-49, INC.)
WLS-TV (Channel 7; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS TELEVISION, INC.)
WMAQ-TV (Channel 5; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WMAQ-TV), INC.)
WTTW (Channel 11; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WINDOW TO THE WORLD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WGBO-TV (Channel 66; JOLIET, IL; Owner: WGBO LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, G.P.)
WPXE (Channel 55; KENOSHA, WI; Owner: PAXSON MILWAUKEE LICENSE, INC.)
WMVS (Channel 10; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD)
WMVT (Channel 36; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD)
WDJT-TV (Channel 58; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WDJT-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WISN-TV (Channel 12; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WISN HEARST-ARGYLE TV, INC. (CA CORP.))
WPWR-TV (Channel 50; GARY, IN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
WCGV-TV (Channel 24; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WCGV LICENSEE, LLC)
WXFT (Channel 60; AURORA, IL; Owner: TELEFUTURA CHICAGO LLC)
WCIU-TV (Channel 26; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WCIU-TV LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WCPX (Channel 38; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: PAXSON CHICAGO LICENSE, INC.)
WSNS-TV (Channel 44; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: TELEMUNDO OF CHICAGO, INC.)
WMLW-CA (Channel 46; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CHANNEL 41 AND 63 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WVTV (Channel 18; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: WVTV LICENSEE, INC.)
W63CU (Channel 63; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CHANNEL 41 AND 63 LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WTMJ-TV (Channel 4; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WVCY-TV (Channel 30; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)

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