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County population in July 2011: 24,866 (all urban)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 6,726
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,228
% of renters here:

32%
State:

30%

Land area: 15 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 1705 people per square mile 
 
  (very high).

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Salem city: 86.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.2%), Retail trade (14.2%), Manufacturing (13.4%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 83%
  • Government: 12%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

Salem city races chart

Races in Salem city, Virginia:

  • White Non-Hispanic Alone (89.6%)
  • Black Non-Hispanic Alone (6.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • Hispanic or Latino (1.3%)
  • Asian alone (0.8%)

Median resident age:  39.2 years
Virginia median age:  35.7 years

Males: 11,677  (47.2%)
Females: 13,070  (52.8%)

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Average household size:
Salem city:

2.3 people
Virginia:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2009: $49,568 ($38,997 in 1999)
This county:

$49568
Virginia:

$59330

Median contract rent in 2009 for apartments: $704 (lower quartile is $564, upper quartile is $859)
This county:

$704
State:

$832


Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $161,312 (it was $99,200 in 2000)
Salem city:

$161,312
Virginia:

$252,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $128,820 - $210,634

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $266,598
Here:

$266,598
State:

$330,816

Townhouses or other attached units: $494,230
Here:

$494,230
State:

$310,878

In 2-unit structures: $187,138
Here:

$187,138
State:

$285,516

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $290,484
Here:

$290,484
State:

$270,208

Mobile homes: $29,647
Here:

$29,647
State:

$37,843
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,646
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $315

Institutionalized population: 683

Salem city, VA map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

  • 2000: 69 buildings, average cost: $125,400
  • 2001: 57 buildings, average cost: $116,800
  • 2002: 59 buildings, average cost: $110,200
  • 2003: 57 buildings, average cost: $118,800
  • 2004: 65 buildings, average cost: $131,000
  • 2007: 8 buildings, average cost: $92,400
  • 2008: 44 buildings, average cost: $114,800
  • 2009: 29 buildings, average cost: $136,600

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)




2008 Presidential Election results in Salem city Virginia:

McCain (Republican): 57.4%
Obama (Democratic): 41.8%
Detailed 2008 Election Results


Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $1,474 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $1,324 (0.9%)


Salem city household income distribution in 2009 Salem city home values distribution


Salem city contract rent distribution in 2009

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 7.8%
(7.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 16.4% for Black residents, 20.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 57.6% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
This county:

6.7%
Whole state:

9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
This county:

3.3%
Whole state:

4.3%

Area name: Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Salem city is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $589 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $747 a month.

Cities in this county include: Salem.

Salem city has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

2005 air pollution in Salem city:

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 16.0 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour: 37 µg/m3(standard limit: 35 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.



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Neighboring counties: Roanoke city .

Unemployment in Apr. 2010:
Here:

5.7%
Virginia:

5.8%

Unemployment by year (%)


Current college students: 2,195
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 523 (55% naturalized citizens)

Salem city:

2.1%
Whole state:

8.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

  • 1995 to March 2000: 142
  • 1990 to 1994: 21
  • 1985 to 1989: 146
  • 1980 to 1984: 38
  • 1975 to 1979: 57
  • 1970 to 1974: 17
  • 1970 to 1974: 6
  • 1965 to 1969: 96

Mean travel time to work (commute): 17.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 46.4%

Salem city marital status for males
Salem city marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 7,133
  • One, attached: 321
  • Two: 407
  • 3 or 4: 272
  • 5 to 9: 493
  • 10 to 19: 1,054
  • 20 or more: 323
  • Mobile homes: 391
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Housing units in Salem city with a mortgage: 3,797 (445 second mortgage, 531 home equity loan, 69 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,266

Here:

62.6% with mortgage
State:

75.1% with mortgage



Religion statistics:

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 58.42%
Here58.4%
USA50.2%
Total adherents: 14,457
Total congregations: 27

Adherents


Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

NameSouthern Baptist ConventionUnited Methodist ChurchCatholic ChurchChristian Church (Disciples of Christ)Episcopal Church
Adherents5,902 (40.8%)2,741 (19.0%)1,200 (8.3%)923 (6.4%)696 (4.8%)
Congregations5 (18.5%)3 (11.1%)1 (3.7%)2 (7.4%)1 (3.7%)
Name The Wesleyan ChurchLDS (Mormon) ChurchChristian Churches and Churches of ChristAmerican Baptist Churches in the USAOther
Adherents518 (3.6%)442 (3.1%)415 (2.9%)326 (2.3%)1,294 (9.0%)
Congregations2 (7.4%)1 (3.7%)1 (3.7%)1 (3.7%)10 (37.0%)
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.

Religions in Salem city - Salem

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 8
This county:

3.18 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

2.03 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Salem city:

0.40 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.17 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
Salem city:

0.80 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

1.43 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 20
This county:

7.96 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

4.03 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 25
Salem city:

9.95 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

7.65 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

9.8%
Virginia:

9.3%

Adult obesity rate:
Here:

27.3%
Virginia:

26.7%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Salem city:

15.9%
State:

18.6%


Tornado activity:

Salem city historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 8.5 times above overall U.S. average.

Earthquake activity:

Salem city-area historical earthquake activity is below Virginia state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/21/1998 at 05:56:47, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 8.3 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 93.1 miles away from the county center
On 4/22/1991 at 01:01:20, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 9.1 mi) earthquake occurred 46.0 miles away from the county 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 85.7 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Class of Workers


Most common industries (%)
Males Females
  • Construction (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Social assistance (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
  • Public administration (4%)
Most common occupations (%)
Males Females
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Philippines (22%)
  • Germany (10%)
  • Vietnam (9%)
  • United Kingdom (8%)
  • Mexico (8%)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina (7%)
  • Brazil (7%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Salem city (%):



  • United States or American (25%)
  • German (15%)
  • English (14%)
  • Irish (10%)
  • Italian (3%)
  • Scotch-Irish (3%)
  • French (except Basque) (3%)


Salem city mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 10,261 (84%)
  • Carpooled: 1,094 (9%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 25 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 7 (0%)
  • Taxi: 9 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 28 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 5 (0%)
  • Walked: 513 (4%)
  • Other means: 56 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 190 (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


People in group quarters in Salem city, Virginia:

  • 926 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 262 people in nursing homes
  • 233 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 69 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 68 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 58 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
  • 58 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
  • 39 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
  • 19 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 16 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 6 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $54,283.

10.58% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,873 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

10.58%
Virginia average:

11.06%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
8.38% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($29,488 average AGI)
2.20% relocated from other states ($9,386 average AGI)
Salem city:

2.20%
Virginia average:

4.24%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries


Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Roanoke city, VA  3.48% ($31,779 average AGI)
from Roanoke County, VA  1.96% ($45,684)
from Montgomery County, VA  0.76% ($31,319)
from Botetourt County, VA  0.39% ($36,973)
from Bedford County, VA  0.23% ($25,727)
from Franklin County, VA  0.21% ($35,150)
from Craig County, VA  0.14% ($31,462)


9.97% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,672 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

9.97%
Virginia average:

10.78%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.83% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($28,077 average AGI)
2.15% relocated to other states ($8,595 average AGI)
Salem city:

2.15%
Virginia average:

4.13%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries


Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Roanoke city, VA  2.92% ($30,058 average AGI)
to Roanoke County, VA  1.89% ($40,413)
to Montgomery County, VA  0.63% ($35,617)
to Botetourt County, VA  0.38% ($53,028)
to Franklin County, VA  0.27% ($31,308)
to Bedford County, VA  0.25% ($25,542)
to Craig County, VA  0.17% ($51,188)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.3

Births per 1000 population in Salem city

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Salem city

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Salem city

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,512 (5,597 aged, 915 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 3%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 8.21
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 92479.57
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 3363.860
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 433281.31

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 941.020
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1135.720
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 4.06

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 89.14
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 162.250

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 20.28
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 150.1. This is more than state average.

Household type by relationship:

Households: 23,060
  • In family households: 19,033 (4,936 male householders, 1,617 female householders)
    5,189 spouses, 6,184 children (5,659 natural, 156 adopted, 369 stepchildren), 266 grandchildren, 162 brothers or sisters, 137 parents, 122 other relatives, 420 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 4,027 (1,185 male householders (935 living alone)), 2,195 female householders (1,954 living alone)), 647 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 1,687 (512 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,210 2-persons, 1,585 3-persons, 1,199 4-persons, 418 5-persons, 108 6-persons, 33 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,889 1-person, 404 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

96.0% of residents of Salem city speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 41% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $265,742,000 ($10915 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $14,651,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $103,148,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $44,361,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $14,000
Federal grants: $13,408,000
Federal procurement contracts: $21,760,000 ($288,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $83,050,000 ($9,194,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $16,135,000
Federal Government insurance: $100,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 1,272
Here:

52 per 1000 residents
State:

70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,607
Here:

65 per 1000 residents
State:

40 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +123
Here:

+5 per 1000 residents
State:

+18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +156
Here:

+6 per 1000 residents
State:

+14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Salem city

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.70 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.4
State:

6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.4
State:

4.3

Year house built

  • 2005 or later: 117
  • 2000 to 2004: 490
  • 1990 to 1999: 1,165
  • 1980 to 1989: 1,318
  • 1970 to 1979: 2,123
  • 1960 to 1969: 1,865
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,693
  • 1940 to 1949: 838
  • 1939 or earlier: 1,108
Rooms in houses/apartments in Salem city, Virginia
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • 1 room: 4
  • 2 rooms: 31
  • 3 rooms: 134
  • 4 rooms: 567
  • 5 rooms: 1,365
  • 6 rooms: 1,468
  • 7 rooms: 1,265
  • 8 rooms: 763
  • 9+ rooms: 1,129
  • 1 room: 33
  • 2 rooms: 150
  • 3 rooms: 381
  • 4 rooms: 1,136
  • 5 rooms: 847
  • 6 rooms: 304
  • 7 rooms: 187
  • 8 rooms: 105
  • 9+ rooms: 85
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Salem city, Virginia
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no bedroom: 19
  • 1 bedroom: 142
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,541
  • 3 bedrooms: 3,191
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,475
  • 5+ bedrooms: 358
  • no bedroom: 33
  • 1 bedroom: 513
  • 2 bedrooms: 1,719
  • 3 bedrooms: 775
  • 4 bedrooms: 170
  • 5+ bedrooms: 18
Cars and other vehicles available in Salem city, Virginia in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
  • no vehicle: 284
  • 1 vehicle: 1,739
  • 2 vehicles: 2,988
  • 3 vehicles: 1,289
  • 4 vehicles: 334
  • 5+ vehicles: 92
  • no vehicle: 311
  • 1 vehicle: 1,661
  • 2 vehicles: 916
  • 3 vehicles: 273
  • 4 vehicles: 60
  • 5+ vehicles: 7

57% of Salem city residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Virginia.

Salem city:

56.8%
State average:

53.8%


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 16804
  • Northeast: 1851
  • Midwest: 1179
  • South: 3781
  • West: 470

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $85,000


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in Salem city
Houses and condos Apartments
  • Utility gas (64.4%)
  • Electricity (19.7%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13.8%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1.2%)
  • Electricity (45.4%)
  • Utility gas (45.1%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6.1%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3.2%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 61
Here:

2.5%
Virginia:

9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Virginia:

8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,501
Here:

72.9%
Virginia:

20.6%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2004:

  • Total number of recipients: 392
  • Number of aged recipients: 44
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 348
  • Number of recipients under 18: 58
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 249
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 85
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 157
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 137


Salem city Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 1991
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

Salem city Fatal accident statistics for 1992 - 2009
Count Vehicles DUI Fatalities Persons Pedestrians

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)




Most common first names in Salem city, VA among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
William37874.7 years
James36372.5 years
Mary30781.0 years
John27174.5 years
Robert22673.2 years
Charles18474.0 years
George14474.5 years
Virginia12480.2 years
Margaret11978.2 years
Ruth11280.4 years
Most common last names in Salem city, VA among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith13376.9 years
Martin9975.3 years
Brown9877.7 years
Williams9175.2 years
Jones8875.5 years
Johnson8078.9 years
Davis7874.6 years
Hall7777.7 years
Reynolds6073.6 years
Thompson5676.5 years

Salem city on our top lists:

  • #3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000"
  • #12 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000"
  • #18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for McCain (Republican) in the 2008 Presidential Election"
  • #51 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2008 Presidential Election"
  • #72 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"

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