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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (22.2%), Retail trade (14.2%), Manufacturing (13.4%).
Type of workers:
Salem city, Virginia business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
Races in Salem city, Virginia:
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.
2005 air pollution in Salem city:
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3): 16.0 µg/m3. Above U.S. average. Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3): 37 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Neighboring counties: Roanoke city .
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
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)
Mean travel time to work: 17.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 46.4%
Housing units in structures:
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
Salem city historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 9.0 times above overall U.S. average.
Means of transportation to work
10.58% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,873 average adjusted gross income)
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%
9.97% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,672 average adjusted gross income)
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%
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9 Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2 Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.8 Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.5
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%
Household type by relationship
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
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.
3,506 married couples with children. 1,235 single-parent households (245 men, 990 women).
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
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.70 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
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.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $85,000
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