Salem city, Virginia (VA)

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County population in July 2007: 25,233 (all urban)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 6,726
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,228

% of renters here:	32%
State:	32%

Land area: 15 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 1730 people per square mile

(very high).

2008 cost of living index in Salem city: 87.7 (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, Virginia business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Salem city, Virginia:

White Non-Hispanic (91.3%)
Black (5.9%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
Hispanic (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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Total labor force in 2004: 12,622
Unemployment rate in 2004: 3.4%

Average household size:

Salem city:	2.3 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $49,761 ($38,997 in 1999)

This county:	$49,761
Virginia:	$59,562

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $637 (lower quartile is $513, upper quartile is $779)

This county:	$637
State:	$753

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $233,139 (it was $99,200 in 2000)

Salem city:	$233,139
Virginia:	$262,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $162,693 - $345,596

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $274,736
Here: $274,736
State: $357,398

Townhouses or other attached units: $272,863
Here: $272,863
State: $371,438

In 2-unit structures: $290,045
Here: $290,045
State: $295,743

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $234,121
Here: $234,121
State: $316,638

Mobile homes: $13,540
Here: $13,540
State: $37,843

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,566
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $289

Institutionalized population: 683

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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

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $987 (1.0%)

Salem city household income distribution in 2007

Salem city contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	6.7%
Whole state:	9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

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.

2005 air pollution in Salem city:

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 16.0 µg/m³. Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 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:

Unemployment in May 2009:

Here:	6.4%
Virginia:	7.0%

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: 17.0 minutes

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

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

Total adherents: 14,457
Total congregations: 27

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	United Methodist Church	Catholic Church	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	Episcopal Church
Adherents	5,902 (40.8%)	2,741 (19.0%)	1,200 (8.3%)	923 (6.4%)	696 (4.8%)
Congregations	5 (18.5%)	3 (11.1%)	1 (3.7%)	2 (7.4%)	1 (3.7%)

Name	The Wesleyan Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	American Baptist Churches in the USA	Other
Adherents	518 (3.6%)	442 (3.1%)	415 (2.9%)	326 (2.3%)	1,294 (9.0%)
Congregations	2 (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

Salem city historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 9.0 times above overall U.S. average.

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 Salem city 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 for males (%):

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%)

Most common industries for females (%):

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 for males (%)

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%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

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 2003: 9.7

Births per 1000 population in Salem city

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.8

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 2003: 10.5

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

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:

1999 to March 2000: 115
1995 to 1998: 571
1990 to 1994: 432
1980 to 1989: 1,382
1970 to 1979: 1,825
1960 to 1969: 2,304
1950 to 1959: 1,586
1940 to 1949: 992
1939 or earlier: 1,196

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Salem city, Virginia:
	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

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Salem city, Virginia:
	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 owner-occupied houses and condos in Salem city:
	no bedroom: 19 1 bedroom: 142 2 bedrooms: 1,541 3 bedrooms: 3,191 4 bedrooms: 1,475 5+ bedrooms: 358

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Salem city:
	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 in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 284 1 vehicle: 1,739 2 vehicles: 2,988 3 vehicles: 1,289 4 vehicles: 334 5+ vehicles: 92

Cars and other vehicles available in Salem city in renter-occupied apartments
	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 houses and condos:
	Utility gas (64.4%) Electricity (19.7%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13.8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1.2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	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) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Salem city Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)

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