Salem, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 7,446 (Urban population: 7,400 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 46 (all nonfarm))

Salem, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,500 (3,279 occupied: 2,293 owner occupied, 986 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	30%
State:	33%

Housing density: 574 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $284,819.

Median contract rent in 2007: $352 (lower quartile is $229, upper quartile is $460)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $298

Median gross rent in Salem, IL in 2007: $474

Housing units in Salem with a mortgage: 1,212 (100 second mortgage, 111 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 783

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $94,091 (it was $57,200 in 2000)

Salem:	$94,091
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $61,894 - $147,167

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $110,224
Here: $110,224
State: $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $119,266
Here: $119,266
State: $258,887

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $186,037
Here: $186,037
State: $275,408

Mobile homes: $39,915
Here: $39,915
State: $35,670

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,640

In family households: 6,397 (1,664 male householders, 485 female householders)
1,675 spouses, 2,110 children (1,866 natural, 37 adopted, 207 stepchildren), 156 grandchildren, 69 brothers or sisters, 57 parents, 21 other relatives, 160 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,243 (345 male householders (289 living alone)), 776 female householders (742 living alone)), 122 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 387 (365 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,038 2-persons, 448 3-persons, 405 4-persons, 181 5-persons, 45 6-persons, 32 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,031 1-person, 66 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

1,141 married couples with children.
543 single-parent households (135 men, 408 women).

97.7% of residents of Salem speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (37% speak English very well, 45% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (29% speak English very well, 47% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 62 (0.8%)
(22.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Salem, Illinois:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 33 4 rooms: 245 5 rooms: 685 6 rooms: 616 7 rooms: 348 8 rooms: 174 9 or more rooms: 192

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Salem, Illinois:
	1 room: 36 2 rooms: 66 3 rooms: 230 4 rooms: 272 5 rooms: 209 6 rooms: 98 7 rooms: 66 8 rooms: 2 9 or more rooms: 7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 32
1995 to 1998: 155
1990 to 1994: 123
1980 to 1989: 459
1970 to 1979: 696
1960 to 1969: 524
1950 to 1959: 510
1940 to 1949: 334
1939 or earlier: 667

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Salem:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 49 2 bedrooms: 561 3 bedrooms: 1,349 4 bedrooms: 240 5 or more bedrooms: 94

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Salem:
	no bedroom: 36 1 bedroom: 331 2 bedrooms: 380 3 bedrooms: 204 4 bedrooms: 28 5 or more bedrooms: 7

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Salem in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 85 1 vehicle: 702 2 vehicles: 1,119 3 vehicles: 324 4 vehicles: 42 5 or more vehicles: 21

Cars and other vehicles available in Salem in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 176 1 vehicle: 546 2 vehicles: 225 3 vehicles: 31 4 vehicles: 8 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Salem, IL:

Less than $10,000: 32
$10,000 to $14,999: 16
$15,000 to $19,999: 30
$20,000 to $24,999: 34
$25,000 to $29,999: 30
$30,000 to $34,999: 38
$35,000 to $39,999: 47
$40,000 to $49,999: 133
$50,000 to $59,999: 136
$60,000 to $69,999: 151
$70,000 to $79,999: 170
$80,000 to $89,999: 195
$90,000 to $99,999: 185
$100,000 to $124,999: 321
$125,000 to $149,999: 243
$150,000 to $174,999: 158
$175,000 to $199,999: 105
$200,000 to $249,999: 75
$250,000 to $299,999: 26
$300,000 to $399,999: 26
$400,000 to $499,999: 3
$500,000 to $749,999: 6
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Salem rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Salem:

Less than $100: 67 people
$100 to $149: 48
$150 to $199: 66
$200 to $249: 66
$250 to $299: 91
$300 to $349: 92
$350 to $399: 94
$400 to $449: 98
$450 to $499: 81
$500 to $549: 49
$550 to $599: 27
$600 to $649: 17
$650 to $699: 24
$700 to $749: 32
$750 to $799: 11
$800 to $899: 1
$900 to $999: 1
$1,000 to $1,249: 7
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 49

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 15 1990 to 1994: 17 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 11 1975 to 1979: 7 1970 to 1974: 12 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 0

Salem, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 83.1%
Number of people working at home: 67 (1.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 294
5 to 9 minutes: 1096
10 to 14 minutes: 774
15 to 19 minutes: 324
20 to 24 minutes: 148
25 to 29 minutes: 137
30 to 34 minutes: 249
35 to 39 minutes: 63
40 to 44 minutes: 79
45 to 59 minutes: 126
60 to 89 minutes: 42
90 or more minutes: 90

Salem mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,943 (84%)
Carpooled: 356 (10%)
Bicycle: 11 (0%)
Walked: 102 (3%)
Other means: 10 (0%)
Worked at home: 67 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 359
$10,000 to $14,999: 209
$15,000 to $19,999: 354
$20,000 to $24,999: 236
$25,000 to $29,999: 280
$30,000 to $34,999: 229
$35,000 to $39,999: 266
$40,000 to $44,999: 160
$45,000 to $49,999: 224
$50,000 to $59,999: 308
$60,000 to $74,999: 278
$75,000 to $99,999: 217
$100,000 to $124,999: 81
$125,000 to $149,999: 43
$150,000 to $199,999: 8
$200,000 or more: 18

First ancestries reported:

German: 1186

United States or American: 821

English: 647

Irish: 531

Other groups: 478

Italian: 122

Scottish: 105

Polish: 101

Scotch-Irish: 97

French (except Basque): 60

Dutch: 59

European: 47

Swedish: 37

British: 24

Welsh: 24

Swiss: 22

Russian: 20

Czech: 14

Danish: 13

Subsaharan African:: 10

African: 10

Czechoslovakian: 9

French Canadian: 7

Portuguese: 7

Scandinavian: 7

Slavic: 6

Norwegian: 5

Lithuanian: 2

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

Germany (21%)
Russia (19%)
Thailand (19%)
India (15%)
United Kingdom (13%)
Mexico (8%)
Canada (5%)

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

This state: 6375
Northeast: 31
Midwest: 878
South: 548
West: 129

55% of Salem residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 97
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 33
7th and 8th grade: 134
9th grade: 29
10th grade: 87
11th grade: 62
12th grade, no diploma: 78
High school graduate (or equivalency): 777
Less than 1 year of college: 209
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 387
Associate degree: 171
Bachelor's degree: 247
Master's degree: 84
Professional school degree: 29
Doctorate degree: 9

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 50
Nursery to 4th grade: 19
5th and 6th grade: 24
7th and 8th grade: 273
9th grade: 56
10th grade: 141
11th grade: 76
12th grade, no diploma: 67
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,034
Less than 1 year of college: 280
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 335
Associate degree: 265
Bachelor's degree: 265
Master's degree: 63
Professional school degree: 8
Doctorate degree: 16

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.6%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 35.3%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $40,903
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $2,541
Asian householders: $130,622
Two or more races householders: $16,094
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $33,582

Salem household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Salem household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Salem household income for Asian householders

Salem household income for Two or more races householders

Salem household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Salem marital status for males

Salem marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $94,923
Asian householders: $79,729
Two or more races householders: $39,701
Hispanic or Latino householders: $103,092

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,641
One, attached: 29
Two: 171
3 or 4: 176
5 to 9: 42
10 to 19: 53
20 to 49: 63
50 or more: 43
Mobile homes: 282

Median worth of mobile homes: $47,171

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Salem:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (96%) Electricity (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (77%) Electricity (20%) Other fuel (2%) Wood (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 52

Here:	6.0%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3

Here:	0.6%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7

Here:	3.0%
Illinois:	25.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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.)

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