Salem, NH (New Hampshire) Houses and Residents

Homes for Sale in Salem. Search By Bed, Bath, and Price Range! Back to: Salem, New Hampshire main profile, New Hampshire, New Hampshire smaller cities, New Hampshire small towns, New Hampshire forum, All US cities. Total population: 29,396 (Urban population: 29,177, Rural population: 219 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 10,866 (10,402 occupied: 8,125 owner occupied, 2,277 renter occupied) % of renters here: 22% State: 30% Housing density: 440 houses/condos per square mile Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2009: $778 Median gross rent in Salem, NH in 2009: $1,012 Housing units in Salem with a mortgage: 5,200 (431 second mortgage, 663 home equity loan, 24 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,530 Recent posts about housing in Salem, New Hampshire on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users: Commercial space off I-93 Exit 2 in Salem - anyone know of any per hour rentals?  (0 replies) So. NH (Salem/Windham/Pelham) relocation and rental prospects  (1 reply) Spouse offered a job in Salem. Need to know about thrift stores and estate sales  (2 replies) Good place to invest in a condo  (3 replies) Salem, Londonderry, Windham--Buy or Rent?  (4 replies) Register business in salem, nh  (10 replies) Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $297,582 (it was $161,900 in 2000) Salem: $297,582 New Hampshire: $249,700 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $241,220 - $408,168 Mean price in 2009: Detached houses: $359,615 Here: $359,615 State: $296,181 Townhouses or other attached units: $310,682 Here: $310,682 State: $235,242 In 2-unit structures: $249,232 Here: $249,232 State: $255,650 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $413,853 Here: $413,853 State: $282,413 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $175,585 Here: $175,585 State: $218,401 Mobile homes: $67,303 Here: $67,303 State: $42,127 Household type by relationship: Households: 27,971 In family households: 24,461 (6,144 male householders, 1,465 female householders) 6,349 spouses, 8,957 children (8,350 natural, 187 adopted, 420 stepchildren), 336 grandchildren, 164 brothers or sisters, 369 parents, 251 other relatives, 426 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 3,510 (1,322 male householders (958 living alone)), 1,462 female householders (1,242 living alone)), 726 nonrelatives In group quarters: 141 (110 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 2,877 2-persons, 1,735 3-persons, 1,888 4-persons, 782 5-persons, 221 6-persons, 106 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 2,200 1-person, 513 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 9 5-persons. 5,644 married couples with children. 976 single-parent households (259 men, 717 women). 90.0% of residents of Salem speak English at home. 1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 12% speak English not well). 6.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all). 1.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 2% speak English not well). 0.7% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 15% speak English not well). Foreign born population: 1,803 (6.4%) (62.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Salem, NH: Less than $10,000: 12 $10,000 to $14,999: 6 $15,000 to $19,999: 9 $20,000 to $24,999: 37 $25,000 to $29,999: 33 $30,000 to $34,999: 4 $35,000 to $39,999: 8 $40,000 to $49,999: 60 $50,000 to $59,999: 102 $60,000 to $69,999: 82 $70,000 to $79,999: 101 $80,000 to $89,999: 58 $90,000 to $99,999: 62 $100,000 to $124,999: 180 $125,000 to $149,999: 124 $150,000 to $174,999: 129 $175,000 to $199,999: 257 $200,000 to $249,999: 944 $250,000 to $299,999: 1531 $300,000 to $399,999: 2463 $400,000 to $499,999: 1155 $500,000 to $749,999: 894 $750,000 to $999,999: 178 $1,000,000 or more: 64

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Salem: Less than $100: 5 people $100 to $149: 6 $150 to $199: 36 $200 to $249: 20 $250 to $299: 14 $300 to $349: 22 $350 to $399: 38 $400 to $449: 37 $450 to $499: 23 $500 to $549: 61 $550 to $599: 58 $600 to $649: 46 $650 to $699: 62 $700 to $749: 66 $750 to $799: 80 $800 to $899: 388 $900 to $999: 357 $1,000 to $1,249: 593 $1,250 to $1,499: 214 $1,500 to $1,999: 117 $2,000 or more: 3 No cash rent: 111

Percentage of workers working in this county: 41.9%
Number of people working at home: 342 (2.3% of all workers)

Means of transportation to work

• Drove a car alone: 13,180 (89%)
• Carpooled: 1,028 (7%)
• Railroad: 13 (0%)
• Taxi: 10 (0%)
• Motorcycle: 7 (0%)
• Bicycle: 27 (0%)
• Walked: 146 (1%)
• Other means: 97 (1%)
• Worked at home: 342 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 343 $10,000 to $14,999: 416 $15,000 to $19,999: 494 $20,000 to $24,999: 568 $25,000 to $29,999: 481 $30,000 to $34,999: 481 $35,000 to $39,999: 564 $40,000 to $44,999: 444 $45,000 to $49,999: 470 $50,000 to $59,999: 1115 $60,000 to $74,999: 1148 $75,000 to $99,999: 1671 $100,000 to $124,999: 938 $125,000 to $149,999: 541 $150,000 to $199,999: 443 $200,000 or more: 276

First ancestries reported:

Italian: 4532

Irish: 4157

English: 2883

French (except Basque): 2802

French Canadian: 1973

Other groups: 1539

German: 1348

United States or American: 1340

Polish: 1010

Scottish: 499

Arab:: 480

Lebanese: 474

Portuguese: 381

Canadian: 330

Armenian: 261

Swedish: 245

Greek: 218

Russian: 212

Scotch-Irish: 204

Lithuanian: 144

Welsh: 75

Dutch: 62

British: 51

Hungarian: 49

Iranian: 49

Norwegian: 46

Danish: 42

Belgian: 40

European: 38

Icelander: 30

Brazilian: 23

Slovak: 16

Austrian: 15

Estonian: 15

Australian: 14

Ukrainian: 14

Finnish: 13

Czech: 13

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 13

West Indian: 13

Turkish: 12

Czechoslovakian: 11

Acadian/Cajun: 11

Latvian: 9

Swiss: 9

Celtic: 8

Subsaharan African:: 8

African: 8

Syrian: 6

Alsatian: 4

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

• This state: 2923
• Northeast: 21862
• Midwest: 508
• South: 580
• West: 213

67% of Salem residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 16% lived in New Hampshire.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 57
• Nursery to 4th grade: 0
• 5th and 6th grade: 45
• 7th and 8th grade: 255
• 9th grade: 213
• 10th grade: 296
• 11th grade: 204
• 12th grade, no diploma: 212
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,991
• Less than 1 year of college: 632
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,312
• Associate degree: 619
• Bachelor's degree: 1,684
• Master's degree: 770
• Professional school degree: 94
• Doctorate degree: 82

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 23
• Nursery to 4th grade: 21
• 5th and 6th grade: 66
• 7th and 8th grade: 199
• 9th grade: 121
• 10th grade: 253
• 11th grade: 126
• 12th grade, no diploma: 275
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,519
• Less than 1 year of college: 748
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,157
• Associate degree: 1,043
• Bachelor's degree: 1,714
• Master's degree: 405
• Professional school degree: 128
• Doctorate degree: 18

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.8%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 10.7%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 13.8%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 5.8%

Median household income in 2009 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $71,572
• Black householders: $50,860
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $113,187
• Asian householders: $94,393
• Some other race householders: $14,881
• Two or more races householders: $93,434
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $34,929

Median 2009 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $311,735
• Black or African American householders: $209,355
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $90,800
• Asian householders: $327,358
• Some other race householders: $238,396
• Two or more races householders: $141,898
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $240,418

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,683
• One, attached: 226
• Two: 453
• 3 or 4: 277
• 5 to 9: 251
• 10 to 19: 546
• 20 to 49: 606
• 50 or more: 28
• Mobile homes: 788
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $68,387

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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