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West Salem, WI (Wisconsin) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $249,163 (it was $92,300 in 2000)
West Salem:

$249,163
Wisconsin:

$252,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $171,777 - $318,758

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $306,050
Here:

$306,050
State:

$308,468

Townhouses or other attached units: $329,157
Here:

$329,157
State:

$265,873

Mobile homes: $42,000
Here:

$42,000
State:

$79,042

Total population: 5,008 (Urban population: 4,442 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 86 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 2,202 (2,055 occupied: 1,457 owner occupied, 611 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

30%
State:

32%

Housing density: 927 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $127,569.

Median contract rent in 2022: $896 (lower quartile is $713, upper quartile is $1,043)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $945


Median gross rent in West Salem, WI in 2022: $1,091

Housing units in West Salem with a mortgage: 769 (52 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 57 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $118,914

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $56,955

Median monthly housing costs: $1,101

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West Salem, Wisconsin Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1979

Median year apartment built: 1983

Household type by relationship:

Households: 5,256
  • Male householders: 806 (187 living alone), Female householders: 1,212 (344 living alone)
  • 1,061 spouses (1,061 opposite-sex spouses), 116 unmarried partners, (116 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,785 children (1,686 natural, 0 adopted, 99 stepchildren), 29 grandchildren, 18 brothers or sisters, 25 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 22 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 180

Size of family households: 834 2-persons, 194 3-persons, 154 4-persons, 241 5-persons, 49 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 525 1-person, 78 2-persons, 16 3-persons.

1,172 married couples with children.
179 single-parent households (105 men, 74 women).

95.1% of residents of West Salem speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 32% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 107 (2.0%)
(62.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.7
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.6
State:

4.1

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Salem, Wisconsin
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Salem, Wisconsin
  • 0no bedroom
  • 161 bedroom
  • 1982 bedrooms
  • 7313 bedrooms
  • 4164 bedrooms
  • 965+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Salem, Wisconsin
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Salem, Wisconsin
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1041 bedroom
  • 2552 bedrooms
  • 2403 bedrooms
  • 124 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in West Salem in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in West Salem in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 12no vehicle
  • 3961 vehicle
  • 7522 vehicles
  • 2673 vehicles
  • 324 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in West Salem in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in West Salem in renter-occupied apartments
  • 53no vehicle
  • 2721 vehicle
  • 1742 vehicles
  • 653 vehicles
  • 394 vehicles
  • 85+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in West Salem, Wisconsin
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in West Salem, Wisconsin
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 293 rooms
  • 1274 rooms
  • 3075 rooms
  • 2256 rooms
  • 1357 rooms
  • 3358 rooms
  • 3009+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Salem, Wisconsin
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Salem, Wisconsin
  • 01 room
  • 142 rooms
  • 1343 rooms
  • 1574 rooms
  • 1415 rooms
  • 146 rooms
  • 867 rooms
  • 268 rooms
  • 389+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in West Salem, WI
  • West Salem, WI household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in West Salem, WI in 2022
  • 33Less than $10,000
  • 100$10,000 to $19,999
  • 132$20,000 to $29,999
  • 119$30,000 to $39,999
  • 197$40,000 to $49,999
  • 164$50,000 to $59,999
  • 122$60,000 to $74,999
  • 410$75,000 to $99,999
  • 350$100,000 to $124,999
  • 223$125,000 to $149,999
  • 55$150,000 to $199,999
  • 162$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in West Salem, WI

  • Distribution of house value in West Salem, WI in 2022
  • 37Less than $10,000
  • 4$10,000 to $14,999
  • 25$15,000 to $19,999
  • 30$20,000 to $24,999
  • 41$25,000 to $29,999
  • 28$35,000 to $39,999
  • 9$50,000 to $59,999
  • 102$100,000 to $124,999
  • 34$125,000 to $149,999
  • 34$150,000 to $174,999
  • 59$175,000 to $199,999
  • 302$200,000 to $249,999
  • 290$250,000 to $299,999
  • 215$300,000 to $399,999
  • 157$400,000 to $499,999
  • 9$500,000 to $749,999
  • 11$750,000 to $999,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in West Salem, WI

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in West Salem, WI in 2022
  • 20$200 to $249
  • 64$350 to $399
  • 6$450 to $499
  • 6$550 to $599
  • 44$700 to $749
  • 48$800 to $899
  • 187$900 to $999
  • 50$1,000 to $1,249
  • 59$1,250 to $1,499
  • 62$1,500 to $1,999
  • 44No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 87.0%
Number of people working at home: 276 (10.5% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 187
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 203
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 271
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 604
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 517
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 256
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 142
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 18
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 0
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 78
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 45
  • 90 or more minutes: 7
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - West Salem

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 2,346 (77.7%)
  • Carpooled: 313 (10.4%)
  • Bus: 2 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 9 (0.3%)
  • Bicycle: 23 (0.8%)
  • Walked: 31 (1.0%)
  • Worked at home: 276 (9.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.0%Males
  • 1.6%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in West Salem, Wisconsin
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in West Salem, Wisconsin
  • 282010 or later
  • 222000 to 2009
  • 391990 to 1999
  • 61980 to 1989
  • 01970 to 1979
  • 16Before 1970
Ancestries in West Salem, WI

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 1,286 (53.3%)
  • Norwegian: 282 (11.7%)
  • European: 138 (5.7%)
  • American: 114 (4.7%)
  • Irish: 95 (3.9%)
  • English: 66 (2.7%)
  • Polish: 46 (1.9%)
  • Scottish: 36 (1.5%)
  • Italian: 32 (1.3%)
  • Scandinavian: 24 (1.0%)
  • Welsh: 14 (0.6%)
  • Eastern European: 11 (0.5%)
  • Swedish: 9 (0.4%)
  • Swiss: 3 (0.1%)

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

Thailand
West Salem:

50.5% (46)
Wisconsin:

3.3% (9,655)

Brazil
West Salem:

25.3% (23)
Wisconsin:

0.7% (2,101)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
West Salem:

24.2% (22)
Wisconsin:

5.1% (15,165)

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

  • This state: 4,226
  • Other state: 948
  • Northeast: 24
  • Midwest: 674
  • South: 44
  • West: 207

85.9% of West Salem residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44.4% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 83.5% lived in Wisconsin.


West Salem:

85.9%
State average:

87.7%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 2
  • 7th and 8th grade: 19
  • 9th grade: 1
  • 10th grade: 10
  • 11th grade: 2
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 12
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 422
  • Less than 1 year of college: 162
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 107
  • Associate degree: 206
  • Bachelor's degree: 307
  • Master's degree: 200
  • Professional school degree: 27
  • Doctorate degree: 16
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 20
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1
  • 9th grade: 33
  • 10th grade: 4
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 3
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 432
  • Less than 1 year of college: 97
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 264
  • Associate degree: 396
  • Bachelor's degree: 526
  • Master's degree: 187
  • Professional school degree: 10
  • Doctorate degree: 34
Educational Attainment for Females
West Salem marital status for males
West Salem marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,265
  • One, attached: 231
  • Two: 65
  • 3 or 4: 83
  • 5 to 9: 81
  • 10 to 19: 17
  • 20 to 49: 165
  • 50 or more: 23
  • Mobile homes: 268

Median worth of mobile homes: $24,216

House/condo owner moved in on average 14 years ago

Renter moved in on average 5 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in West Salem
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in West Salem, WI
  • 81.6%Utility gas
  • 11.8%Electricity
  • 3.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in West Salem, WI
  • 59.1%Utility gas
  • 40.9%Electricity

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Here:

0.5%
Wisconsin:

16.7%

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

0.0%
Wisconsin:

12.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 53
Here:

36.3%
Wisconsin:

17.5%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability