Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 1.2% of all households
Gay men: 1.3% of all households
Housing units in zip code 01970 with a mortgage: 6,912 (1,312 second mortgage, 1,461 home equity loan, 673 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 2,349
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,100
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $720
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
23.9%
Whole state:
10.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 01970: Hatchs Wharf (A), Hawthorne Birthplace (B), Hawthorne Cove Marina (C), Kernwood Golf Course (D), Bakers Island Light (E), Derby Wharf Light (F), Salem Station (G), Pickering Wharf (H), Highland Plaza (I), Derby Wharf (J), Essex Institute Museum Building (K), John Ward House (L), Gardner-Pingree House (M), Andrew-Safford House (N), Ropes Mansion and Garden (O), Jonathan Corwin House (P), Salem Fire Department Station 4 (Q), Salem Fire Department Station 5 (R), Salem Fire Department Station 2 (S), Salem City Hall (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: East India Mall Shopping Center (1), Hawthorne Square Mall Shopping Center (2), Highlander Plaza Shopping Center (3), Hawthorne Square Mall (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 01970 include: Prophet Elias Monastery (A), Grace Episcopal Church (B), First Church Unitarian Church (C), First Baptist Church in Salem (D), Crombie Street United Church (E), Christian Renewal Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 01970 include: Forest River Park (1), Highland Park (2), Salem Common (3), Kernwood Park (4), Crowninshield-Bentley House (5), Charter Street Historic District (6), Chestnut Street District (7), Salem Maritime National Historic Site (8), Winter Island Maritime Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions (not listed on the city page) : Home Stage (Arcades & Amusements; 144 Derby Street) (1), Kidstop Indoor Play Center (Arcades & Amusements; 400 Highland Ave) (2), Markopoko Productions (Arcades & Amusements; 25 Pleasant Street) (3). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
3,603 married couples with children.
6,980 single-parent households (3,487 men, 3,493 women).
74.7% of residents of 01970 zip code speak English at home.
65.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (34% very well, 23% well, 18% not well, 25% not at all).
38.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (27% very well, 20% well, 17% not well, 37% not at all).
56.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (25% very well, 37% well, 21% not well, 17% not at all).
33.3% of residents speak other language at home (69% very well, 16% well, 14% not well).
Foreign born population: 7,672 (18.0%) (50.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
18.0%
Whole state:
14.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Dominican Republic (38%)
Portugal (4%)
Canada (4%)
Vietnam (4%)
Greece (4%)
Poland (3%)
Russia (3%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 2,731
1990 to 1999: 2,785
1980 to 1989: 1,391
Before 1980: 1,748
Races in zip code 01970:
White population: 31,201 Black population: 4,457 American Indian population: 291 Asian population: 1,680 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 2,076 Two or more races population: 2,236 Hispanic or Latino population: 13,325
First ancestries reported:
Other groups: 9,707
Irish: 6,919
Italian: 5,080
Jordanian: 3,546
Moroccan: 2,477
English: 2,315
French (except Basque): 2,293
French Canadian: 2,096
British West Indian: 1,744
Polish: 1,510
Albanian: 1,318
Greek: 1,237
German: 1,203
Other Subsaharan African: 1,070
American: 993
Portuguese: 988
European: 966
Brazilian: 927
Czechoslovakian: 853
Arab: 841
Russian: 780
Austrian: 660
Swiss: 629
Subsaharan African: 619
Dutch: 608
Cape Verdean: 576
Northern European: 550
Haitian: 545
Other Arab: 534
African: 532
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 481
Armenian: 443
Scottish: 410
Barbadian: 401
Lebanese: 396
Egyptian: 371
Romanian: 345
Eastern European: 307
Slovene: 295
Norwegian: 272
Latvian: 262
British: 260
Hungarian: 258
Welsh: 224
Ugandan: 214
Swedish: 198
Ukrainian: 198
Belgian: 191
Turkish: 179
Scandinavian: 175
Canadian: 174
Czech: 160
Scotch-Irish: 137
Liberian: 132
Iranian: 109
Slavic: 109
Finnish: 98
Yugoslavian: 98
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 95
Danish: 94
Slovak: 88
Serbian: 75
Lithuanian: 63
Jamaican: 28
Australian: 27
Syrian: 24
Croatian: 21
Celtic: 15
Israeli: 10
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
DOMINION ENERGY SALEM HARBOR POWER STATION (24 FORT AVENUE in SALEM, MA)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System) OIL CONTROL (Facility Response Plan for oil discharge) (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2005-9085, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2005-9085, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES Organizations: US GEN NEW ENGLAND, INC. (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, DOMINION ENERGY SALEM HARBOR, LLC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, USGEN NEW ENGLAND, INC. (OWNER/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: DOMINION ENERGY SALEM HARB STA, DOMINION ENERGY SALEM HARBOR STATION, NEW ENGLAND POWER CO, NEW ENGLAND POWER CO SALEM HARBOR, PG&E GENERATING COMPANY L.L.C. SALEM HARBOR STATION, SALEM HARBOR STATION, US GEN NE, INC. SALEM H. STA., US GEN NEW ENGLAND INC, UNITED STATES GEN NEW ENGLAND INCORPORATED SALEM HARBOR STATION, US GENERATING - SALEM HARBOR STA , USGEN NEW ENGLAND SA
NORTH SHORE MEDICAL CENTER (81 HIGHLAND AVENUE in SALEM, MA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS Organizations: NORTH SHORE MEDICAL CTR (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: SALEM HOSPITAL
MASON TANNING COMPANY (4 WATERS ST. in SALEM, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: LEATHER TANNING AND FINISHING Organizations: MASON TANNING CO INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
BENTLEY (25 MEMORIAL DRIVE in SALEM, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-258005 Organizations: SALEM (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
BATES (53 LIBERTY HILL AVENUE in SALEM, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-258003 Organizations: SALEM (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
COLLINS MIDDLE (29 HIGHLAND AVENUE in SALEM, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-258305 Organizations: SALEM (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
NATHANIEL BOWDITCH (79 WILLSON STREET in SALEM, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-258025 Organizations: SALEM (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
ATLANTIC EXTRUSION CORPORATION (96 SWAMPSCOTT ROAD in SALEM, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business SIC classification: PLASTICS PRODUCTS Business NAICS classification: CREAMERY BUTTER MANUFACTURING. Organizations: ATLANTIC EXTRUSIONS CORP (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: ATLANTIC EXTRUSIONS CORP
ADT 47 (53 MASON STREET in SALEM, MA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-HQ-2002-6000, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
KEYSPAN ENERGY DELIVERY NEW ENGLAND DBA (20 PIERCE STREET in SALEM, MA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) SUPERFUND (Superfund database) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION Organizations: BOSTON GAS COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BOSTON GAS CO, BOSTON GAS CO LNG PLT, BOSTON GAS SALEM LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS, KEYSPAN ENERGY DELIVERY SALEM LNG
JIFFY LUBE 1934 (296 CANAL ST in SALEM, MA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: HEATING OIL DEALERS.; ALL OTHER AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE. Organizations: JIFFY LUBE #1934 (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, JIFFY LUBE INTERNATIONAL INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
, SPEEDEE OIL CHANGE & TUNE UP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: JIFFY LUBE STORE 1934, SPEEDEE OIL CHANGE & TUNE UP
BOWDITCH SCH RENOVATION SITE (35 FLINT ST in SALEM, MA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-1985-0007, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION Business SIC classification: GENERAL CONTRACTORS-NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, OTHER THAN INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS AND WAREHOUSES
BAY STATE ADHESIVE (9 SOUTH MASON STREET in SALEM, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: PLASTICS MATERIALS, SYNTHETIC RESINS, AND NONVULCANIZABLE ELASTOMERS
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 13.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 17.7%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (43%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%)
Electricity (17%)
Coal or coke (4%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
No fuel used (3%)
Wood (2%)
Other fuel (2%)
Population in 1990: 37,642. Population change in the 1990s: +2,765 (+7.3%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 28,949
Northeast: 3,503
Midwest: 1,006
South: 1,095
West: 320
57% of the 01970 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Massachusetts.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4,592
Here:
48.3%
Massachusetts:
10.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 231
Here:
8.1%
Massachusetts:
12.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 692
Here:
8.8%
Massachusetts:
49.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with biggest federal contracts located in this zip code (SALEM, MA):
THE BIOENGINEERING GROUP, INC (18 COMMERCIAL STREET) : $5,114,838 in 94 contractsfrom 2001 to 2006
Contracts for Architect - Engineer Services (including landscaping, interior layout, and designing), Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Conservation and Development Facilities, Other Environmental Services, Studies, and Analytical Support, Environmental Studies and Assessments, and moreby U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army, Federal Emergency Management Agency Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $867,020; 2002: $926,121; 2003: $2,502,412; 2004: $592,891; 2005: $126,408; 2006: $99,986.
Biggest contracts:
$427,175 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Architect - Engineer Services (including landscaping, interior layout, and designing). Taking place in ME. Signed on 2003-05-08. Completion date: 2003-12-01.
$376,361, same as above.Signed on 2003-06-11. Completion date: 2004-01-10.
$347,848 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Conservation and Development Facilities. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2003-04-14. Completion date: 2003-03-26.
$337,994 with Army for Other Environmental Services, Studies, and Analytical Support. Taking place in CA. Signed on 2003-08-15. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
RICHARD MILBURN HIGH SCHOOL (27 CONGRESS ST STE 205; small business) : $920,765 in 48 contractsfrom 1999 to 2005
Contracts for Education Services, Operation of Government-Owned Facilities -- Schools, Other Education and Training Services, Gas Services, and moreby Army, Department of Defense Education Activity, Navy Signed by year:2000: $24,480; 2001: $121,039; 2002: $187,738; 2003: $102,574; 2004: $113,050; 2005: $62,297; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$211,932 with Army for Education Services. Taking place in KY. Signed on 1999-10-27. Completion date: 2003-10-31.
$178,354, same as above.Signed on 2002-04-24. Completion date: 2003-10-31.
$105,000 with Department of Defense Education Activity for Operation of Government-Owned Facilities -- Schools. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2004-05-06. Completion date: 2004-05-13.
$97,655 with Army for Education Services. Taking place in KY. Signed on 1999-10-29. Completion date: 2003-10-31.
WEIR VALVES AND CONTROLS USA I (285 CANAL ST) : $315,737 in 5 contractsfrom 1999 to 2005
Contracts for Coils and Transformers, Modification of Equipment -- Valves, Relays and Solenoids, Administrative and Service Buildings, and moreby Tennessee Valley Authority, Public Buildings Service, Navy Signed by year:2000: $151,000; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $28,422; 2005: $315; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$136,000 with Tennessee Valley Authority for Coils and Transformers. Signed on 1999-10-15. Completion date: 1999-12-15.
$80,000 with Tennessee Valley Authority for Modification of Equipment -- Valves. Signed on 2000-09-15. Completion date: 2000-11-15.
$71,000 with Tennessee Valley Authority for Relays and Solenoids. Signed on 2000-06-15. Completion date: 2000-09-15.
$28,422 with Public Buildings Service for Administrative and Service Buildings. Taking place in IN. Signed on 2004-03-08. Completion date: 2004-05-31.
INSTANT SIGNAL & ALARM CO , IN (303 HIGHLAND AVENUE; small business)
$82,720 with Air Force for Fire Control Maintenance and Repair Shop Specialized Equipment. Signed on 2001-03-27. Completion date: 2001-03-29.
AMERICAN UNITED MARINE CORP (35 CONGRESS ST STE 214; small business) 50 employees, $0 revenue. : $35,777 in 4 contractsfrom 2000 to 2004
$30,000 with Maritime Administration for Non-nuclear Ship Repair (East) Ship repair (including overhauls and conversions) performed on non-nuclear propelled and nonpropelled ships east of the 108th meridian. Signed on 2000-04-15. Completion date: 2000-09-15.
$3,477 with Navy for Non-nuclear Ship Repair (East) Ship repair (including overhauls and conversions) performed on non-nuclear propelled and nonpropelled ships east of the 108th meridian. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2004-09-30. Completion date: 2004-09-29.
$2,000 with Maritime Administration for Non-nuclear Ship Repair (East) Ship repair (including overhauls and conversions) performed on non-nuclear propelled and nonpropelled ships east of the 108th meridian. Signed on 2000-09-15. Completion date: 2000-09-15.
$300 with Navy for Non-nuclear Ship Repair (East) Ship repair (including overhauls and conversions) performed on non-nuclear propelled and nonpropelled ships east of the 108th meridian. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2004-11-01. Completion date: 2004-09-29.
HENDRICK MANUFACTURING CORP (32 COMMERCIAL ST; small business) : $27,500 in 3 contractsfrom 2004 to 2005
$23,000 with Army for Saws and Filing Machines. Signed on 2004-04-05. Completion date: 2004-05-28.
$3,500 with Navy for Other ADP and Telecommunications Services (includes data storage on tapes, compact disks, etc.). Signed on 2005-07-11. Completion date: 2006-06-30.
$1,000, same as above.Signed on 2005-09-20. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
NELSON & JACOB CO , INC (18 BUFFUM ST; small business)
$23,900 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Metalworking Machinery. Taking place in ME. Signed on 2004-09-02. Completion date: 2004-09-24.
MCCUE CORPORATION (35 CONGRESS STREET; small business) : $15,200 in 2 contractsin 2005
$7,600 with Defense Commissary Agency for Miscellaneous Household and Commercial Furnishings and Appliances. Signed on 2005-11-15. Completion date: 2005-12-16.
$7,600, same as above.Signed on 2005-11-29. Completion date: 2006-01-09.
DAEDALON CORPORATION (35 CONGRESS STREET) : $9,617 in 2 contractsfrom 2004 to 2005
$4,997 with Navy for Physical Properties Testing and Inspection. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2005-07-06. Completion date: 2005-07-21.
$4,620 with Navy for Time Measuring Instruments. Signed on 2004-09-30. Completion date: 2004-12-31.
AAPEX INTERNATIONAL INC (27 CONGRESS ST; small business)
$7,150 with Defense Logistics Agency for Semiconductor Devices and Associated Hardware. Signed on 2005-08-09. Completion date: 2005-08-29.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (250-499: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 6, 10-19: 9, 5-9: 7, 1-4: 17)