Salem city, SD

McCook County, SD

2022 population: 1,163 ( 184 from 2010 )
Land area: 1.3 square miles
Population density: 930.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,029	88.48%	21.7%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	5	0.43%	150.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	60	5.16%	1400.0%
Hispanic:	69	5.93%	165.4%

Total non-White:	134	11.52%	306.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-285	-25.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	101	9.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,347
1,314	97.55%
1	0.07%
2	0.15%
0	0.00%
4	0.30%
26	1.93%
33	2.45%

2000
1,374
1,352	98.40%
0	0.00%
9	0.66%
0	0.00%
9	0.66%
4	0.29%
22	1.60%

1990
1,301
1,294	99.46%
0	0.00%
5	0.38%
2	0.15%
n/a
0	0.00%
7	0.54%

1980
1,486
1,486	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-38	-2.8
11	0.8

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

58	4.5
15	1.2

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-192	-12.9
7	0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Salem city, SD

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
45.2
314	27.0%
849	73.0%
274	23.6%

491
2.26

308	62.7%
282	91.6%
14	4.5%
183	37.3%

2010
Number	Percent
44.3
328	24.4%
1,019	75.6%
342	25.4%

567
2.27

362	63.8%
302	83.4%
26	7.2%
205	36.2%

2000
Number	Percent
44.0
311	22.6%
1,063	77.4%
356	25.9%

584
2.25

368	63.0%
312	84.8%
24	6.5%
216	37.0%

1990
Number	Percent
42.2
322	24.8%
979	75.2%
361	27.7%

538
2.30

345	64.1%
316	91.6%
16	4.6%
193	35.9%

1980
Number	Percent
33.7
421	28.3%
1,065	71.7%
335	22.5%

550
2.59

376	68.4%
364	96.8%
0	0.0%
174	31.6%

2022 Housing Data for Salem city, SD

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	15	3.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	11	2.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	17	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	4	0.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	25	5.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	13	2.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	58	11.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	18	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	12	2.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	21	4.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	91	18.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	76	15.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	63	12.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	19	3.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	22	4.5%
$200,000 or more	26	5.3%

Median Household Income	69,228
Per Capita Income	31,630

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	19	3.9%
Public Assistance	17	3.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	43	8.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	483	85.2%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	483	85.2%
Not in Labor Force	84	14.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		14.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	185	171	52.0%
Non-Profit	21	46	31.3%
Self-Employed	56	10	84.8%

Local Government	14	34	29.2%
State Government	0	15	0.0%
Federal Government	16	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	241	181	57.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	51	95	34.9%
Total	292	276	51.4%

Pct. Govt.	13.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	59	10.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	157	27.6%
Professional, Technical	88	15.5%
Service Occupations	68	12.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	40	7.0%
All others	196	34.5%

White Collar		53.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Finance and insurance	75	13.2%
Health care and social assistance	69	12.1%
Educational services	66	11.6%
Construction	62	10.9%
Retail trade	58	10.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	47	8.3%
Manufacturing	47	8.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	30	5.3%
Public administration	29	5.1%
Other services	26	4.6%
Transportation and warehousing	15	2.6%
Accommodation and food services	10	1.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	10	1.8%
Wholesale trade	8	1.4%
Information	8	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	5	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	53	4.56%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	10	0.86%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	10	0.86%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	6	0.52%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,108	98.2%
Spanish	13	1.2%
Other	5	0.4%
German, other Germanic	2	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	512	44.0%
English	94	8.1%
Norwegian	77	6.6%
Irish	76	6.5%
Dutch	63	5.4%
American	53	4.6%
Swedish	41	3.5%
Slovak	32	2.8%
Czech	22	1.9%
Russian	13	1.1%
Danish	10	0.9%
Italian	9	0.8%
Polish	9	0.8%
French	7	0.6%
Scottish	7	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,161	99.8%
Not a citizen	2	0.2%

Native	1,161	99.8%
Foreign-born	2	0.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
33	4.1%	25	3.1%	312	38.9%	258	32.2%	142	17.7%	32	4.0%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	33	4.1%
9-12 Years	25	3.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	312	38.9%
Some College	258	32.2%
Bach. Degree	142	17.7%
Grad Degree	32	4.0%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +55	R +37	R + 1.8%
D +18
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	77%	Donald Trump* (R)	432	67.2%	Joe Biden (D)	198	30.8%	13	2.0%	643	5	20	0.15%
2016	66%	Donald Trump (R)	377	62.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	180	30.1%	42	7.0%	599	1	17	0.16%

2020 President, Salem city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

198

30.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

432

67.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.0%

TOTAL

643

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 20

2016 President, Salem city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

180

30.1%

Donald Trump (R)

377

62.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.7%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

599

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 17

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Salem city, SD

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	77%	Mike Rounds* (R)	437	67.9%	Dan Ahlers (D)	207	32.1%	0	0.0%	644	2	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2020:
2018	G	68%	Billie Sutton (D)	300	50.8%	Kristi Noem (R)	284	48.1%	6 [+]	1.0%	590	-3	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Kurt Evans (Libertarian) 6 (1.0%);
2016	S3	67%	John Thune* (R)	444	73.1%	Jay Williams (D)	163	26.9%	0	0.0%	607	1	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	568
Median Value	$147,800

Occupied	491	86.4%
Vacant	77	13.6%

Owned	363	73.9%
Rented	128	26.1%
Median Rent	$948

Single-Family Units	449	79.0%
Detached	431	75.9%
Attached	18	3.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	17	3.0%
Mobile Homes	9	1.6%

Salem city, SD

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Salem city, SD

2022 Housing Data for Salem city, SD

2022 Income & Employment Data for Salem city, SD

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Salem city, SD

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Salem city, SD

Historical Presidential Election Results for Salem city, SD

Historical Statewide Election Results for Salem city, SD