Salem township, IL

Marion County, IL

2022 population: 9,029 ( 257 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.4 square miles
Population density: 255.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	8,489	94.02%	4.3%
Black:	253	2.80%	181.1%
Indian:	1	0.01%	95.0%
Asian:	52	0.58%	38.8%
2+ races:	182	2.02%	65.5%
Hispanic:	52	0.58%	50.0%

Total non-White:	540	5.98%	30.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-384	-5.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	127	1.7

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
9,286
8,873	95.55%
90	0.97%
20	0.22%
85	0.92%
110	1.18%
104	1.12%
413	4.45%

2000
9,880
9,615	97.32%
90	0.91%
56	0.57%
38	0.38%
25	0.25%
55	0.56%
265	2.68%

1990
9,620
9,268	96.34%
26	0.27%
36	0.37%
272	2.83%
n/a
18	0.19%
352	3.66%

1980
10,012
9,863	98.51%
12	0.12%
14	0.14%
41	0.41%
n/a
82	0.82%
149	1.49%

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

-742	-7.5
148	1.5

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

347	3.6
-87	-0.9

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

-595	-5.9
203	2.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Salem township, IL

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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
36.9
2,266	25.1%
6,763	74.9%
1,554	17.2%

3,660
2.41

2,342	64.0%
1,546	66.0%
333	14.2%
1,318	36.0%

2010
Number	Percent
40.6
2,164	23.3%
7,122	76.7%
1,737	18.7%

3,853
2.34

2,516	65.3%
1,828	72.7%
332	13.2%
1,337	34.7%

2000
Number	Percent
38.5
2,452	24.8%
7,428	75.2%
1,732	17.5%

3,925
2.42

2,695	68.7%
2,129	79.0%
270	10.0%
1,230	31.3%

1990
Number	Percent
34.9
2,654	27.6%
6,966	72.4%
1,648	17.1%

3,620
2.58

2,547	70.4%
2,121	83.3%
198	7.8%
1,073	29.6%

1980
Number	Percent
32.1
2,814	28.1%
7,198	71.9%
1,624	16.2%

3,682
2.65

2,688	73.0%
2,383	88.7%
133	4.9%
994	27.0%

2022 Housing Data for Salem township, IL

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	211	5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	156	4.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	187	5.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	264	7.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	161	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	71	1.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	109	3.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	217	5.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	122	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	312	8.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	444	12.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	581	15.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	259	7.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	228	6.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	159	4.3%
$200,000 or more	179	4.9%

Median Household Income	60,617
Per Capita Income	31,046

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	273	7.5%
Public Assistance	116	3.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	775	21.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,888	71.4%
Unemployed	261	4.8%
In Armed Forces	9	0.2%

Total Labor Force	4,158	76.4%
Not in Labor Force	1,284	23.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,657	1,245	57.1%
Non-Profit	104	225	31.6%
Self-Employed	165	123	57.3%

Local Government	111	265	29.5%
State Government	51	133	27.7%
Federal Government	38	39	49.4%

Total Private + Self	1,822	1,368	57.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	304	662	31.5%
Total	2,126	2,030	51.2%

Pct. Govt.	15.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	446	10.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	749	18.0%
Professional, Technical	871	20.9%
Service Occupations	877	21.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	41	1.0%
All others	1,223	29.4%

White Collar		49.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	837	20.1%
Health care and social assistance	626	15.0%
Accommodation and food services	471	11.3%
Retail trade	421	10.1%
Educational services	397	9.5%
Transportation and warehousing	315	7.6%
Other services	240	5.8%
Finance and insurance	230	5.5%
Construction	136	3.3%
Public administration	111	2.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	97	2.3%
Wholesale trade	91	2.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	77	1.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	53	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	20	0.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	19	0.5%
Utilities	13	0.3%
Information	6	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	6	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	38	0.42%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
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	3	0.03%
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	3	0.03%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	11	0.12%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	41	0.45%
Thai	9	0.10%
Chinese	2	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	8,318	99.4%
Spanish	24	0.3%
Other Asian	15	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	8	0.1%
German, other Germanic	6	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	1,894	21.0%
English	918	10.2%
Irish	913	10.1%
American	807	8.9%
European	280	3.1%
Polish	202	2.2%
Dutch	136	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	125	1.4%
Scottish	122	1.4%
Italian	55	0.6%
British	54	0.6%
French	39	0.4%
Scandinavian	23	0.3%
Hungarian	22	0.2%
Austrian	17	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	9,004	99.7%
Not a citizen	25	0.3%

Native	8,999	99.7%
Foreign-born	30	0.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
160	2.6%	283	4.6%	2,389	38.8%	2,248	36.5%	744	12.1%	332	5.4%
Average years of education: 13.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	160	2.6%
9-12 Years	283	4.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,389	38.8%
Some College	2,248	36.5%
Bach. Degree	744	12.1%
Grad Degree	332	5.4%
Average years of education: 13.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +191	R +109	D + 0.8%
D +82
2020 vs. 2012	R +729	R +973	R + 20.2%
D -244
2020 vs. 2008	R +869	R +1,600	R + 38.8%
D -731

2016 vs. 2008	R +678	R +1,491	R + 39.5%
D -813
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	60%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,072	73.6%	Joe Biden (D)	1,011	24.2%	89	2.1%	4,172	33	27	0.07%
2016	57%	Donald Trump (R)	2,881	71.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	929	23.1%	212	5.3%	4,022	33	26	0.07%
2012	52%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,343	63.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,255	34.2%	72	2.0%	3,670	23	17	0.07%
2008	56%	John McCain (R)	2,203	54.5%	Barack Obama (D)	1,742	43.1%	100	2.5%	4,045	18	9	0.07%
2000	58%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,116	48.9%	George W. Bush (R)	2,116	48.9%	91	2.1%	4,323	6	1	0.09%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Salem township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,011

24.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,072

73.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

4,172

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 33	Diff (US): 27

2016 President, Salem township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

929

23.1%

Donald Trump (R)

2,881

71.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

139

3.5%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

4,022

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 33	Diff (US): 26

2012 President, Salem township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,255

34.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,343

63.8%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

3,670

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 17

2008 President, Salem township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,742

43.1%

John McCain (R)

2,203

54.5%

Other

100

2.5%

TOTAL

4,045

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 9

2000 President, Salem township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

2,116

48.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,116

48.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.3%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

4,323

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Salem township, IL

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	45%	Kathy Salvi (R)	2,306	73.0%	Tammy Duckworth* (D)	783	24.8%	68 [+]	2.2%	3,157	32	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: William Redpath (Libertarian) 62 (2.0%); Other (Write-in) 6 (0.2%);
2022	G	46%	Darren Bailey (R)	2,441	76.8%	J.B. Pritzker* (D)	652	20.5%	87 [+]	2.7%	3,180	34	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Scott Schluter (Libertarian) 86 (2.7%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2020	S2	59%	Mark Curran (R)	2,868	69.8%	Richard Durbin* (D)	1,115	27.1%	128 [+]	3.1%	4,111	31	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Danny Malouf (Libertarian) 61 (1.5%); Other (Write-in) 43 (1.0%); Willie Wilson (I) 24 (0.6%);
2018	G	42%	Bruce Rauner* (R)	1,779	61.4%	J.B. Pritzker (D)	896	30.9%	224 [+]	7.7%	2,899	23	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sam McCann (Conservative) 156 (5.4%); Grayson Jackson (Libertarian) 68 (2.3%);
2016	S3	56%	Mark Kirk* (R)	2,348	59.5%	Tammy Duckworth (D)	1,430	36.3%	166 [+]	4.2%	3,944	20	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Ken McMillen (Libertarian) 114 (2.9%); Scott Summers (Green) 50 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2014	S2	37%	Jim Oberweis (R)	1,580	59.8%	Richard Durbin* (D)	943	35.7%	118 [+]	4.5%	2,641	17	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Sharon Hansen (Libertarian) 118 (4.5%);
2014	G	38%	Bruce Rauner (R)	1,982	74.7%	Pat Quinn* (D)	494	18.6%	176 [+]	6.6%	2,652	24	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Chad Grimm (Libertarian) 171 (6.4%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.2%);

*: 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	4,072
Median Value	$101,300

Occupied	3,660	89.9%
Vacant	412	10.1%

Owned	2,361	64.5%
Rented	1,299	35.5%
Median Rent	$722

Single-Family Units	2,794	68.6%
Detached	2,794	68.6%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	214	5.3%
Mobile Homes	565	13.9%

Salem township, IL

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Salem township, IL

2022 Housing Data for Salem township, IL

2022 Income & Employment Data for Salem township, IL

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Salem township, IL

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Salem township, IL

Historical Presidential Election Results for Salem township, IL

Historical Statewide Election Results for Salem township, IL