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Salem city, VA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Roanoke, VA
Designated Market Area: Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV
American Communities Project County Type (2023): College Towns

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2022 population: 25,523   ( 721 from 2010 , 176 from 2020)
Land area: 14.5 square miles
Population density: 1758.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:21,137 82.82% 2.4%
Black:2,1208.31% 22.4%
Indian:730.29% 32.7%
Asian:5132.01% 27.0%
2+ races:5882.30% 80.4%
Hispanic:1,0924.28% 81.7%
Total non-White:4,38617.18% 39.3%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:643 12.7
Deaths:99419.6
Net Migration: 4418.7
Net Immigration: 711.4
Change in White population:-516 -2.1
Change in Non-White pop.:1,237 5.0




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
24,802
21,65387.30%
1,7326.98%
550.22%
4041.63%
3261.31%
6012.42%
3,14912.70%

2000
24,747
22,59491.30%
1,4445.84%
320.13%
2471.00%
2020.82%
2050.83%
2,1538.70%

1990
23,756
22,30893.90%
1,0344.35%
330.14%
3001.26%
n/a
810.34%
1,4486.10%

1980
23,958
22,71694.82%
1,0364.32%
210.09%
350.15%
n/a
1380.58%
1,2425.18%

1970
21,982
20,69294.13%
1,1975.45%
60.03%
200.09%
n/a
610.28%
1,290 5.87%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
2,157 8.7
2,75511.1
1,3195.3
1400.6
-941 -3.8
996 4.0
1990's
NumberRate
2,661 11.2
2,99012.6
6402.7
480.2
286 1.2
705 3.0
1980's
NumberRate
2,707 11.3
2,495 10.4
0 0.0
n/a
-408 -1.7
206 0.9
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
0 0.0
n/a
2,024 9.2
-48 -0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Salem city, VA
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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
NumberPercent
40.8
4,730 18.5%
20,793 81.5%
4,902 19.2%
10,045
2.26
6,248 62.2%
4,453 71.3%
663 10.6%
3,797 37.8%

2010
NumberPercent
40.5
4,934 19.9%
19,868 80.1%
4,240 17.1%
10,045
2.30
6,309 62.8%
4,603 73.0%
694 11.0%
3,736 37.2%

2000
NumberPercent
38.8
5,138 20.8%
19,609 79.2%
4,187 16.9%
9,933
2.32
6,553 66.0%
5,164 78.8%
591 9.0%
3,380 34.0%

1990
NumberPercent
37.0
4,668 19.6%
19,088 80.4%
3,895 16.4%
9,179
2.36
6,402 69.7%
5,186 81.0%
530 8.3%
2,777 30.3%

1980
NumberPercent
33.3
5,445 22.7%
18,513 77.3%
3,097 12.9%
8,643
2.54
6,457 74.7%
5,265 81.5%
638 9.9%
2,186 25.3%

2022 Housing Data for Salem city, VA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units11,096 
Median Value$231,900 
Occupied10,04590.5%
Vacant1,0519.5%
Owned6,42664.0%
Rented3,61936.0%
Median Rent$1,053 
Single-Family Units8,38175.5%
    Detached7,91471.3%
    Attached4674.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units1,78916.1%
Mobile Homes2172.0%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Salem city, VA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0004334.3%
$10,000 to $14,9993023.0%
$15,000 to $19,9993803.8%
$20,000 to $24,9994414.4%
$25,000 to $29,9993473.5%
$30,000 to $34,9994794.8%
$35,000 to $39,9993433.4%
$40,000 to $44,9992662.6%
$45,000 to $49,9995635.6%
$50,000 to $59,9998348.3%
$60,000 to $74,9991,08210.8%
$75,000 to $99,9991,26012.5%
$100,000 to $124,9991,15111.5%
$125,000 to $149,9997037.0%
$150,000 to $199,9997527.5%
$200,000 or more7097.1%
Median Household Income68,402 
Per Capita Income37,991 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state88 
Compared to U.S.87 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI5755.7%
Public Assistance2762.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps7957.9%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed11,23171.1%
Unemployed4042.6%
In Armed Forces690.4%
Total Labor Force11,70474.1%
Not in Labor Force4,08425.9%
Real Unemployment Rate 28.4%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector4,7593,77555.8%
Non-Profit40984632.6%
Self-Employed42617870.5%
Local Government37743346.5%
State Government25535641.7%
Federal Government34131252.2%
Total Private + Self5,1853,95356.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,3821,94741.5%
Total6,5675,90052.7%
Pct. Govt.16.6%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts1,84714.8%
Sales and Office Occupations2,78722.3%
Professional, Technical3,16425.3%
Service Occupations2,14417.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing180.1%
All others2,54120.4%
White Collar 62.5%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance2,23017.9%
Educational services1,57612.6%
Manufacturing1,32910.6%
Retail trade1,1309.1%
Accommodation and food services8476.8%
Construction7305.8%
Other services6405.1%
Finance and insurance6385.1%
Public administration6044.8%
Wholesale trade5224.2%
Professional, scientific, technical5134.1%
Transportation and warehousing4463.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.3703.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing3062.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation2442.0%
Utilities1641.3%
Information1421.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction260.2%
Management140.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting120.1%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican4141.63%
Puerto Rican1640.65%
Cuban360.14%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American1380.54%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan50.02%
Honduran880.35%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian280.11%
Salvadoran170.07%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American640.25%
Argentinean40.02%
Bolivian60.02%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian180.07%
Ecuadorian290.11%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan70.03%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic1410.56%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese1920.76%
Filipino1050.41%
Indian820.32%
Japanese240.09%
Korean170.07%
Vietnamese40.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English23,16295.1%
Spanish4952.0%
German, other Germanic1510.6%
Other Indo-European1490.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic1320.5%
Tagalog730.3%
Chinese640.3%
Arabic620.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun440.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English3,53413.9%
American3,02011.9%
German2,97411.7%
Irish1,9697.8%
Italian8393.3%
Scotch-Irish7773.1%
Scottish6282.5%
French4071.6%
Polish2761.1%
Welsh2501.0%
European1840.7%
African1340.5%
Dutch1200.5%
Swedish980.4%
British830.3%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen24,77197.6%
Not a citizen6012.4%
Native24,31895.8%
Foreign-born1,0544.2%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Salem city, VA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
360 2.1%692 4.0%4,685 27.1%5,944 34.3%3,331 19.2%2,299 13.3%
  Average years of education: 13.8
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 360 2.1%
9-12 Years 692 4.0%
H.S. Grad or GED 4,685 27.1%
Some College 5,944 34.3%
Bach. Degree 3,331 19.2%
Grad Degree 2,299 13.3%
Average years of education: 13.8

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Salem city, VA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 12,735 12,328 407 3.2% 4.4%
1991 13,231 12,527 704 5.3% 5.8%
1992 13,240 12,579 661 5.0% 6.2%
1993 13,294 12,819 475 3.6% 5.2%
1994 13,539 13,148 391 2.9% 4.8%
1995 13,738 13,394 344 2.5% 4.4%
1996 14,141 13,806 335 2.4% 4.3%
1997 13,982 13,584 398 2.8% 3.7%
1998 13,815 13,492 323 2.3% 2.8%
1999 13,481 13,270 211 1.6% 2.7%
2000 12,978 12,730 248 1.9% 2.3%
2001 13,042 12,662 380 2.9% 3.3%
2002 13,279 12,749 530 4.0% 4.4%
2003 12,844 12,318 526 4.1% 4.3%
2004 12,540 12,072 468 3.7% 4.1%
2005 12,749 12,310 439 3.4% 3.8%
2006 13,066 12,643 423 3.2% 3.3%
2007 13,378 12,950 428 3.2% 3.3%
2008 13,630 13,093 537 3.9% 4.3%
2009 13,346 12,476 870 6.5% 6.8%
2010 12,806 11,904 902 7.0% 7.3%
2011 12,814 12,001 813 6.3% 6.6%
2012 12,896 12,145 751 5.8% 5.9%
2013 13,052 12,310 742 5.7% 5.6%
2014 13,166 12,499 667 5.1% 5.1%
2015 12,816 12,258 558 4.4% 4.4%
2016 12,909 12,409 500 3.9% 4.0%
2017 13,101 12,617 484 3.7% 3.7%
2018 12,963 12,583 380 2.9% 2.9%
2019 12,953 12,607 346 2.7% 2.7%
2020 12,671 11,938 733 5.8% 6.2%
2021 12,579 12,129 450 3.6% 3.9%
2022 12,905 12,531 374 2.9% 2.9%
2023 13,249 12,859 390 2.9% 2.9%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com