Lower Salem, OH

Census Place

2024 Population

US Senator

Bernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

Jon Husted

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

0.415% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

19.6%

37.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$79,219

23.2% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Economy

The economy of Lower Salem, OH employs 40 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lower Salem, OH were Health Care & Social Assistance (12 people), Manufacturing (6 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (5 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($6,944).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 86

−9.09%

1 Year decline

± 323%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lower Salem, OH declined at a rate of −9.09%, from 44 employees to 40 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lower Salem, OH, are Healthcare Support Occupations (9 people), Management Occupations (9 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (6 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lower Salem, OH.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Ohio.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Ohio (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2024 Value

± 86

−9.09%

1 Year decline

± 323%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lower Salem, OH declined at a rate of −9.09%, from 44 employees to 40 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lower Salem, OH, are Health Care & Social Assistance (12 people), Manufacturing (6 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (5 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lower Salem, OH, though some of these residents may live in Lower Salem, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$86,250

Median earning men ± $31,754

$21,250

Median earning women ± $47,118

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($6,944).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lower Salem, OH was $95,800 in 2024, which is 0.288 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $93,800 to $95,800, a 2.13% increase. The homeownership rate in Lower Salem, OH is 60%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lower Salem, OH have an average commute time of 36.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lower Salem, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$95,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$12,872

$21

Median Property Taxes

±$37

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lower Salem, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lower Salem, OH compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

60%

Homeownership

2024

47.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 60% of the housing units in Lower Salem, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 48.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lower Salem, OH compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$79,219

Median Household Income

± $79,175

Number of Households

± 42

In 2024, the median household income of the 35 households in Lower Salem, OH declined from $79,219 from the previous year's value of $103,125.

The following chart displays the households in Lower Salem, OH distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $125k - $150k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lower Salem, OH is from Ohio.

0.451

2024 Wage GINI in Ohio

0.453

2023 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2024, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.564% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Ohio in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Ohio across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (85%)
Carpooled (10%)
Walked (5%)

In 2024, 85% of workers in Lower Salem, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10%) and those who walked to work (5%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

36.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lower Salem, OH have a longer commute time (36.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 15% of the workforce in Lower Salem, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lower Salem, OH compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lower Salem, OH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lower Salem, OH have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lower Salem, OH (18 out of 92 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lower Salem, OH is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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