Salem Heights, OH

Census Place

2024 Population

3,602

US Senator

Bernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

Jon Husted

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.1

5.22% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

7.34%

25.5% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$93,700

1.32% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Salem Heights, OH is home to a population of 3.6k people, from which 98.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.03% of Salem Heights, OH residents were born outside of the country (109 people).

In 2024, there were 9.91 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.01k people) in Salem Heights, OH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 304 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 116 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.6%

2024 Citizenship

98.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.6% of Salem Heights, OH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Salem Heights, OH was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Salem Heights, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Salem Heights, OH

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.01k ± 605
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
304 ± 202
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
116 ± 87

4.11%

Hispanic Population

148 people

4.11% of the people in Salem Heights, OH are hispanic (148 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Salem Heights, OH as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Ohio.

Most Common Origin

India
66,921 ± 6,333 people
Mexico
46,789 ± 5,300 people
China
32,961 ± 4,451 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Ohio was India, the natal country of 66,921 Ohio residents, followed by Mexico with 46,789 and China with 32,961.

Foreign-Born Population

3.03%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

109 people

3.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

120 people

As of 2024, 3.03% of Salem Heights, OH residents (109 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Salem Heights, OH was 3.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Salem Heights, OH compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Gulf War (1990s)

Most Common Service Period

27 ± 34

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Salem Heights, OH.

Economy

The economy of Salem Heights, OH employs 1.94k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Salem Heights, OH were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (299 people), Manufacturing (261 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (232 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($116,838), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($110,391), and Manufacturing ($88,565).

Employment

Occupations

1.94k

2024 Value

± 364

0.884%

1 Year growth

± 26.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Salem Heights, OH grew at a rate of 0.884%, from 1.92k employees to 1.94k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Salem Heights, OH, are Management Occupations (341 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (268 people), and Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (191 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Salem Heights, 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

1.94k

2024 Value

± 364

0.884%

1 Year growth

± 26.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Salem Heights, OH grew at a rate of 0.884%, from 1.92k employees to 1.94k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Salem Heights, OH, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (299 people), Manufacturing (261 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (232 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Salem Heights, OH, though some of these residents may live in Salem Heights, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$70,690

Median earning men ± $22,632

$36,250

Median earning women ± $16,955

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($185,109), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($163,750), and Manufacturing ($88,287).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($160,234), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($51,034), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($49,432).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Salem Heights, OH was $245,200 in 2024, which is 0.737 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $226,700 to $245,200, a 8.16% increase. The homeownership rate in Salem Heights, OH is 92.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Salem Heights, OH have an average commute time of 21.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Salem Heights, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$245,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$23,532

$1,263

Median Property Taxes

±$270

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 Salem Heights, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

92.7%

Homeownership

2024

64.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 92.7% of the housing units in Salem Heights, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 91.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Salem Heights, 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.

$93,700

Median Household Income

± $13,863

1.36k

Number of Households

± 307

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.36k households in Salem Heights, OH grew to $93,700 from the previous year's value of $92,478.

The following chart displays the households in Salem Heights, 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Salem Heights, 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 (71.2%)
Worked At Home (20.2%)
Walked (4.49%)

In 2024, 71.2% of workers in Salem Heights, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (20.2%) and those who walked to work (4.49%).

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

21.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Salem Heights, OH have a shorter commute time (21.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.68% of the workforce in Salem Heights, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.34% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Salem Heights, OH (257 out of 3.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Salem Heights, 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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