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Salem, MO has a population of 4,974 people with a median age of 41.6 and a median household income of $27,957. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Salem, MO declined from 4,976 to 4,974, a 0.04% decrease and its median household income grew from $25,790 to $27,957, a 8.4% increase.
The population of Salem, MO is 96.4% White, 1.29% Black, and 0.94% Asian. 0.83% of the people in Salem, MO speak a non-English language, and 98.7% are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Salem, MO are Missouri University of Science and Technology, with 2,495 graduates, Rolla Technical Institute, with 109 graduates, and Metro Business College-Rolla, with 39 graduates.
The median property value in Salem, MO is $82,000, and the homeownership rate is 50.5%. Most people in Salem, MO commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 19.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Salem, MO is 1 car per household.
Salem, MO is a census place located in Dent County, MO. It borders .
The economy of Salem, MO employs 1,806 people. The economy of Salem, MO is specialized in Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting; Healthcare & Social Assistance; and Retail trade, which employ respectively 4.53; 1.98; and 1.54 times more people than what would be expected in a location of this size. The largest industries in Salem, MO are Healthcare & Social Assistance (498), Retail trade (323), and Manufacturing (229), and the highest paying industries are Educational Services ($41,923), Finance & Insurance ($31,667), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting ($23,403).
Median household income in Salem, MO is $27,957. Males in Salem, MO have an average income that is 1.54 times higher than the average income of females, which is $35,809. The income inequality of Salem, MO (measured using the Gini index) is 0.481 which is lower than the national average.
Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Salem, MO. In Dent County, MO the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 19 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $10,034. St. Louis city, MO has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in Missouri.
Salem, MO is home to a population of 4,974 people, from which 98.7% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Salem, MO is composed of 4,797 White residents (96.4%), 64 Black residents (1.29%), 47 Asian residents (0.94%), 37 Two+ residents (0.74%), and 26 Native residents (0.52%). The most common foreign languages in Salem, MO are Spanish (72 speakers), Tagalog (20 speakers), and Other Native North American (13 speakers), but compared to other places, Salem, MO has a relative high number of Other Native North American (13 speakers), Tagalog (20 speakers), and French (11 speakers).
In 2015 universities in Phelps, Crawford, Dent, Gasconade & Maries Counties PUMA, MO awarded 2,666 degrees. The student population of Phelps, Crawford, Dent, Gasconade & Maries Counties PUMA, MO is skewed away from females, with 2,001 male students and 665 female students. Most students in Phelps, Crawford, Dent, Gasconade & Maries Counties PUMA, MO are White (1,789 and 67.1%), followed by Unknown (86 and 3.23%), Hispanic or Latino (84 and 3.15%), and Black or African American (80 and 3%). The largest universities in Phelps, Crawford, Dent, Gasconade & Maries Counties PUMA, MO by number of graduates are Missouri University of Science and Technology (2,495 and 93.6%), Rolla Technical Institute (109 and 4.09%), and Metro Business College-Rolla (39 and 1.46%). The most popular majors in Phelps, Crawford, Dent, Gasconade & Maries Counties PUMA, MO are Mechanical Engineering (219 and 8.21%), General Civil Engineering (94 and 3.53%), and Electrical & Electronics Engineering (85 and 3.19%). The median tuition costs in Phelps, Crawford, Dent, Gasconade & Maries Counties PUMA, MO are N/A for private four year colleges, and $8,286 and $25,554 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.
The median property value in Salem, MO is $82,000, which is 0.4 times smaller than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value decreased from $83,200 to $82,000, a 1.44% increase. The homeownership rate of Salem, MO is 50.5%, which is lower than the national average of 63.6%. People in Salem, MO have an average commute time of 19.5 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Salem, MO is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.
