Salem, UT

Census Place

2024 Population

10,324

US Senator

Mike Lee

Republican Party

US Senator

John Curtis

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

29.3

2.45% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

4.16%

1.39% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$111,117

3.25% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$605,700

Population & Diversity

Salem, UT is home to a population of 10.3k people, from which 99.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.73% of Salem, UT residents were born outside of the country (282 people).

In 2024, there were 17.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (9.17k people) in Salem, UT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 514 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 309 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2024 Citizenship

99.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.6% of Salem, UT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Salem, UT was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Salem, UT

White (Non-Hispanic)
9.17k ± 466
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
514 ± 415
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
309 ± 192

6.67%

Hispanic Population

689 people

6.67% of the people in Salem, UT are hispanic (689 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Salem, UT 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 Utah.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
104,058 ± 7,797 people
Venezuela
13,264 ± 2,822 people
Peru
9,271 ± 2,361 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Utah was Mexico, the natal country of 104,058 Utah residents, followed by Venezuela with 13,264 and Peru with 9,271.

Foreign-Born Population

2.73%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

282 people

2.18%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

216 people

As of 2024, 2.73% of Salem, UT residents (282 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, UT was 2.18%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
61 ± 44
Gulf War (2001-)
49 ± 44
Gulf War (1990s)
39 ± 35

Salem, UT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.24 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Salem, UT employs 4.88k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Salem, UT were Construction (825 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (612 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (580 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($250,001), Utilities ($106,818), and Finance & Insurance ($100,978).

Employment

Occupations

4.88k

2024 Value

± 492

7.65%

1 Year growth

± 13.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Salem, UT grew at a rate of 7.65%, from 4.54k employees to 4.88k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Salem, UT, are Management Occupations (672 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (585 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (375 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Salem, UT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Utah (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

4.88k

2024 Value

± 492

7.65%

1 Year growth

± 13.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Salem, UT grew at a rate of 7.65%, from 4.54k employees to 4.88k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Salem, UT, are Construction (825 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (612 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (580 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Salem, UT, though some of these residents may live in Salem, UT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$83,517

Median earning men ± $6,464

$30,944

Median earning women ± $6,819

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($250,001), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($117,600), and Manufacturing ($104,688).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($54,375), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($48,438), and Construction ($45,288).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Salem, UT was $605,700 in 2024, which is 1.82 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $547,000 to $605,700, a 10.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Salem, UT is 93.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Salem, UT have an average commute time of 23.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Salem, UT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$605,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$28,741

$2,782

Median Property Taxes

±$293

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, UT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

Rent vs Own

93.7%

Homeownership

2024

71.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 93.7% of the housing units in Salem, UT were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 94%.

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

$111,117

Median Household Income

± $5,739

2.97k

Number of Households

± 344

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.97k households in Salem, UT grew to $111,117 from the previous year's value of $107,617.

The following chart displays the households in Salem, UT 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Salem, UT is from Utah.

0.472

2024 Wage GINI in Utah

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Utah

In 2024, the income inequality in Utah was 0.472 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.723% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Utah was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Utah in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (75.9%)
Worked At Home (14.3%)
Carpooled (8.9%)

In 2024, 75.9% of workers in Salem, UT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (14.3%) and those who carpooled to work (8.9%).

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

23.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Salem, UT have a shorter commute time (23.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.749% of the workforce in Salem, UT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.16% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Salem, UT (429 out of 10.3k 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 45 - 54, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 6 - 11.

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

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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