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Language Spoken At Home in Salem
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 362,771 | 100% |
English only | 281,642 | 77.6% |
Language other than English | 81,129 | 22.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 35,943 | 9.9% |
Spanish | 64,716 | 17.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 30,431 | 8.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 9,203 | 2.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,619 | 0.7% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 6,100 | 1.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,463 | 0.7% |
Other languages | 1,110 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 430 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Salem
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 390,839 | 100% |
American | 18,567 | 4.8% |
Arab | 566 | 0.1% |
Czech | 1,929 | 0.5% |
Danish | 3,567 | 0.9% |
Dutch | 8,781 | 2.2% |
English | 44,445 | 11.4% |
French (except Basque) | 13,039 | 3.3% |
French Canadian | 2,576 | 0.7% |
German | 80,506 | 20.6% |
Greek | 1,266 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 669 | 0.2% |
Irish | 41,499 | 10.6% |
Italian | 10,718 | 2.7% |
Lithuanian | 240 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 15,339 | 3.9% |
Polish | 4,956 | 1.3% |
Portuguese | 1,787 | 0.5% |
Russian | 7,515 | 1.9% |
Scotch-Irish | 5,804 | 1.5% |
Scottish | 11,525 | 2.9% |
Slovak | 150 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 1,041 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 9,793 | 2.5% |
Swiss | 3,447 | 0.9% |
Ukrainian | 2,206 | 0.6% |
Welsh | 3,565 | 0.9% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 267 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Salem
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 141,200 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 97,359 | 69.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 44,987 | 31.9% |
Married-couple family | 72,728 | 51.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 30,084 | 21.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 7,196 | 5.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,746 | 2.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 17,435 | 12.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 11,157 | 7.9% |
Nonfamily households | 43,841 | 31.0% |
Householder living alone | 36,037 | 25.5% |
65 years and over | 14,382 | 10.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 49,342 | 34.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 36,278 | 25.7% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Salem
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 378,759 | 100% |
Householder | 141,200 | 37.3% |
Spouse | 72,696 | 19.2% |
Child | 118,824 | 31.4% |
Other relatives | 22,939 | 6.1% |
Nonrelatives | 23,100 | 6.1% |
Unmarried partner | 9,200 | 2.4% |
Marital Status in Salem
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 150,597 | 100% |
Never married | 48,034 | 31.9% |
Now married, except separated | 79,880 | 53.0% |
Separated | 2,788 | 1.9% |
Widowed | 3,890 | 2.6% |
Divorced | 16,005 | 10.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 156,057 | 100% |
Never married | 40,738 | 26.1% |
Now married, except separated | 76,692 | 49.1% |
Separated | 4,348 | 2.8% |
Widowed | 13,651 | 8.7% |
Divorced | 20,628 | 13.2% |
Fertility in Salem
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 6,288 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 2,257 | 35.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 48 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 69 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 39 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 120 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 27 | 0% |
Grandparents in Salem
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 7,221 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 3,110 | 43.1% |
Less than 1 year | 954 | 13.2% |
1 or 2 years | 882 | 12.2% |
3 or 4 years | 488 | 6.8% |
5 or more years | 786 | 10.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,110 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,890 | 60.8% |
Who are married | 2,445 | 78.6% |
School Enrollment in Salem
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 104,243 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 4,867 | 4.7% |
Kindergarten | 5,405 | 5.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 44,150 | 42.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 23,127 | 22.2% |
College or graduate school | 26,694 | 25.6% |
Educational Attainment in Salem
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 249,516 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 18,301 | 7.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 20,633 | 8.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 65,983 | 26.4% |
Some college, no degree | 67,466 | 27.0% |
Associate's degree | 21,581 | 8.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 36,167 | 14.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 19,385 | 7.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 84.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 22.3% |
Veteran Status in Salem
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 289,167 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 33,037 | 11.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Salem
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 384,516 | 100% |
With a disability | 53,747 | 14.0% |
Under 18 years | 101,125 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,135 | 5.1% |
18 to 64 years | 232,128 | 100% |
With a disability | 29,342 | 12.6% |
65 years and over | 51,263 | 100% |
With a disability | 19,270 | 37.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Salem
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 385,069 | 100% |
Same house | 316,189 | 82.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 67,069 | 17.4% |
Same county | 45,035 | 11.7% |
Different county | 22,034 | 5.7% |
Same state | 14,275 | 3.7% |
Different state | 7,759 | 2.0% |
Abroad | 1,811 | 0.5% |
Place Of Birth in Salem
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 390,839 | 100% |
Native | 342,276 | 87.6% |
Born in United States | 337,288 | 86.3% |
State of residence | 196,528 | 50.3% |
Different state | 140,760 | 36.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 4,988 | 1.3% |
Foreign born | 48,563 | 12.4% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Salem
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 48,563 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 13,212 | 27.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 35,351 | 72.8% |
Year of Entry in Salem
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 53,551 | 100% |
Native | 4,988 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 121 | 2.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,867 | 97.6% |
Foreign born | 48,563 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 917 | 1.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 47,646 | 98.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Salem
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 48,563 | 100% |
Europe | 4,314 | 8.9% |
Asia | 5,681 | 11.7% |
Africa | 527 | 1.1% |
Oceania | 1,089 | 2.2% |
Latin America | 35,617 | 73.3% |
Northern America | 1,335 | 2.7% |