Language Spoken At Home in Salem City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 23,560 | 100% |
English only | 21,979 | 93.3% |
Language other than English | 1,581 | 6.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 649 | 2.8% |
Spanish | 769 | 3.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 461 | 2.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 565 | 2.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 135 | 0.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 140 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 53 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 107 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Salem City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 24,792 | 100% |
American | 4,044 | 16.3% |
Arab | 185 | 0.7% |
Czech | 35 | 0.1% |
Danish | 72 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 469 | 1.9% |
English | 3,842 | 15.5% |
French (except Basque) | 549 | 2.2% |
French Canadian | 22 | 0.1% |
German | 4,141 | 16.7% |
Greek | 74 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 10 | 0.0% |
Irish | 2,537 | 10.2% |
Italian | 594 | 2.4% |
Lithuanian | 13 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 63 | 0.3% |
Polish | 357 | 1.4% |
Portuguese | 8 | 0.0% |
Russian | 55 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 690 | 2.8% |
Scottish | 788 | 3.2% |
Slovak | 20 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 200 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 198 | 0.8% |
Swiss | 42 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 46 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 353 | 1.4% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 70 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Salem City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 9,953 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,113 | 61.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,564 | 25.8% |
Married-couple family | 4,472 | 44.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,742 | 17.5% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 396 | 4.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 178 | 1.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,245 | 12.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 644 | 6.5% |
Nonfamily households | 3,840 | 38.6% |
Householder living alone | 3,096 | 31.1% |
65 years and over | 1,170 | 11.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,897 | 29.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,735 | 27.5% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Salem City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 22,967 | 100% |
Householder | 9,953 | 43.3% |
Spouse | 4,478 | 19.5% |
Child | 5,991 | 26.1% |
Other relatives | 1,158 | 5.0% |
Nonrelatives | 1,387 | 6.0% |
Unmarried partner | 495 | 2.2% |
Marital Status in Salem City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 9,706 | 100% |
Never married | 3,451 | 35.6% |
Now married, except separated | 4,727 | 48.7% |
Separated | 326 | 3.4% |
Widowed | 293 | 3.0% |
Divorced | 909 | 9.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 11,182 | 100% |
Never married | 3,128 | 28.0% |
Now married, except separated | 4,801 | 42.9% |
Separated | 445 | 4.0% |
Widowed | 1,190 | 10.6% |
Divorced | 1,618 | 14.5% |
Fertility in Salem City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 223 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 44 | 19.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 13 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 36 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 66 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 27 | 0% |
Grandparents in Salem City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 404 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 132 | 32.7% |
Less than 1 year | 9 | 2.2% |
1 or 2 years | 12 | 3.0% |
3 or 4 years | 40 | 9.9% |
5 or more years | 71 | 17.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 132 | 100% |
Who are female | 108 | 81.8% |
Who are married | 70 | 53.0% |
School Enrollment in Salem City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 7,103 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 405 | 5.7% |
Kindergarten | 237 | 3.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,180 | 30.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,159 | 16.3% |
College or graduate school | 3,122 | 44.0% |
Educational Attainment in Salem City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 16,451 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 834 | 5.1% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,122 | 6.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,828 | 29.3% |
Some college, no degree | 3,358 | 20.4% |
Associate's degree | 1,372 | 8.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,871 | 17.5% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,066 | 12.6% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 88.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 30.0% |
Veteran Status in Salem City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 19,891 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,303 | 11.6% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Salem City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 24,280 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,156 | 13.0% |
Under 18 years | 4,842 | 100% |
With a disability | 192 | 4.0% |
18 to 64 years | 15,541 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,595 | 10.3% |
65 years and over | 3,897 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,369 | 35.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Salem City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 24,640 | 100% |
Same house | 20,131 | 81.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 4,150 | 16.8% |
Same county | 1,537 | 6.2% |
Different county | 2,613 | 10.6% |
Same state | 1,829 | 7.4% |
Different state | 784 | 3.2% |
Abroad | 359 | 1.5% |
Place Of Birth in Salem City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 24,792 | 100% |
Native | 23,512 | 94.8% |
Born in United States | 23,415 | 94.4% |
State of residence | 16,035 | 64.7% |
Different state | 7,380 | 29.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 97 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 1,280 | 5.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Salem City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,280 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 425 | 33.2% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 855 | 66.8% |
Year of Entry in Salem City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,377 | 100% |
Native | 97 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 97 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 1,280 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 205 | 16.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,075 | 84.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Salem City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,280 | 100% |
Europe | 343 | 26.8% |
Asia | 329 | 25.7% |
Africa | 106 | 8.3% |
Oceania | 20 | 1.6% |
Latin America | 438 | 34.2% |
Northern America | 44 | 3.4% |