Salem, West Virginia Neighborhood Info

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Salem, West Virginia QuickFacts

	Salem, West Virginia	United States
Total population	2,006	281,421,906
State	West Virginia
City	salem

Salem, West Virginia Population

	Salem, West Virginia	%, Salem, West Virginia	United States
Male	1,000	49.85%	49.06%
Female	1,006	50.15%	50.94%
Median age (years)	30.6		35.3

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	Salem, West Virginia	%, Salem, West Virginia	United States
18 years and over	1,638	81.66%	74.31%
21 years and over	1,417	70.64%	69.97%
62 years and over	385	19.19%	14.66%
65 years and over	344	17.15%	12.43%

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	Salem, West Virginia	%, Salem, West Virginia	United States
White	1,753	87.39%	75.14%
Black or African American	47	2.34%	12.32%
Asian	159	7.93%	3.64%
Some other race	20	1.0%	5.46%
Two or more races	27	1.35%	2.43%

Salem, West Virginia Housing

	Salem, West Virginia	%, Salem, West Virginia	United States
Total households	744		105,480,101
Family households (families)	413	55.51%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	331	44.49%	31.94%

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	Salem, West Virginia	%, Salem, West Virginia	United States
Total housing units	861		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	114	13.24%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	744	86.41%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	397	46.11%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	347	40.3%	30.77%

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	Salem, West Virginia	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	212	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	114	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	15	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	6	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	0	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	0	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	0	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	43,500	119,600

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	Salem, West Virginia	%, Salem, West Virginia	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	159	21.37%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	194	26.08%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	97	13.04%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	103	13.84%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	100	13.44%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	86	11.56%	9.65%

Salem, West Virginia Education

	Salem, West Virginia	%, Salem, West Virginia	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	740		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	25	3.38%	6.47%
Kindergarten	19	2.57%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	158	21.35%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	103	13.92%	21.38%
College or graduate school	435	58.78%	22.81%

Salem, West Virginia Economy

	Salem, West Virginia	%, Salem, West Virginia	United States
Population 16 years and over	1,670		217,168,077
In labor force	782	46.83%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	782	46.83%	63.39%
- - Employed	631	37.78%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	151	9.04%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	19.3		5.8
- Armed Forces	0		0.53%
Not in labor force	888	53.17%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	799	47.84%	51.66%
In labor force	321	19.22%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	321	19.22%	29.65%
- - Employed	300	17.96%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	127	7.6%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	75		12,787,501

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	Salem, West Virginia	%, Salem, West Virginia	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	745		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	232	31.14%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	114	15.3%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	112	15.03%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	101	13.56%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	87	11.68%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	50	6.71%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	28	3.76%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	11	1.48%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	5	0.67%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	5	0.67%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	16,577		41,994

	Salem, West Virginia	%, Salem, West Virginia	United States
With earnings	442	26.47%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	28,567		56,604
With Social Security income	252	15.09%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,448		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	71	4.25%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,424		6,320
With public assistance income	40	2.4%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,318		3,032
With retirement income	162	9.7%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	21,333		17,376

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