Salem, CT (Connecticut) Houses and Residents
| Salem: | $386,114 |
| Connecticut: | $347,200 |
Total population: 4,151 (Urban population: 78, Rural population: 3,780 (81 farm, 3,699 nonfarm))
Houses: 1,655 (1,358 occupied: 1,164 owner occupied, 194 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 34% |
Housing density: 57 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $309,766.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,234 (lower quartile is $997, upper quartile is $1,520)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $246
Median gross rent in Salem, CT in 2022: $1,431
Housing units in Salem with a mortgage: 840 (65 second mortgage, 92 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 160
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 261,273- In family households: 214,652 (47,484 male householders, 22,378 female householders)
52,173 spouses, 73,395 children (67,999 natural, 1,935 adopted, 3,461 stepchildren), 4,214 grandchildren, 2,063 brothers or sisters, 2,316 parents, foster children, 2,625 other relatives, 6,387 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 46,621 (18,056 male householders (13,616 living alone)), 19,139 female householders (15,978 living alone)), 9,426 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 12,782 (5,482 institutionalized population)
43,726 married couples with children.
14,569 single-parent households (3,084 men, 11,485 women).
95.1% of residents of Salem speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English well).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 44% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 207 (4.5%)
(69.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 7.2 |
| State: | 6.5 |
| Here: | 4.7 |
| State: | 4.0 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Salem, Connecticut
- 0no bedroom
- 331 bedroom
- 1402 bedrooms
- 6603 bedrooms
- 3024 bedrooms
- 295+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Salem, Connecticut
- 4no bedroom
- 661 bedroom
- 642 bedrooms
- 353 bedrooms
- 254 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Salem in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 30no vehicle
- 1401 vehicle
- 5202 vehicles
- 3493 vehicles
- 1054 vehicles
- 205+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Salem in renter-occupied apartments
- 8no vehicle
- 771 vehicle
- 902 vehicles
- 123 vehicles
- 74 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Salem, Connecticut
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 443 rooms
- 464 rooms
- 1645 rooms
- 2216 rooms
- 3107 rooms
- 2238 rooms
- 1569+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Salem, Connecticut
- 41 room
- 82 rooms
- 493 rooms
- 484 rooms
- 175 rooms
- 366 rooms
- 197 rooms
- 78 rooms
- 69+ rooms
Salem, CT household income distribution
- 7,800Less than $10,000
- 7,254$10,000 to $19,999
- 9,922$20,000 to $29,999
- 11,333$30,000 to $39,999
- 9,791$40,000 to $49,999
- 11,095$50,000 to $59,999
- 19,731$60,000 to $74,999
- 29,040$75,000 to $99,999
- 26,446$100,000 to $124,999
- 21,277$125,000 to $149,999
- 30,311$150,000 to $199,999
- 53,645$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 84.7%
Number of people working at home: 470 (18.7% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 45
- 5 to 9 minutes: 111
- 10 to 14 minutes: 146
- 15 to 19 minutes: 214
- 20 to 24 minutes: 511
- 25 to 29 minutes: 230
- 30 to 34 minutes: 345
- 35 to 39 minutes: 97
- 40 to 44 minutes: 83
- 45 to 59 minutes: 158
- 60 to 89 minutes: 134
- 90 or more minutes: 5
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,891 (87.8%)
- Carpooled: 171 (7.9%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0.4%)
- Walked: 4 (0.2%)
- Other means: 5 (0.2%)
- Worked at home: 74 (3.4%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Salem, Connecticut
- 01995 to March 2000
- 391990 to 1994
- 151985 to 1989
- 91980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 71970 to 1974
- 101965 to 1969
- 45Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- Irish: 940 (18.3%)
- English: 788 (15.4%)
- German: 659 (12.9%)
- Italian: 543 (10.6%)
- Polish: 437 (8.5%)
- Other: 357 (7.0%)
- French: 270 (5.3%)
- French Canadian: 228 (4.4%)
- United States: 112 (2.2%)
- Russian: 105 (2.0%)
- Scottish: 82 (1.6%)
- Swedish: 80 (1.6%)
- Danish: 69 (1.3%)
- Ukrainian: 69 (1.3%)
- Czech: 67 (1.3%)
- Lithuanian: 63 (1.2%)
- Scotch-Irish: 55 (1.1%)
- Portuguese: 48 (0.9%)
- Hungarian: 46 (0.9%)
- Dutch: 40 (0.8%)
- Greek: 34 (0.7%)
- Arab: 21 (0.4%)
- Welsh: 8 (0.2%)
- Swiss: 7 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Salem: | 26.4% (33) |
| Connecticut: | 3.1% (11,432) |
| Salem: | 24.0% (30) |
| Connecticut: | 6.9% (25,507) |
| Salem: | 16.8% (21) |
| Connecticut: | 1.5% (5,508) |
| Salem: | 11.2% (14) |
| Connecticut: | 0.2% (654) |
| Salem: | 7.2% (9) |
| Connecticut: | 1.7% (6,247) |
| Salem: | 5.6% (7) |
| Connecticut: | 7.0% (26,023) |
| Salem: | 4.8% (6) |
| Connecticut: | 5.2% (19,083) |
| Salem: | 4.0% (5) |
| Connecticut: | 2.5% (9,358) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2,486
- Other state: 1,243
- Northeast: 849
- Midwest: 153
- South: 179
- West: 62
69% of Salem residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 33% lived in Connecticut.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 15
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 4
- 7th and 8th grade: 11
- 9th grade: 8
- 10th grade: 4
- 11th grade: 16
- 12th grade, no diploma: 23
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 324
- Less than 1 year of college: 116
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 136
- Associate degree: 99
- Bachelor's degree: 308
- Master's degree: 146
- Professional school degree: 29
- Doctorate degree: 17
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 6
- 5th and 6th grade: 11
- 7th and 8th grade: 11
- 9th grade: 5
- 10th grade: 0
- 11th grade: 13
- 12th grade, no diploma: 34
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 294
- Less than 1 year of college: 105
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 99
- Associate degree: 134
- Bachelor's degree: 354
- Master's degree: 136
- Professional school degree: 12
- Doctorate degree: 5
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,259
- One, attached: 15
- Two: 41
- 3 or 4: 24
- 5 to 9: 38
- 10 to 19: 29
- Mobile homes: 16
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 233
Median worth of mobile homes: $34,565
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.7%
- 71.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 16.8%Electricity
- 6.3%Wood
- 3.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.8%Other fuel
- 0.5%Coal or coke
- 0.5%No fuel used
- 50.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 36.6%Electricity
- 6.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.6%Utility gas
- 3.1%Coal or coke
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Connecticut: | 9.9% |
| Here: | 12.8% |
| Connecticut: | 11.0% |
| Here: | 6.1% |
| Connecticut: | 33.4% |
