Salem township, Daviess County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 36.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population: 415 (all rural)
| Males: 187 |  (45.1%) |
| Females: 228 |  (54.9%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 415 (333 owner occupied, 82 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 20% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Salem township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.2%
- Asian: 0.7%
- Two or more races: 0.5%
Median age of males: 42.3
Median age of females: 43.3
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Average household size: 2.26
| Salem township: | 2.3 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.91
| Salem township: | $41,991 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $370 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $101,796 (it was $64,900 in 2000)
| : | $101,796 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 11 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 33.2% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 12.0% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Coffey.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Cypress Creek (A), Nobel Branch (B), Herald Branch (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
48% of Salem township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 315
- Northeast: 4
- Midwest: 41
- South: 17
- West: 8
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 128
- Mobile homes: 77
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $29,000
Housing units in Salem township with a mortgage: 31 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 36
- Construction (15%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Food (6%)
- Health care (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (4%)
- Educational services (20%)
- Public administration (20%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (18%)
- Accommodation and food services (11%)
- Health care (8%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Apparel (3%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (11%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (11%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (4%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Cashiers (17%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (11%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
- Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (8%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
- Secondary school teachers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Salem township:
- United States or American (43.9%)
- German (17.8%)
- English (7.9%)
- French (except Basque) (4.2%)
- Irish (3.7%)
- French Canadian (3.3%)
- Dutch (2.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 117 (75%)
- Carpooled: 27 (17%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (1%)
- Other means: 3 (2%)
- Worked at home: 6 (4%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (76%)
- Utility gas (14%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Other fuel (2%)
- Wood (1%)
98.4% of residents of Salem township speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English not well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 385- In family households: 306 (90 male householders, 19 female householders)
77 spouses, 100 children (84 natural, 2 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 4 other relatives, 11 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 79 (17 male householders (17 living alone)), 52 female householders (45 living alone)), 10 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 69 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 11 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 62 1-person, 7 2-persons,
86 married couples with children.
14 single-parent households (6 men, 8 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |