Salem township, Perry County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Land area: 47.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.5 sq. mi.
Population: 719 (all rural)
| Males: 371 |  (51.6%) |
| Females: 348 |  (48.4%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 719 (623 owner occupied, 96 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 30% |
Races in Salem township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 96.9%
- Black: 1.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.1%
- Asian: 0.3%
- Two or more races: 0.4%
Median age of males: 36.0
Median age of females: 36.0
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Average household size: 2.84
| Salem township: | 2.8 people |
| Missouri: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 3.24
| Salem township: | $47,422 |
| Missouri: | $46,931 |
| Here: | $493 |
| State: | $566 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $119,686 (it was $80,400 in 2000)
| : | $119,686 |
| Missouri: | $133,200 |
| Population density: 15 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 11.8% |
| Whole state: | 11.7% |
| This township: | 3.7% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Salem township: Red Rock (A), East Perry County Rural Fire Protection Association Station 2 (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Church in Salem township: Pleasant Grove Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Cemeteries: Horn Cemetery (1), Stump Cemetery (2), Baptist Shed Cemetery (3), Salem Lutheran Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dry Fork (A), Doodlebug Branch (B), Cinque Hommes Creek (C), Omete Creek (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
74% of Salem township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 92% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 678
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 24
- South: 24
- West: 0
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $65,000
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.4%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 244
- One, attached: 7
- Mobile homes: 28
Median worth of mobile homes: $36,700
Housing units in Salem township with a mortgage: 45 (0 second mortgage, 8 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 31
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (39%)
- Construction (17%)
- Food (9%)
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (7%)
- Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (5%)
- Wood products (4%)
- Motor vehicle and parts dealers (3%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Finance and insurance (12%)
- Health care (12%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (11%)
- Transportation equipment (10%)
- Social assistance (9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (7%)
- Farmers and farm managers (20%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (14%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (9%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
- Cashiers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
- Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Salem township:
- German (79.6%)
- United States or American (13.3%)
- Dutch (1.3%)
- English (0.7%)
- Scotch-Irish (0.6%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 269 (68%)
- Carpooled: 73 (19%)
- Walked: 12 (3%)
- Worked at home: 39 (10%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Wood (46%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (38%)
- Electricity (16%)
87.6% of residents of Salem township speak English at home.
12.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 731- In family households: 651 (161 male householders, 35 female householders)
158 spouses, 279 children (270 natural, 9 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 12 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 4 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 80 (29 male householders (29 living alone)), 48 female householders (45 living alone)), 3 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 78 2-persons, 40 3-persons, 31 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 25 6-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 74 1-person, 3 2-persons,
183 married couples with children.
17 single-parent households (5 men, 12 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 35
| Here: | 30.4% |
| 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: 2
| Here: | 8.7% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |