Salem

Population: 1,471
Median household income: $35,679
Median home value: $88,200

Located in Fulton County, Arkansas, Salem is a community with a population of 1,471. At $35,679, its median household income sits below Fulton County's $38,941.

From 2019 to 2023, Salem's population declined 27.6% from 2,033 to 1,471, while its median home value rose 17.8% from $74,900 to $88,200.

72.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1971.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,471
Median age: 46.8 yrs
Median household income: $35,679
Median home value: $88,200
Median gross rent: $619
Housing units: 677
Homeownership rate: 54.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0331,471

Median household income

$24,605$35,679

Median home value

$74,900$88,200

Median gross rent

$490$619

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,033	$24,605	$74,900	$490
2020	1,532	$24,453	$75,100	$468
2021	1,433	$29,152	$73,800	$499
2022	1,483	$32,853	$83,000	$600
2023	1,471	$35,679	$88,200	$619

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1710.7%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 448.4%

45 to 5414.5%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 7414.6%

75 and over13.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	119	8.1%
5 to 17	157	10.7%
18 to 24	107	7.3%
25 to 34	172	11.7%
35 to 44	123	8.4%
45 to 54	213	14.5%
55 to 64	174	11.8%
65 to 74	215	14.6%
75 and over	191	13.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,347	91.6%
Black or African American	24	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	73	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	23	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.2%

High school graduate46.0%

Some college or associate's39.5%

Bachelor's degree5.2%

Graduate or professional degree3.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	67	6.2%
High school graduate	501	46.0%
Some college or associate's	430	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	57	5.2%
Graduate or professional degree	33	3.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone86.2%

Carpooled5.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.0%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	405	86.2%
Carpooled	24	5.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	16	3.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	4.0%
Other means	6	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	227	50.3%
15 to 29 min	82	18.2%
30 to 44 min	48	10.6%
45 to 59 min	77	17.1%
60+ min	17	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 35.8% (497 of 1,390)

	Count	Share
Family households	339	61.1%
Nonfamily households	216	38.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	555	82.0%
Vacant	122	18.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	304	54.8%
Renter-occupied	251	45.2%

1-unit, detached72.7%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units7.7%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units5.3%

Mobile home & other11.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	492	72.7%
1-unit, attached	14	2.1%
2 to 4 units	52	7.7%
5 to 19 units	5	0.7%
20 or more units	36	5.3%
Mobile home & other	78	11.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0562150
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.41 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.3704, -91.8217