Salem

Population: 4,673
Median household income: $39,200
Median home value: $97,200

Salem is a community in Dent County, Missouri, home to 4,673 residents. Its median household income of $39,200 runs below the Dent County figure of $54,306.

From 2019 to 2023, Salem's population declined 5.3% from 4,935 to 4,673, while its median home value rose 25.7% from $77,300 to $97,200.

67.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1970.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,673
Median age: 42.0 yrs
Median household income: $39,200
Median home value: $97,200
Median gross rent: $593
Housing units: 2,325
Homeownership rate: 53.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,9354,673

Median household income

$30,417$39,200

Median home value

$77,300$97,200

Median gross rent

$508$593

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,935	$30,417	$77,300	$508
2020	4,904	$28,511	$73,800	$531
2021	4,623	$31,575	$73,100	$581
2022	4,673	$35,413	$87,200	$607
2023	4,673	$39,200	$97,200	$593

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 549.2%

55 to 6413.1%

65 to 7414.0%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	242	5.2%
5 to 17	846	18.1%
18 to 24	435	9.3%
25 to 34	462	9.9%
35 to 44	638	13.7%
45 to 54	428	9.2%
55 to 64	612	13.1%
65 to 74	652	14.0%
75 and over	358	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,293	91.9%
Black or African American	30	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19	0.4%
Asian	7	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.2%
Two or more races	251	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	65	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.5%

High school graduate32.8%

Some college or associate's33.5%

Bachelor's degree12.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	520	16.5%
High school graduate	1,033	32.8%
Some college or associate's	1,054	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	393	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	150	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone89.5%

Carpooled4.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,594	89.5%
Carpooled	75	4.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	94	5.3%
Other means	8	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,108	65.7%
15 to 29 min	34	2.0%
30 to 44 min	402	23.8%
45 to 59 min	89	5.3%
60+ min	54	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 16.6% (760 of 4,569)

	Count	Share
Family households	992	51.2%
Nonfamily households	944	48.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,936	83.3%
Vacant	389	16.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,034	53.4%
Renter-occupied	902	46.6%

1-unit, detached67.2%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units23.4%

5 to 19 units3.2%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other2.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,562	67.2%
1-unit, attached	61	2.6%
2 to 4 units	544	23.4%
5 to 19 units	74	3.2%
20 or more units	29	1.2%
Mobile home & other	55	2.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2965234
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.48 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.6396, -91.5349

Other places in Dent County

None.