West Salem

Population: 1,301
Median household income: $57,917
Median home value: $123,000

West Salem, a community in Wayne County, Ohio, has 1,301 residents. At $57,917, its median household income sits below Wayne County's $71,769.

Between 2019 and 2023, West Salem's population declined 19.8% from 1,622 to 1,301, while its median home value rose 49.5% from $82,300 to $123,000.

Owners occupy 80.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 44.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,301
Median age: 44.6 yrs
Median household income: $57,917
Median home value: $123,000
Median gross rent: $770
Housing units: 630
Homeownership rate: 80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6221,301

Median household income

$39,196$57,917

Median home value

$82,300$123,000

Median gross rent

$682$770

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,622	$39,196	$82,300	$682
2020	1,540	$52,273	$101,100	$706
2021	1,441	$50,583	$93,900	$661
2022	1,528	$61,563	$106,400	$675
2023	1,301	$57,917	$123,000	$770

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

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1712.3%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7419.8%

75 and over3.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	81	6.2%
5 to 17	160	12.3%
18 to 24	97	7.5%
25 to 34	155	11.9%
35 to 44	177	13.6%
45 to 54	146	11.2%
55 to 64	178	13.7%
65 to 74	258	19.8%
75 and over	49	3.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,232	94.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	42	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	27	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.8%

High school graduate65.1%

Some college or associate's19.1%

Bachelor's degree3.9%

Graduate or professional degree1.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	104	10.8%
High school graduate	627	65.1%
Some college or associate's	184	19.1%
Bachelor's degree	38	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10	1.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone79.7%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked8.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	487	79.7%
Carpooled	43	7.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	54	8.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	21	3.4%
Other means	6	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	96	16.3%
15 to 29 min	200	33.9%
30 to 44 min	186	31.5%
45 to 59 min	88	14.9%
60+ min	20	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 14.6% (190 of 1,301)

	Count	Share
Family households	416	69.8%
Nonfamily households	180	30.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	596	94.6%
Vacant	34	5.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	480	80.5%
Renter-occupied	116	19.5%

1-unit, detached69.0%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units1.9%

5 to 19 units5.4%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other21.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	435	69.0%
1-unit, attached	7	1.1%
2 to 4 units	12	1.9%
5 to 19 units	34	5.4%
20 or more units	9	1.4%
Mobile home & other	133	21.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3984196
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.07 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.9698, -82.1079