Salem

Population: 208
Median household income: $63,750
Median home value: $154,800

Salem, a community in Oconee County, South Carolina, has 208 residents. Its median household income of $63,750 runs above the Oconee County figure of $60,193.

Between 2019 and 2023, Salem's population grew 57.6% from 132 to 208, while its median home value rose 26.4% from $122,500 to $154,800.

Owners occupy 86.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 47.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 208
Median age: 47.5 yrs
Median household income: $63,750
Median home value: $154,800
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 113
Homeownership rate: 86.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

132208

Median household income

$60,417$63,750

Median home value

$122,500$154,800

Median gross rent

$875$950

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	132	$60,417	$122,500	—
2020	175	$56,250	$125,000	$875
2021	150	$54,000	$137,500	$788
2022	145	$61,250	$156,300	$950
2023	208	$63,750	$154,800	—

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1713.0%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 346.7%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5417.8%

55 to 6423.6%

65 to 746.3%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	16	7.7%
5 to 17	27	13.0%
18 to 24	16	7.7%
25 to 34	14	6.7%
35 to 44	24	11.5%
45 to 54	37	17.8%
55 to 64	49	23.6%
65 to 74	13	6.3%
75 and over	12	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	200	96.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	2	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	4	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.8%

High school graduate40.9%

Some college or associate's30.2%

Bachelor's degree7.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	28	18.8%
High school graduate	61	40.9%
Some college or associate's	45	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	11	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4	2.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone96.5%

Carpooled1.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	83	96.5%
Carpooled	1	1.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	2.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11	13.1%
15 to 29 min	46	54.8%
30 to 44 min	26	31.0%
45 to 59 min	1	1.2%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 10.4% (21 of 202)

	Count	Share
Family households	56	70.0%
Nonfamily households	24	30.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	80	70.8%
Vacant	33	29.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	69	86.3%
Renter-occupied	11	13.8%

1-unit, detached69.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other30.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	79	69.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	34	30.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4562980
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.92 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.8879, -82.9752