Salem

Population: 1,201
Median household income: $71,655
Median home value: $163,500

Salem, a community in McCook County, South Dakota, has 1,201 residents. The median household income of $71,655 is below the McCook County median ($80,847).

From 2019 to 2023, Salem's population declined 4.7% from 1,260 to 1,201, while its median home value rose 51.8% from $107,700 to $163,500.

24.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 70.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,201
Median age: 43.7 yrs
Median household income: $71,655
Median home value: $163,500
Median gross rent: $880
Housing units: 620
Homeownership rate: 70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2601,201

Median household income

$54,342$71,655

Median home value

$107,700$163,500

Median gross rent

$766$880

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,260	$54,342	$107,700	$766
2020	1,183	$57,039	$107,900	$836
2021	1,221	$65,820	$120,600	$862
2022	1,163	$69,228	$147,800	$948
2023	1,201	$71,655	$163,500	$880

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

Age distribution

Under 52.4%

5 to 1723.1%

18 to 241.9%

25 to 3413.8%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 7414.4%

75 and over9.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	29	2.4%
5 to 17	277	23.1%
18 to 24	23	1.9%
25 to 34	166	13.8%
35 to 44	115	9.6%
45 to 54	122	10.2%
55 to 64	178	14.8%
65 to 74	173	14.4%
75 and over	118	9.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,080	89.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.9%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	43	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	67	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.3%

High school graduate35.6%

Some college or associate's32.3%

Bachelor's degree16.5%

Graduate or professional degree8.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	64	7.3%
High school graduate	310	35.6%
Some college or associate's	282	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	144	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	72	8.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone86.0%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	521	86.0%
Carpooled	25	4.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	48	7.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	281	50.4%
15 to 29 min	62	11.1%
30 to 44 min	121	21.7%
45 to 59 min	84	15.1%
60+ min	10	1.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 6.3% (73 of 1,152)

	Count	Share
Family households	318	59.9%
Nonfamily households	213	40.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	531	85.6%
Vacant	89	14.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	373	70.2%
Renter-occupied	158	29.8%

1-unit, detached73.2%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units19.8%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	454	73.2%
1-unit, attached	20	3.2%
2 to 4 units	123	19.8%
5 to 19 units	7	1.1%
20 or more units	10	1.6%
Mobile home & other	6	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4657340
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.25 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.7228, -97.3893