Salem

Population: 1,812
Median household income: $43,690
Median home value: $77,200

Salem is a community in Harrison County, West Virginia, home to 1,812 residents. At $43,690, its median household income sits below Harrison County's $58,326.

Between 2019 and 2023, Salem's population grew 5.7% from 1,714 to 1,812, while its median home value rose 14.2% from $67,600 to $77,200.

78.9% of workers drive to work alone. 70.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,812
Median age: 32.4 yrs
Median household income: $43,690
Median home value: $77,200
Median gross rent: $570
Housing units: 796
Homeownership rate: 71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7141,812

Median household income

$40,707$43,690

Median home value

$67,600$77,200

Median gross rent

$659$570

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,714	$40,707	$67,600	$659
2020	1,862	$40,114	$56,400	$576
2021	1,914	$42,663	$61,800	$615
2022	1,873	$45,521	$67,400	$628
2023	1,812	$43,690	$77,200	$570

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

Age distribution

Under 52.3%

5 to 1711.2%

18 to 2421.8%

25 to 3417.1%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	41	2.3%
5 to 17	203	11.2%
18 to 24	395	21.8%
25 to 34	310	17.1%
35 to 44	178	9.8%
45 to 54	204	11.3%
55 to 64	224	12.4%
65 to 74	139	7.7%
75 and over	118	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,697	93.7%
Black or African American	44	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	14	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	18	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	39	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.3%

High school graduate47.1%

Some college or associate's23.3%

Bachelor's degree9.7%

Graduate or professional degree8.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	133	11.3%
High school graduate	553	47.1%
Some college or associate's	273	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	114	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	100	8.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone78.9%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit0.6%

Walked11.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	638	78.9%
Carpooled	63	7.8%
Public transit	5	0.6%
Walked	92	11.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	1.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	331	41.5%
15 to 29 min	261	32.7%
30 to 44 min	140	17.5%
45 to 59 min	19	2.4%
60+ min	47	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 16.6% (251 of 1,511)

	Count	Share
Family households	289	45.0%
Nonfamily households	353	55.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1949

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	642	80.7%
Vacant	154	19.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	457	71.2%
Renter-occupied	185	28.8%

1-unit, detached70.5%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units10.8%

20 or more units9.4%

Mobile home & other7.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	561	70.5%
1-unit, attached	2	0.3%
2 to 4 units	16	2.0%
5 to 19 units	86	10.8%
20 or more units	75	9.4%
Mobile home & other	56	7.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5471380
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.34 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.2849, -80.5645