Salem Lakes

Population: 14,521
Median household income: $94,554
Median home value: $281,500

Salem Lakes, a community in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, has 14,521 residents. At $94,554, its median household income sits above Kenosha County's $79,412.

Between 2019 and 2023, Salem Lakes's population declined 1.4% from 14,728 to 14,521, while its median home value rose 39.3% from $202,100 to $281,500.

6.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.49 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,521
Median age: 44.4 yrs
Median household income: $94,554
Median home value: $281,500
Median gross rent: $1,132
Housing units: 6,199
Homeownership rate: 85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,72814,521

Median household income

$74,201$94,554

Median home value

$202,100$281,500

Median gross rent

$1,005$1,132

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,728	$74,201	$202,100	$1,005
2020	14,799	$78,088	$218,100	$892
2021	14,630	$83,486	$236,200	$985
2022	14,569	$91,819	$268,000	$1,071
2023	14,521	$94,554	$281,500	$1,132

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 6419.9%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	823	5.7%
5 to 17	2,154	14.8%
18 to 24	899	6.2%
25 to 34	1,855	12.8%
35 to 44	1,640	11.3%
45 to 54	2,042	14.1%
55 to 64	2,894	19.9%
65 to 74	1,496	10.3%
75 and over	718	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,459	85.8%
Black or African American	111	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	42	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	209	1.4%
Two or more races	581	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,116	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate29.6%

Some college or associate's35.8%

Bachelor's degree18.3%

Graduate or professional degree9.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	732	6.9%
High school graduate	3,146	29.6%
Some college or associate's	3,812	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,945	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,010	9.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone76.2%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.7%

Other means4.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,922	76.2%
Carpooled	580	7.5%
Public transit	39	0.5%
Walked	75	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	833	10.7%
Other means	322	4.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,125	16.2%
15 to 29 min	2,393	34.5%
30 to 44 min	1,605	23.1%
45 to 59 min	935	13.5%
60+ min	880	12.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 6.0% (863 of 14,489)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,837	65.9%
Nonfamily households	1,982	34.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,819	93.9%
Vacant	380	6.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,982	85.6%
Renter-occupied	837	14.4%

1-unit, detached83.3%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units3.8%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other6.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,161	83.3%
1-unit, attached	203	3.3%
2 to 4 units	90	1.5%
5 to 19 units	234	3.8%
20 or more units	103	1.7%
Mobile home & other	408	6.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5571163
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 30 sq mi
Water area: 2.81 sq mi
Center point: 42.5365, -88.1332