Salem, New York Population & Demographics

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Demographics Quick Facts

The population density in Salem is 23% lower than New York
The median age in Salem is 2% lower than New York
In Salem 96.89% of the population is White
In Salem 0.11% of the population is Black
In Salem 0.00% of the population is Asian

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Salem racial demographics

Race	Salem	New York	National
White	96.89%	64.31%	73.35%
Black	0.11%	15.60%	12.63%
Asian	0.00%	8.12%	5.22%
American Indian	0.96%	0.38%	0.82%
Native Hawaiian	0.00%	0.04%	0.18%
Mixed race	0.00%	2.93%	3.06%
Other race	2.04%	8.62%	4.75%

In Salem, 1.5% of people are of Hispanic or Latino origin.
Please note: Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in any/all of the applicable race categories above.

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Household income distribution

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Salem age breakdown

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Age of children in married couples

Source: The Salem, NY demographics data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Statistic	Salem	New York	National
Population	933	19,453,561	328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)	318	413	91
Median age	37.3	38.2	37.7
Male/Female ratio	0.6:1	0.9:1	1.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)	50%	52%	55%
Families w/ Kids under 18	44%	43%	43%
Speak English	99%	70%	79%
Speak Spanish	1%	15%	13%