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Salem Population and Demographics

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Salem Population: 24747 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 11677 47.19%
Female 13070 52.81%

Under 5 years 1212 4.9%
5 to 9 years 1458 5.89%
10 to 14 years 1546 6.25%
15 to 19 years 1979 8%
20 to 24 years 1857 7.5%
25 to 34 years 2909 11.75%
35 to 44 years 3708 14.98%
45 to 54 years 3456 13.97%
55 to 59 years 1328 5.37%
60 to 64 years 1146 4.63%
65 to 74 years 2182 8.82%
75 to 84 years 1478 5.97%
85 years and over 488 1.97%

Median age (years) 39.2

18 years and over 19585 79.14%
Male 9028 36.48%
Female 10557 42.66%
21 years and over 18042 72.91%
62 years and over 4815 19.46%
65 years and over 4148 16.76%
Male 1648 6.66%
Female 2500 10.1%

Race
One race 24533 99.14%
White 22738 91.88%
Black or African American 1455 5.88%
American Indian and Alaska Native 32 0.13%
Asian 241 0.97%
Asian indian 60 0.24%
Chinese 40 0.16%
Filipino 29 0.12%
Japanese 11 0.04%
Korean 31 0.13%
Vietnamese 48 0.19%
Other Asian 22 0.09%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 6 0.02%
Native Hawaiian 5 0.02%
Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0%
Samoan 1 0%
Other Pacific Islander 0 0%
Some other race 61 0.25%
Two or more races 214 0.86%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 24747 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 205 0.83%
Mexican 74 0.3%
Puerto Rican 22 0.09%
Cuban 31 0.13%
Other Hispanic or Latino 78 0.32%
Not Hispanic or Latino 24542 99.17%
White alone 22594 91.3%

Relationship
Total Population 24747 100.00%
In households 23051 93.15%
Householder 9954 40.22%
Spouse 5070 20.49%
Child 6141 24.82%
Own child under 18 years 4741 19.16%
Other relatives 833 3.37%
Under 18 years 290 1.17%
Nonrelatives 1053 4.26%
Unmarried partner 360 1.45%
In group quarters 1696 6.85%
Institutionalized population 683 2.76%
Non-Institutionalized population 1013 4.09%

Households by Type
Total Households 9954 100.0 %
Family households (families) 6544 65.74%
With own children under 18 years 2807 28.2%
Married-couple family 5070 50.93%
With own children under 18 years 1993 20.02%
Female householder, no husband present 1146 11.51%
With own children under 18 years 641 6.44%
Non Family households 3410 34.26%
Householder living alone 2890 29.03%
Householder 65 years and over 1218 12.24%

Households with individuals under 18 years 3024 30.38%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 2811 28.24%

Average Household size 2.32
Average family size 2.84

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 10403 100.00%
Occupied housing units 9954 95.68%
Vacant housing units 449 4.32%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 41 0.39%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.9
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.6

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 9954 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 6730 67.61%
Renter-occupied housing units. 3224 32.39%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.41
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.13

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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