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01355

New Salem, MA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
958
Median household income
$82,713
People below poverty
10.3%
Median home value
$375,000

Income

The median income of households in 01355 was $82,713. An estimated 2.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 12.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 01355 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.6
$10,000 to $14,999 0
$15,000 to $24,999 8.6
$25,000 to $34,999 8.4
$35,000 to $49,999 9.4
$50,000 to $74,999 17
$75,000 to $99,999 17
$100,000 to $149,999 17.5
$150,000 to $199,999 6.8
$200,000 or more 12.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 01355 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 43333
Female 71691

An estimated 80.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 33.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 31.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,429. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 01355 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 80.7
Social Security 33.7
Retirement income 31.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.9
Cash public assistance income 0.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 10.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 34% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 6.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 01355 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 10.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 34
People 65 years old and over below poverty 4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 6.5

In 2020-2024, 3.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 23.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 76.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 23.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 01355 in 2020-2024, 94.6% had health insurance coverage and 5.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 69.6% and public coverage was 46.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 01355 had a total population of 958 - 430 (44.9%) females and 528 (55.1%) males. The median age was 55.1 years. An estimated 16% of the population was under 18 years, 25.5% was 19 to 44 years, 36.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 21 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 01355 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 19 17
5 to 9 13 6
10 to 14 18 13
15 to 19 75 5
20 to 24 5 27
25 to 29 18 0
30 to 34 50 30
35 to 39 67 19
40 to 44 10 19
45 to 49 15 15
50 to 54 14 20
55 to 59 56 105
60 to 64 82 39
65 to 69 33 45
70 to 74 21 29
75 to 79 8 16
80 to 84 19 9
85 and over 5 16

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 78.9% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 14.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 13% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3.3% of the people in 01355 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 78.6% of the people in 01355 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 383 households in 01355. The average household size was 2.5 people.

Married-couple households made up 61.1% of the households in 01355 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 22.5% of all households, while 12% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 9.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 22.4% of all households.

In 01355, 25.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 36.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 01355 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 61.1
Cohabiting Couples 4.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
12
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 60.5% of males and 63.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 32.4 14
Now married, except separated 60.5 63.7
Separated 0 0
Widowed 0 6.1
Divorced 7.1 16.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 01355, 33 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 69.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97.9% of the people living in 01355 were U.S. natives. 62.5% of the 01355 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.1% of 01355 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 100% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 30 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 01355 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 01355.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 01355 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 30
Asia 20
Europe 50
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 01355 in 2020-2024, 4.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.2% of people at least five years old; 1.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 01355 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.2
Other Indo-European languages 1.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0.8

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 01355 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 01355 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.7
Different house, same county 3.2
Different county, same state 1.6
Different state 4.3
Abroad 0.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 97.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 36.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 2.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 01355 was 175 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 16 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 126. College or graduate school enrollment was 33.

Educational Attainment of People in 01355 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 2.5
High school diploma or equivalency 23.3
Some college, no degree 25.9
Associate's degree 11.4
Bachelor's degree 24.1
Graduate or professional degree 12.8

Disability

In 01355, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.2% of people under 18 years old, to 9.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 17.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 01355, 70.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 28% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 47.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 23.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 29.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 279 47.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 136 23.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 171 29.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 01355 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 01355 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 5.5
Construction 18.9
Manufacturing 12.6
Wholesale trade 0.7
Retail trade 10.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.7
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 25.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4.1
Other Services, except public administration 1
Public administration 4.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 01355 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 260 44.4
Service occupations 52 8.9
Sales and office occupations 84 14.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 104 17.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 86 14.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 63.9% of 01355 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 10.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 01355 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 63.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 3.5
Other means 1.7
Worked from home 20

In 2020-2024, 01355 had a total of 442 housing units. Of these housing units, 94.6% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 3.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 01355 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 94.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 3.4
Mobile homes 2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

4.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 43.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 01355 was 5.9 rooms, and of these housing units 63.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 01355 had 383 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 59 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 88.8% while renters occupied 11.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.53 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.28.

0% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 14.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.1% and another 36.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 01355:

House Heating Fuel Used in 01355 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 7.8
Electricity 4.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 52
All other fuels 35.8
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 01355 was $375,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 65 % had a mortgage. 35% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,948 and for owners without a mortgage it was $784.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 01355 was $1,202. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.