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01970

Salem, MA · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
44,738
Median household income
$85,041
People below poverty
12.1%
Median home value
$542,900

Income

The median income of households in 01970 was $85,041. An estimated 4.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 13.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 01970 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.4
$10,000 to $14,999 4.5
$15,000 to $24,999 8.1
$25,000 to $34,999 5.9
$35,000 to $49,999 8
$50,000 to $74,999 13.9
$75,000 to $99,999 11.6
$100,000 to $149,999 18.2
$150,000 to $199,999 12.4
$200,000 or more 13.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 01970 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 73787
Female 68174

An estimated 78% of households received earnings. An estimated 26% of households received Social Security and an estimated 16.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,178. 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 01970 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 78
Social Security 26
Retirement income 16.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.7
Cash public assistance income 3.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 12.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 18.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 16.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 9.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 01970 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 12.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 18.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 16.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 9.4

In 2020-2024, 18.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 32.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 47.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 34.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 01970 in 2020-2024, 96.9% had health insurance coverage and 3.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 70.4% and public coverage was 39.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2%.


In 2020-2024, 01970 had a total population of 44,738 - 24,382 (54.5%) females and 20,356 (45.5%) males. The median age was 39.3 years. An estimated 15.7% of the population was under 18 years, 38.7% was 19 to 44 years, 25.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 17.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 01970 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1102 704
5 to 9 1061 956
10 to 14 1194 977
15 to 19 1132 1423
20 to 24 1293 1907
25 to 29 1512 1895
30 to 34 1980 2354
35 to 39 1730 1608
40 to 44 1028 1983
45 to 49 917 1368
50 to 54 1434 1419
55 to 59 1412 1719
60 to 64 1418 1548
65 to 69 831 1377
70 to 74 1070 1310
75 to 79 834 754
80 to 84 284 386
85 and over 124 694

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 72.8% were White; 4.9% were Black or African American; 2.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 3.4% were Asian; 1.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 10.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 20.8% of the people in 01970 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 66.4% of the people in 01970 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 20,222 households in 01970. The average household size was 2.14 people.

Married-couple households made up 33.6% of the households in 01970 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 39.5% of all households, while 18.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 23.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 37.4% of all households.

In 01970, 20.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 29.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 01970 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 33.6
Cohabiting Couples 8.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
39.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 42.7% of males and 32.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 44.2 46.2
Now married, except separated 42.7 32.9
Separated 1.7 2.6
Widowed 1.8 6
Divorced 9.6 12.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 01970, 216 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 0% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 83.7% of the people living in 01970 were U.S. natives. 58.5% of the 01970 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 16.3% of 01970 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 65.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 68.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 01970 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 01970.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 01970 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 57.1
Asia 16.1
Europe 15.2
Africa 10.4
Northern America 1.1
Oceania 0.1

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 01970 in 2020-2024, 23.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 13.7% of people at least five years old; 10.4% 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 01970 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 13.7
Other Indo-European languages 7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.2
Other languages 2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 01970 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 01970 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.4
Different house, same county 5.1
Different county, same state 2.7
Different state 1.7
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 91.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 47.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 8.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 01970 was 9,401 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 615 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 5,106. College or graduate school enrollment was 3,680.

Educational Attainment of People in 01970 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 8.2
High school diploma or equivalency 21.9
Some college, no degree 14.8
Associate's degree 7.3
Bachelor's degree 27.3
Graduate or professional degree 20.5

Disability

In 01970, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.2% of people under 18 years old, to 8.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 30.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 01970, 66.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 29.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 20,853 81.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 3,409 13.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,283 5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 01970 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 01970 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.1
Construction 4.4
Manufacturing 7.3
Wholesale trade 1.2
Retail trade 11.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.3
Information 2.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 16.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 27.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.8
Other Services, except public administration 4.3
Public administration 4.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 01970 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 12,765 49.9
Service occupations 3,940 15.4
Sales and office occupations 5,240 20.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,277 5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,345 9.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 55.9% of 01970 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 28.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 01970 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 55.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 5.3
Walked 6.7
Other means 4.7
Worked from home 21.6

In 2020-2024, 01970 had a total of 21,447 housing units. Of these housing units, 29.9% 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"). 70.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 01970 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 29.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 70.2
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 51.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 01970 was 4.8 rooms, and of these housing units 35.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 01970 had 20,222 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,225 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 49.6% while renters occupied 50.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.32 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.95.

3.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 8.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 14.7% and another 7.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 01970:

House Heating Fuel Used in 01970 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 56.1
Electricity 25
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 16.7
All other fuels 0.6
No fuel used 1.7

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 01970 was $542,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 72.4 % had a mortgage. 27.6% 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 $2,684 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,027.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 01970 was $1,836. 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.