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44287

West Salem, OH · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
7,935
Median household income
$73,816
People below poverty
17.3%
Median home value
$194,500

Income

The median income of households in 44287 was $73,816. An estimated 3.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 44287 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.5
$10,000 to $14,999 3.5
$15,000 to $24,999 6.4
$25,000 to $34,999 5.5
$35,000 to $49,999 12.1
$50,000 to $74,999 19.3
$75,000 to $99,999 20
$100,000 to $149,999 21.6
$150,000 to $199,999 6.1
$200,000 or more 2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 44287 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 71831
Female 51379

An estimated 72.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 40.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 33.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,486. 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 44287 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 72.2
Social Security 40.3
Retirement income 33.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 8.5
Cash public assistance income 2.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 17.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 29.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 15.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 11.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 44287 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 17.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 29.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 15.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 11.7

In 2020-2024, 10.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 36.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 51.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 8.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 44287 in 2020-2024, 81.9% had health insurance coverage and 18.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 54.4% and public coverage was 39.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 29.5%.


In 2020-2024, 44287 had a total population of 7,935 - 3,775 (47.6%) females and 4,160 (52.4%) males. The median age was 41 years. An estimated 26.9% of the population was under 18 years, 26.1% was 19 to 44 years, 26.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 19.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 44287 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 225 215
5 to 9 355 378
10 to 14 375 291
15 to 19 202 199
20 to 24 232 177
25 to 29 95 267
30 to 34 232 173
35 to 39 365 160
40 to 44 170 197
45 to 49 255 192
50 to 54 282 285
55 to 59 211 194
60 to 64 383 308
65 to 69 318 242
70 to 74 214 294
75 to 79 139 81
80 to 84 80 110
85 and over 27 12

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 98.1% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 10.4% 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 1.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1% of the people in 44287 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 98% of the people in 44287 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 2,818 households in 44287. The average household size was 2.82 people.

Married-couple households made up 61.2% of the households in 44287 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 15.6% of all households, while 18.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 11.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 24.3% of all households.

In 44287, 25.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 41.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 44287 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 61.2
Cohabiting Couples 4.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 58% of males and 62.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 24.6 22.3
Now married, except separated 58 62.1
Separated 1.5 0.6
Widowed 6.5 8.6
Divorced 9.4 6.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 44287, 172 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 19.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 95.1% of the people living in 44287 were U.S. natives. 84.6% of the 44287 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 4.9% of 44287 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 21.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 23 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 44287 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 44287.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 44287 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 7.1
Asia 0
Europe 54.8
Africa 0
Northern America 15.8
Oceania 22.2

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 44287 in 2020-2024, 20.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.2% of people at least five years old; 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 44287 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.2
Other Indo-European languages 20.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 44287 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 44287 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.8
Different house, same county 2.3
Different county, same state 2.6
Different state 0.6
Abroad 2.7

Education

In 2020-2024, 83.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 18.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 16.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 44287 was 1,759 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 50 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,466. College or graduate school enrollment was 243.

Educational Attainment of People in 44287 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 16.3
High school diploma or equivalency 40.1
Some college, no degree 17.8
Associate's degree 6.9
Bachelor's degree 12.5
Graduate or professional degree 6.4

Disability

In 44287, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 17.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.8% of people under 18 years old, to 17.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 34.2% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 44287, 51.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 45.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 78.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 2,392 78.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 459 15
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 211 6.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 44287 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 44287 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 4.5
Construction 7.2
Manufacturing 24
Wholesale trade 2.6
Retail trade 13.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 9.7
Information 0.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 4.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 15.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4
Other Services, except public administration 4.8
Public administration 5.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 44287 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 811 26.5
Service occupations 502 16.4
Sales and office occupations 588 19.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 337 11
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 824 26.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 80.3% of 44287 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 30.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 44287 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 80.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 2.6
Other means 4.6
Worked from home 5.2

In 2020-2024, 44287 had a total of 2,971 housing units. Of these housing units, 90.3% 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"). 2.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 7.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 44287 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 90.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 2.1
Mobile homes 7.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

6.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 17.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 44287 was 6.1 rooms, and of these housing units 81.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 44287 had 2,818 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 153 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 84.8% while renters occupied 15.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.86 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.58.

3.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 13.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 9.7% and another 29% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 44287:

House Heating Fuel Used in 44287 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 47.4
Electricity 38.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 4.4
All other fuels 9.7
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 44287 was $194,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 54.5 % had a mortgage. 45.5% 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 $1,382 and for owners without a mortgage it was $462.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 44287 was $848. 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.