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84653

Salem, UT · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
13,051
Median household income
$112,454
People below poverty
4.9%
Median home value
$610,600

Income

The median income of households in 84653 was $112,454. An estimated 3.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 17.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 84653 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.4
$10,000 to $14,999 0.1
$15,000 to $24,999 1.1
$25,000 to $34,999 1.9
$35,000 to $49,999 5.2
$50,000 to $74,999 8.3
$75,000 to $99,999 20.3
$100,000 to $149,999 28
$150,000 to $199,999 14.1
$200,000 or more 17.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 84653 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 85415
Female 60050

An estimated 89.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 22.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 15.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,791. 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 84653 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 89.2
Social Security 22.8
Retirement income 15.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.1
Cash public assistance income 0.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 4.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 5.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 8.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 3.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 84653 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 4.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 5.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 8.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 3.7

In 2020-2024, 2.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 68.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 34.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 51.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 84653 in 2020-2024, 95.8% had health insurance coverage and 4.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 88% and public coverage was 13.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.9%.


In 2020-2024, 84653 had a total population of 13,051 - 6,586 (50.5%) females and 6,465 (49.5%) males. The median age was 29.3 years. An estimated 34.6% of the population was under 18 years, 30.6% was 19 to 44 years, 20.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 10.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 84653 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 547 784
5 to 9 559 615
10 to 14 621 591
15 to 19 600 674
20 to 24 494 282
25 to 29 450 513
30 to 34 456 307
35 to 39 412 373
40 to 44 343 376
45 to 49 414 405
50 to 54 321 352
55 to 59 334 314
60 to 64 269 281
65 to 69 323 292
70 to 74 162 178
75 to 79 76 140
80 to 84 41 47
85 and over 43 62

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 90.7% were White; 0.7% were Black or African American; 33.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.2% were Asian; 0.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 6.4% of the people in 84653 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 89.1% of the people in 84653 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 3,770 households in 84653. The average household size was 3.46 people.

Married-couple households made up 79% of the households in 84653 while cohabiting couple households made up 2.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 10.6% of all households, while 8.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 3.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 4.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 8.1% of all households.

In 84653, 50.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 24.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 84653 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 79
Cohabiting Couples 2.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
8.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
10.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 68.6% of males and 68.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 25.2 20.3
Now married, except separated 68.6 68.1
Separated 0.1 0.2
Widowed 0.9 5.4
Divorced 5.2 6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 84653, 283 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 31.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97.6% of the people living in 84653 were U.S. natives. 75% of the 84653 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.4% of 84653 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 83.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 85.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 84653 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 84653.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 84653 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 48.7
Asia 7.5
Europe 10.1
Africa 16.4
Northern America 6.9
Oceania 10.4

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 84653 in 2020-2024, 7.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 4.2% of people at least five years old; 1.2% 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 84653 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 4.2
Other Indo-European languages 2.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.7
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 88.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 84653 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 84653 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 88.1
Different house, same county 9.8
Different county, same state 0.9
Different state 0.6
Abroad 0.7

Education

In 2020-2024, 97.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 41.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 2.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 84653 was 4,275 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 312 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,230. College or graduate school enrollment was 733.

Educational Attainment of People in 84653 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 2.1
High school diploma or equivalency 15.2
Some college, no degree 30.4
Associate's degree 10.5
Bachelor's degree 27.4
Graduate or professional degree 14.4

Disability

In 84653, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 6.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.6% of people under 18 years old, to 5.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 25.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 84653, 68.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 28.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 73.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 19.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 4,554 73.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,195 19.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 469 7.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 84653 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 84653 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.5
Construction 15.3
Manufacturing 10
Wholesale trade 0.9
Retail trade 12.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.1
Information 1.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 14.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.1
Other Services, except public administration 1.1
Public administration 7.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 84653 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,014 48.4
Service occupations 861 13.8
Sales and office occupations 1,239 19.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 685 11
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 426 6.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 73.3% of 84653 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 25.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 84653 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 73.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.5
Walked 0
Other means 0.4
Worked from home 16

In 2020-2024, 84653 had a total of 3,795 housing units. Of these housing units, 97.7% 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"). 2.4% 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 84653 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 97.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 2.4
Mobile homes 0
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

38.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 2.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 84653 was 7.9 rooms, and of these housing units 94.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 84653 had 3,770 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 25 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 93.2% while renters occupied 6.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.48 and in renter-occupied houses it was 3.27.

6.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 5.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 1.4% and another 46.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 84653:

House Heating Fuel Used in 84653 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 89.2
Electricity 9.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 1.4
No fuel used 0.1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 84653 was $610,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 76.3 % had a mortgage. 23.7% 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 $2,337 and for owners without a mortgage it was $681.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 84653 was $1,593. 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.