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Salem, NY
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Salem profile


Living in Salem



Salem is a tiny town located in the state of New York. With a population of 811 people and two associated neighborhoods, Salem is the 798th largest community in New York. Salem has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.

A relatively large number of people in Salem telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.13% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Salem has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Salem has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Salem than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Salem may be for you.

As is often the case in a small town, Salem doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The population of Salem overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Salem, 24.24% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Salem in 2022 was $44,686, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $178,744 for a family of four. However, Salem contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Salem is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Salem home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Salem residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Salem include Irish, Polish, German, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Salem is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Greek.