What is the population of Salem city?

Salem city has 6,484 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #111 of 976 in Indiana.

What is the median household income in Salem city?

Median household income in Salem city is $51,786 a year, 34.1% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Salem city?

Median gross rent is $736 a month and the median home value is $136,800, so rent absorbs about 17.1% of median household income.

Is Salem city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Salem city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Salem, IN population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Salem, Indiana (Salem, IN — Census place “Salem city”) is 6,484 residents, ranking #111 of 976 places in Indiana. Median household income is $51,786, the median home is worth $136,800 and median gross rent runs $736 a month. Looking for the Salem Indiana ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Salem, IN: 47167.

Population: 6,484Salem city residents
Median household income: $51,786Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $136,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $736Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 40.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 74.1%Owner-occupied households

Salem ZIP codes (Indiana)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Salem.

The Salem IN ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

47167

What the numbers mean in Salem city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Salem city median would spend about 17.1% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 26% of residents and 74.1% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Salem city, IN in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Salem city is a mid-size town in Indiana, with 6,484 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #111 of 976 ranked by population — larger than 88% of them. The median age here is 40.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Salem city earn a median of $51,786 a year, 34.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 16% below the $61,527 median for the 355 Indiana cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 26% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.

The typical owner-occupied home in Salem city is valued at $136,800, 54.9% below the national figure and 6% below the $145,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $736 a month, 47.7% below the national figure, or roughly $8,832 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17.1% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 74.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Salem city?: Salem city has 6,484 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #111 of 976 in Indiana.
What is the median household income in Salem city?: Median household income in Salem city is $51,786 a year, 34.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Salem city?: Median gross rent is $736 a month and the median home value is $136,800, so rent absorbs about 17.1% of median household income.
Is Salem city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Salem city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 17.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Salem city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.