North Carolina · Census place 58740
Salem CDP, NC
Quick answer
Salem CDP has 2,035 residents, ranking #337 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $66,653, the median home is worth $159,300 and median gross rent runs $772 a month.
- Population
- 2,035Salem CDP residents
- Median household income
- $66,653Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $159,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $772Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 74.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Salem CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Salem CDP median would spend about 13.9% 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 2.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.9% of residents and 74.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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