Living in Salem School District, Massachusetts

Overview

A total of 18,437 households are located in Salem School District area. Among them, 4,049 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.98 people. The total number of children in the region is 10,360 and 9,569 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

5% (2,223) of residents are non-citizens and 22% (9,028) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Salem School District, Massachusetts
Household	18,437
Population	41,406
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	4,049 (22%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	10,360
Total Students	9,569
Pre-Kindergarten	597
Kindergarten	244
Grade 1-8	2,784
Grade 9-12	1,564
College/Graduate School	4,380
Veterans	36,223
Non-citizen	2,223
Non-English Home Language	9,028
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

37,147 residents are over the age of 16 and 25,273 people are in labor force. Among them, 25,262 people are in civilian labor force and 11 are in armed labor force. 24,250 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 4.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Salem School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	23,714	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	15,404	64.96%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,837	7.75%
Public transportation	2,380	10.04%
Walked	1,703	7.18%
Other method	834	3.52%
Worked from home	1,556	6.56%
Average Commute Time	31 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	24,250	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	10,082	41.58%
Service	5,277	21.76%
Sales and office	5,407	22.30%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,289	5.32%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,195	9.05%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	24,250	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	10	0.04%
Construction	892	3.68%
Manufacturing	1,656	6.83%
Wholesale trade	373	1.54%
Retail trade	2,810	11.59%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	864	3.56%
Information	682	2.81%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	1,562	6.44%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	3,207	13.22%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	6,628	27.33%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,996	12.35%
Other services, except public administration	1,549	6.39%
Public administration	1,021	4.21%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	24,250	-
Private wage and salary workers	19,962	82.32%
Government workers	3,116	12.85%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,115	4.60%
Unpaid family workers	57	0.24%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $87,095 for the 18,437 households in Salem School District area, Massachusetts. The average income of a single worker is $37,627. 42,097 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 97.66%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	18,437	-
Less than $10,000	1,101	5.97%
$10,000 - $14,999	1,144	6.20%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,519	8.24%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,681	9.12%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,350	7.32%
$50,000 - $74,999	3,210	17.41%
$75,000 - $99,999	2,426	13.16%
$100,000 - $149,999	3,258	17.67%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,429	7.75%
More than $200,000	1,319	7.15%
Median Household Income	$68,808	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$87,095	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	9,945	-
Less than $10,000	361	3.63%
$10,000 - $14,999	236	2.37%
$15,000 - $24,999	595	5.98%
$25,000 - $34,999	842	8.47%
$35,000 - $49,999	670	6.74%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,636	16.45%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,386	13.94%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,167	21.79%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,046	10.52%
More than $200,000	1,006	10.12%

Median Family Income	$86,584	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$102,200	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$37,627	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$59,634	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$59,634	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	43,107	-
With health insurance coverage	42,097	97.66%
Public coverage	18,129	42.06%
Private health insurance	29,775	69.07%
Without health insurance coverage	1,010	2.34%

Housing

There are 19,631 housing units in Salem School District area, Massachusetts with 18,437 units (93.92%) occupied. 9,501 houses (51.53%) are occupied by owner and 8,936 houses (48.47%) are rented. The average housing value is $367,200 and the average rental cost is $1,289. 56 houses (0.29%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 11,544 houses (58.80%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,631	-
Occupied	18,437	93.92%
Owner Occupied	9,501	51.53%
Renter Occupied	8,936	48.47%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	5,675	28.91%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	1,510	7.69%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	12,390	63.11%
Mobile Homes	0	0.00%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	56	0.29%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,631	-
Built 2014 or later	56	0.29%
Built 2010 - 2013	163	0.83%
Built 2000 - 2009	758	3.86%
Built 1990 - 1999	751	3.83%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,842	9.38%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,997	10.17%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,066	5.43%
Built 1950 - 1959	1,454	7.41%
Built 1949 or earlier	11,544	58.80%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,631	-
1 room	671	3.42%
2 rooms	672	3.42%
3 rooms	2,869	14.61%
4 rooms	3,942	20.08%
5 rooms	4,410	22.46%
6 rooms	2,822	14.38%
7 rooms	1,947	9.92%
8 rooms	898	4.57%
9 rooms or more	1,400	7.13%
Median Number of Rooms	4.9 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	19,631	-
no bedroom	731	3.72%
1 bedroom	3,908	19.91%
2 bedrooms	7,468	38.04%
3 bedrooms	5,105	26.00%
4 bedrooms	1,756	8.95%
5 bedrooms or more	663	3.38%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	9,501	-
Less than $50,000	104	1.09%
$50,000 - $99,999	28	0.29%
$100,000 - $149,999	81	0.85%
$150,000 - $199,999	219	2.31%
$200,000 - $299,999	2,142	22.54%
$300,000 - $499,999	5,483	57.71%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,318	13.87%
$1,000,000 or more	126	1.33%
Median House Value	$367,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	8,795	-
Less than $500	1,229	13.97%
$500 - $999	1,417	16.11%
$1,000 - $1,499	3,004	34.16%
$1,500 - $1,999	2,275	25.87%
$2,000 - $2,499	653	7.42%
$2,500 - $2,999	197	2.24%
$3,000 or more	20	0.23%
Median Rental Costs	$1,289	-

Demographic

A total of 43,252 people lives in Salem School District area, Massachusetts with 19,614 male and 23,638 female. The males to female ratio is 45.35 to 54.65. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	43,252	-
Male	19,614	45.35%
Female	23,638	54.65%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	43,252	-
Under 5 years	2,249	5.20%
5 - 9 years	1,743	4.03%
10 - 14 years	1,877	4.34%
15 - 19 years	2,469	5.71%
20 - 24 years	4,383	10.13%
25 - 34 years	7,373	17.05%
35 - 44 years	5,058	11.69%
45 - 54 years	6,006	13.89%
55 - 59 years	2,709	6.26%
60 - 64 years	2,360	5.46%
65 - 74 years	4,165	9.63%
75 - 84 years	1,831	4.23%
85 years and older	1,029	2.38%
Median Age	37.1 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	43,252	-
One Race	41,616	96.22%
White	34,176	79.02%
Black or African American	2,855	6.60%
American Indian and Alaska Native	271	0.63%
Asian	1,085	2.51%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	3,229	7.47%

Two or more races	1,636	3.78%
White and Black or African American	707	1.63%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	57	0.13%
White and Asian	222	0.51%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	16	0.04%

Living in Salem School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic