Demographics of Salem city, Ohio

Salem city, Ohio had 11,655 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −235 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Salem city, in four figures

11,655
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 11,758 ±22.; −2.0%
Change since July 2020: −235 people.; 42.0 ±4.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $47,073 ±$7,554
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Salem city, Ohio's population shrank 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Salem city, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Salem city, Ohio's population shrank 2.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Salem city, Ohio's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	11,890	100.0	100.0
2021	11,842	99.6	100.2
2022	11,735	98.7	100.7
2023	11,714	98.5	101.6
2024	11,683	98.3	102.5
2025	11,655	98.0	103.1

Population of Salem city, Ohio on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	11,890	—
2021	11,842	−48
2022	11,735	−107
2023	11,714	−21
2024	11,683	−31
2025	11,655	−28

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.0 ±4.3: for men 37.6 ±5.1 and for women 47.4 ±6.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Salem city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Under 5	524 ±150	4.5% ±1.3	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,317 ±305	11.2% ±2.6	16.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,514 ±293	12.9% ±2.5	8.9% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,878 ±520	24.5% ±4.4	25.7% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,915 ±476	24.8% ±4.0	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,610 ±426	22.2% ±3.6	18.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $47,073 ±$7,554, and income per person $31,259 ±$4,234, in 2024 dollars. The median is $71,389 ±$321 in Ohio and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Salem city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Ohio	United States
Under $25,000	1,614 ±385	31.4% ±7.3	16.3% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,058 ±264	20.6% ±5.0	19.1% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,080 ±290	21.0% ±5.5	16.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	576 ±165	11.2% ±3.2	13.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	323 ±138	6.3% ±2.7	17.1% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	134 to 444	2.6% to 8.6%	8.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	63 to 339	1.2% to 6.6%	9.1% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Salem city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Ohio	United States
All ages	2,436 ±710	21.3% ±6.2	13.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	587 ±224	32.2% ±10.0	17.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,491 ±549	22.4% ±7.8	12.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	358 ±173	12.1% ±5.5	10.6% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Salem city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Salem city	Ohio	United States
Housing units	5,756 ±337	5,292,391 ±464	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.3% ±7.1	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.7% ±4.1	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	57.3% ±5.4	67.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	42.7% ±7.0	32.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$119,400 ±$12,606	$214,800 ±$742	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$763 ±$82	$1,034 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1954 ±4	1970 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Salem city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 470	0% to 4.0%	4.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,272 ±324	95.9% ±2.7	75.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 26	0% to 0.2%	12.0% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	2.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 35	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 123	0% to 1.0%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	244 ±111	2.1% ±0.9	4.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Salem city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Ohio	United States
Born in the state	9,088 ±567	77.3% ±4.8	74.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,461 ±507	20.9% ±4.3	19.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 61	0% to 0.5%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 375	0% to 3.2%	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 35	0% to 0.3%	2.8% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 352	0% to 3.0%	2.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Salem city among the places of Ohio

159th of 292 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Ohio page.

Places of Ohio near Salem city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Monfort Heights CDP	12,441 ±1,508
Conneaut city	12,357 ±23
Fostoria city	12,344 ±394
Macedonia city	12,152 ±27
Dent CDP	11,973 ±1,029
Salem city	11,758 ±22
Franklin city	11,712 ±34
Seven Hills city	11,603 ±40
Bucyrus city	11,594 ±23
Norton city	11,524 ±21
Mack CDP	11,516 ±1,320

Rankings this appears in

No. 9 Places in Ohio by median age
No. 9 Places in Ohio by poverty rate
No. 145 Places in Ohio by per capita income
No. 147 Places in Ohio by homeownership rate
No. 189 Places in Ohio by median household income
No. 195 Places in Ohio by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026