Demographics of Salem town, New Hampshire

Salem town, New Hampshire had 31,868 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,584 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 town, in four figures

31,868
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 30,964 ±29.; +5.2%
Change since July 2020: +1,584 people.; 44.6 ±2.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $110,490 ±$9,292
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 town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Salem town, New Hampshire's population grew 5.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Salem town, New Hampshire'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 town, New Hampshire's population grew 5.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Salem town, New Hampshire'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	30,284	100.0	100.0
2021	30,661	101.2	100.2
2022	30,662	101.2	100.7
2023	31,527	104.1	101.6
2024	31,622	104.4	102.5
2025	31,868	105.2	103.1

Population of Salem town, New Hampshire on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	30,284	—
2021	30,661	+377
2022	30,662	+1
2023	31,527	+865
2024	31,622	+95
2025	31,868	+246

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 44.6 ±2.7: for men 41.1 ±3.7 and for women 47.3 ±2.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Salem town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Under 5	942 ±271	3.0% ±0.9	4.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,078 ±600	13.2% ±1.9	13.7% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,176 ±401	7.0% ±1.3	8.7% ±0.2	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,365 ±797	27.0% ±2.6	25.0% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,647 ±850	31.2% ±2.7	27.9% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,756 ±532	18.6% ±1.7	20.1% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $110,490 ±$9,292, and income per person $58,510 ±$3,489, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,031 ±$1,123 in New Hampshire and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Salem town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Under $25,000	930 ±268	7.4% ±2.1	10.4% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,495 ±387	11.8% ±3.0	13.4% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,477 ±289	11.7% ±2.3	14.3% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,656 ±376	13.1% ±2.9	12.4% ±0.3	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,832 ±439	22.4% ±3.4	20.0% ±0.5	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,798 ±324	14.2% ±2.5	12.7% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,430 ±376	19.3% ±2.9	16.8% ±0.4	13.4% ±0.1

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 town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	New Hampshire	United States
All ages	1,533 ±434	5.0% ±1.4	7.2% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	93 to 383	1.9% to 7.7%	7.9% ±0.6	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	831 ±283	4.7% ±1.6	6.8% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	464 ±187	5.8% ±2.3	7.7% ±0.4	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Salem town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Salem town	New Hampshire	United States
Housing units	13,737 ±456	648,472 ±247	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.9% ±1.1	85.7% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.1% ±2.3	14.3% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.6% ±2.7	72.8% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.4% ±3.0	27.2% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$473,300 ±$15,596	$402,500 ±$2,808	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,625 ±$146	$1,491 ±$15	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±2	1979 ±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 town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,141 ±712	6.9% ±2.3	4.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	26,225 ±821	84.7% ±2.7	86.9% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	166 to 522	0.5% to 1.7%	1.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,076 ±388	3.5% ±1.3	2.6% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	48 to 266	0.2% to 0.9%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 113	0% to 0.4%	< 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 127	0% to 0.4%	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	918 ±289	3.0% ±0.9	4.0% ±0.2	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 town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	New Hampshire	United States
Born in the state	4,383 ±698	14.2% ±2.3	40.8% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	23,031 ±812	74.4% ±2.6	51.8% ±0.4	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	190 to 694	0.6% to 2.2%	1.3% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,108 ±752	10.0% ±2.4	6.1% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,762 ±498	5.7% ±1.6	3.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,346 ±520	4.3% ±1.7	2.4% ±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 town among the places and towns of New Hampshire

7th of 85 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the New Hampshire page.

Places of New Hampshire near Salem town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Nashua city	91,294 ±68
Concord city	44,375 ±38
Derry town	34,116 ±23
Dover city	33,364 ±27
Rochester city	33,144 ±44
Salem town	30,964 ±29
Merrimack town	28,164 ±27
Londonderry town	26,685 ±23
Hudson town	25,557 ±30
Bedford town	23,746 ±21
Keene city	22,939 ±25

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Reported crime in Salem town, New Hampshire

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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