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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Salem is $23,113, which is lower than the state average of $24,312 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Salem median household income is $74,495, which has grown by 35.91% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 30.88% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Salem residents spend 21.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 21.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #134

Salem, UT	23,113 USD
Utah	24,312 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Salem, UT	29,600 USD
Utah	27,248 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Salem, UT	41,898 USD
Utah	36,589 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Salem, UT	16,133 USD
Utah	19,798 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #60

Salem, UT	74,495 USD
Utah	59,846 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Salem, UT	84,023 USD
Utah	75,204 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #127

Salem, UT	35.91%
Utah	30.88%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Salem, UT		Utah		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.77%	$11,213, see rank	20.86%	$14,567	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	23.21%	$20,428, see rank	23.25%	$18,329	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.17%	$6,010, see rank	2.13%	$3,692	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.89%	$23,594, see rank	15.60%	$24,686	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Salem, UT	78,354 USD
Utah	67,612 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Salem, UT	89,218 USD
Utah	83,673 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Salem, UT	Utah	U.S.
White	$75,972, see rank	$61,396	$56,900
Hispanic	$52,625, see rank	$42,155	$42,396
One Race, Other	$17,159, see rank	$40,938	$40,300

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Salem, UT	Utah	U.S.
less than 25	$20,227, see rank	$31,012	$25,788
25 to 44	$79,410, see rank	$61,895	$58,398
45 to 64	$95,043, see rank	$74,778	$65,027
65 or over	$41,683, see rank	$44,070	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Salem, UT	Utah	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	4,395, see rank	2,057,591	248,775,628
Male¹	2,239, 50.94%, see rank	49.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,730, 77.27%, see rank	76.33%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	7, 0.31%, see rank	0.36%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,723, 76.95%, see rank	75.96%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,596, 92.63%, see rank	93.08%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	127, 7.37%, see rank	6.92%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	509, 22.73%, see rank	23.67%	30.72%
Female¹	2,156, 49.06%, see rank	50.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,153, 53.48%, see rank	59.80%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,153, 53.48%, see rank	59.74%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,105, 95.84%, see rank	93.22%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	48, 4.16%, see rank	6.78%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,003, 46.52%, see rank	40.20%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Salem, UT	Utah	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,629, 100%	1,282,333	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,125, 80.83%, see rank	76.31%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	338, 12.86%, see rank	11.90%	9.59%
Public Transportation	17, 0.65%, see rank	2.40%	5.06%
Walked	17, 0.65%, see rank	2.55%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.96%	1.79%
Worked at Home	132, 5.02%, see rank	4.88%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Salem, UT	21.5 minutes
Utah	21.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Salem, UT	Utah	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,701	1,299,818	143,435,233
Male¹	1,596, 59.09%, see rank	55.78%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	673, 42.17%, see rank	35.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	150, 9.40%, see rank	12.10%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	228, 14.29%, see rank	19.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	15, 0.94%, see rank	0.65%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	155, 9.71%, see rank	9.37%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	211, 13.22%, see rank	16.95%	17.94%
Female¹	1,105, 40.91%, see rank	44.22%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	384, 34.75%, see rank	37.63%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	143, 12.94%, see rank	19.99%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	392, 35.48%, see rank	35.13%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	22, 1.99%, see rank	0.16%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	116, 10.50%, see rank	6.52%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Salem, UT	Utah	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,701, 100%	1,299,818	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	71, 2.63%, see rank	2.04%	1.96%
Construction	269, 9.96%, see rank	6.41%	6.17%
Manufacturing	317, 11.74%, see rank	10.84%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	121, 4.48%, see rank	2.64%	2.75%
Retail Trade	253, 9.37%, see rank	12.19%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	140, 5.18%, see rank	4.64%	4.93%
Information	37, 1.37%, see rank	2.21%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	76, 2.81%, see rank	6.48%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	273, 10.11%, see rank	11.66%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	719, 26.62%, see rank	22.10%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	127, 4.70%, see rank	8.91%	9.49%
Public Administration	59, 2.18%, see rank	5.26%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	239, 8.85%, see rank	4.63%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Salem, UT	%	Utah	U.S.
Population in Poverty	569	8.38%, see rank	12.76%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	126	7.73%, see rank	9.44%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.