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Races - White alone (%) Races - White alone (% change since 2000) Races - Black alone (%) Races - Black alone (% change since 2000) Races - American Indian alone (%) Races - American Indian alone (% change since 2000) Races - Asian alone (%) Races - Asian alone (% change since 2000) Races - Hispanic (%) Races - Hispanic (% change since 2000) Races - Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone (%) Races - Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone (% change since 2000) Races - Two or more races(%) Races - Two or more races(% change since 2000) Races - Other race alone (%) Races - Other race alone (% change since 2000) Racial diversity Place of birth - Born in state of residence (%) Place of birth - Born in state of residence (%) - White Place of birth - Born in state of residence (%) - Black or African American Place of birth - Born in state of residence (%) - Asian Place of birth - Born in state of residence (%) - Hispanic or Latino Place of birth - Born in state of residence (%) - American Indian and Alaska Native Place of birth - Born in state of residence (%) - Multirace Place of birth - Born in state of residence (%) - Other Race Place of birth - Born in other state (%) Place of birth - Born in other state (%) - White Place of birth - Born in other state (%) - Black or African American Place of birth - Born in other state (%) - Asian Place of birth - Born in other state (%) - Hispanic or Latino Place of birth - Born in other state (%) - American Indian and Alaska Native Place of birth - Born in other state (%) - Multirace Place of birth - Born in other state (%) - Other Race Place of birth - Native, outside of US (%) Place of birth - Native, outside of US (%) - White Place of birth - Native, outside of US (%) - Black or African American Place of birth - Native, outside of US (%) - Asian Place of birth - Native, outside of US (%) - Hispanic or Latino Place of birth - Native, outside of US (%) - American Indian and Alaska Native Place of birth - Native, outside of US (%) - Multirace Place of birth - Native, outside of US (%) - Other Race Place of birth - Foreign born (%) Place of birth - Foreign born (%) - White Place of birth - Foreign born (%) - Black or African American Place of birth - Foreign born (%) - Asian Place of birth - Foreign born (%) - Hispanic or Latino Place of birth - Foreign born (%) - American Indian and Alaska Native Place of birth - Foreign born (%) - Multirace Place of birth - Foreign born (%) - Other Race Residents speaking English at home (%) Residents speaking English at home - Born in the United States (%) Residents speaking English at home - Native, born elsewhere (%) Residents speaking English at home - Foreign born (%) Residents speaking Spanish at home (%) Residents speaking Spanish at home - Born in the United States (%) Residents speaking Spanish at home - Native, born elsewhere (%) Residents speaking Spanish at home - Foreign born (%) Residents speaking other language at home (%) Residents speaking other language at home - Born in the United States (%) Residents speaking other language at home - Native, born elsewhere (%) Residents speaking other language at home - Foreign born (%) Marital status - Never married (%) Marital status - Now married (%) Marital status - Separated (%) Marital status - Widowed (%) Marital status - Divorced (%) Ancestries Reported - Arab (%) Ancestries Reported - Czech (%) Ancestries Reported - Danish (%) Ancestries Reported - Dutch (%) Ancestries Reported - English (%) Ancestries Reported - French (%) Ancestries Reported - French Canadian (%) Ancestries Reported - German (%) Ancestries Reported - Greek (%) Ancestries Reported - Hungarian (%) Ancestries Reported - Irish (%) Ancestries Reported - Italian (%) Ancestries Reported - Lithuanian (%) Ancestries Reported - Norwegian (%) Ancestries Reported - Polish (%) Ancestries Reported - Portuguese (%) Ancestries Reported - Russian (%) Ancestries Reported - Scotch-Irish (%) Ancestries Reported - Scottish (%) Ancestries Reported - Slovak (%) Ancestries Reported - Subsaharan African (%) Ancestries Reported - Swedish (%) Ancestries Reported - Swiss (%) Ancestries Reported - Ukrainian (%) Ancestries Reported - United States (%) Ancestries Reported - Welsh (%) Ancestries Reported - West Indian (%) Ancestries Reported - Other (%) Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%) Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%) - White Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%) - Black or African American Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%) - Asian Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%) - Hispanic or Latino Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%) - American Indian and Alaska Native Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%) - Multirace Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%) - Other Race Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%) Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%) - White Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%) - Black or African American Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%) - Asian Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%) - Hispanic or Latino Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%) - American Indian and Alaska Native Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%) - Multirace Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%) - Other Race Geographical mobility - Moved from different county within same state (%) Geographical mobility - Moved from different county within same state (%) - White Geographical mobility - Moved from different county within same state (%) - Black or African American Geographical mobility - Moved from different county within same state (%) - Asian Geographical mobility - Moved from different county within same state (%) - Hispanic or Latino Geographical mobility - Moved from different county within same state (%) - American Indian and Alaska Native Geographical mobility - Moved from different county within same state (%) - Multirace Geographical mobility - Moved from different county within same state (%) - 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Multirace Geographical mobility - Moved from abroad (%) - Other Race Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Ireland (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Denmark (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Norway (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Sweden (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - United Kingdom (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - England (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Scotland (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Northern Europe (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Austria (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Belgium (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - France (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Germany (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Netherlands (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Switzerland (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Western Europe (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Greece (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Italy (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Portugal (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Spain (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Southern Europe (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Albania (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Belarus (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Bulgaria (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Croatia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Czechoslovakia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Hungary (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Latvia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Lithuania (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - North Macedonia (Macedonia) (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Moldova (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Poland (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Romania (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Russia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Serbia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Ukraine (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Eastern Europe (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - China (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Hong Kong (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Taiwan (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Japan (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Korea (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Eastern Asia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Afghanistan (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Bangladesh (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - India (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Iran (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Kazakhstan (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Nepal (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Pakistan (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Sri Lanka (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Uzbekistan (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other South Central Asia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Burma (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Cambodia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Indonesia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Laos (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Malaysia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Philippines (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Singapore (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Thailand (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Vietnam (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other South Eastern Asia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Armenia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Iraq (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Israel (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Jordan (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Kuwait (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Lebanon (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Saudi Arabia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Syria (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Turkey (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Yemen (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Western Asia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Eritrea (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Ethiopia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Kenya (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Somalia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Uganda (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Zimbabwe (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Eastern Africa (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Cameroon (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Congo (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire) (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Middle Africa (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Egypt (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Morocco (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Sudan (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Northern Africa (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - South Africa (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Southern Africa (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Cabo Verde (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Ghana (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Liberia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Nigeria (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Senegal (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Sierra Leone (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Western Africa (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Australia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - New Zealand (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Fiji (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Micronesia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Bahamas (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Barbados (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Cuba (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Dominica (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Dominican Republic (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Grenada (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Haiti (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Jamaica (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - St. Vincent and the Grenadines (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Trinidad and Tobago (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - West Indies (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Caribbean (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Belize (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Costa Rica (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - El Salvador (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Guatemala (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Honduras (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Mexico (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Nicaragua (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Panama (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Central America (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Argentina (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Bolivia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Brazil (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Chile (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Colombia (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Ecuador (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Guyana (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Peru (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Uruguay (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Venezuela (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other South America (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Canada (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other Northern America (%) Place of birth for the foreign-born population - Other (%)

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According to 2022 data, the most numerous races in Salem, WV are White alone (1,725 residents), Two or more races (6 residents), and Black alone (49 residents). 96.7% of Salem residents speak English at home. 3.0% of Salem, WV residents are foreign-born (1.0% born in North America, 0.7% born in Europe, 0.5% born in Asia, 0.5% born in Latin America), which is 66.4% greater than the foreign-born rate of 1.0% across the entire state of West Virginia.

Race distribution in Salem

2000 2022

• 
• • 1,74687.0%White alone
  • 1597.9%Asian alone
  • 472.3%Black alone
  • 261.3%Two or more races
  • 201.0%Hispanic
  • 40.2%American Indian alone
  • 30.1%Other race alone
  • 10.05%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

• 
• • 1,72593.0%White alone
  • 492.6%Black alone
  • 432.3%Hispanic
  • 110.6%Asian alone
  • 60.3%Two or more races
  • 50.3%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

2000 2022

• 
• • 1,709,96694.6%White alone
  • 56,8253.1%Black alone
  • 14,9830.8%Two or more races
  • 12,2790.7%Hispanic
  • 9,3560.5%Asian alone
  • 3,4560.2%American Indian alone
  • 1,1440.06%Other race alone
  • 3350.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

• 
• • 1,594,12889.8%White alone
  • 66,9323.8%Two or more races
  • 59,3903.3%Black alone
  • 34,3431.9%Hispanic
  • 13,1340.7%Asian alone
  • 5,2380.3%Other race alone
  • 1,8800.1%American Indian alone
  • 1110.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Income and house value in Salem

• Median household income in 2022
• $47,093White non-Hispanic householders

• Median 2022 house value
• $78,549White Non-Hispanic householders
• $127,278Two or more races householders

Household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Median age by race in Salem

• 32.4Median age for White residents
• 26.3Males
• 41.7Females
• 22.7Median age for Black or African American residents
• 22.2Males
• -669,811,320.1Females
• -436,363,635.9Median age for American Indian / Alaska Native residents
• -513,227,512.7Males
• -723,367,696.9Females
• -799,301,918.9Median age for Asian residents
• -670,816,043.6Males
• -820,652,173.1Females
• -827,078,733.5Median age for Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander residents
• -666,666,666.0Males
• -666,666,666.0Females
• -498,783,454.5Median age for Other race residents
• -446,623,093.2Males
• -712,172,923.1Females
• -949,771,688.5Median age for Two or more races residents
• -942,857,141.9Males
• -695,459,578.5Females
• 33.1Median age for White alone residents
• 26.4Males
• 42.2Females
• 21.0Median age for Hispanic or Latino residents
• 20.0Males
• 21.3Females

Owner/renter occupied households by race in Salem

• House owners and renters - White residents
• 42773.5%Owner occupied
• 15426.5%Renter occupied
• 73.5%

  26.5%
• House owners and renters - Asian residents
• 13100.0%Owner occupied
• House owners and renters - Two or more races residents
• 3100.0%Owner occupied
• House owners and renters - White alone residents
• 43074.0%Owner occupied
• 15126.0%Renter occupied
• 74.0%

  26.0%
• House owners and renters - Hispanic or Latino residents
• 4100.0%Renter occupied

Language usage in Salem

• English speakers - Total
• 96.7% of residents of Salem speak English at home.
• 1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home
• 26100.0%Speak English very well
• 1.7% of residents speak other language at home
• 30100.0%Speak English very well

• English speakers - Born in the United States
• 96.4% of residents of Salem speak English at home.
• 2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home
• 12100.0%Speak English very well
• 1.3% of residents speak other language at home
• 8100.0%Speak English very well

• English speakers - Foreign-born
• 46.7% of residents of Salem speak English at home.
• 18.3% of residents speak Spanish at home
• 11100.0%Speak English very well
• 33.3% of residents speak other language at home
• 20100.0%Speak English very well

White (Caucasian) - Speak only English

Native:	98.6% (1,653)
Foreign-born:	42.8% (17)

White (Caucasian) - Speak another language

Native:	1.1% (18)
Foreign-born:	51.3% (20)

White alone - Speak only English

Native:	99.4% (1,640)
Foreign-born:	40.2% (18)

White alone - Speak another language

Native:	0.6% (10)
Foreign-born:	15.7% (7)

Hispanic or Latino - Speak another language

Native:	58.7% (18)
Foreign-born:	100.0% (13)

Foreign-born residents in Salem

55 residents are foreign born (1.0% North America, 0.7% Europe, 0.5% Asia, 0.5% Latin America).

This city:	3.0%
West Virginia:	1.6%

Marital status for residents in Salem

Marital status - White (Caucasian) population 15 years and over

• Males
• 59.3%Never married
• 24.6%Now married
• 0.0%Separated
• 7.8%Widowed
• 8.3%Divorced

• Females
• 35.2%Never married
• 32.5%Now married
• 1.6%Separated
• 6.3%Widowed
• 24.4%Divorced

Women who gave birth in the past 12 months

Now married:	0.0% (0)
Unmarried:	100.0% (14)

Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months

Now married:	25.7% (94)
Unmarried:	74.3% (272)

Marital status - Black or African American population 15 years and over

• Males
• 100.0%Never married
• 0.0%Now married
• 0.0%Separated
• 0.0%Widowed
• 0.0%Divorced

• Females
• 100.0%Never married
• 0.0%Now married
• 0.0%Separated
• 0.0%Widowed
• 0.0%Divorced

Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months

Now married:	0.0% (0)
Unmarried:	100.0% (5)

Marital status - White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over

• Males
• 59.1%Never married
• 24.8%Now married
• 0.0%Separated
• 7.8%Widowed
• 8.4%Divorced

• Females
• 34.0%Never married
• 32.8%Now married
• 1.6%Separated
• 6.5%Widowed
• 25.0%Divorced

Women who gave birth in the past 12 months

Now married:	0.0% (0)
Unmarried:	100.0% (14)

Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months

Now married:	25.9% (90)
Unmarried:	74.1% (258)

Marital status - Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over

• Males
• 100.0%Never married
• 0.0%Now married
• 0.0%Separated
• 0.0%Widowed
• 0.0%Divorced

• Females
• 78.9%Never married
• 21.1%Now married
• 0.0%Separated
• 0.0%Widowed
• 0.0%Divorced

Women who did not give birth in the past 12 months

Now married:	21.1% (4)
Unmarried:	78.9% (15)

Ancestries in Salem

• 
• • 14820.1%English
  • 13618.4%German
  • 11515.6%American
  • 273.7%Canadian
  • 263.5%Italian
  • 253.4%Belgian
  • 223.0%Irish
  • 182.4%Polish
  • 131.8%British
  • 111.5%Scotch-Irish
  • 91.2%Serbian
  • 40.5%European
  • 30.4%Czech
  • 10.1%Scottish

Geographical mobility in Salem

• 
• • Same house 1 year ago
  • 1,34577.8%White (Caucasian)
  • 2041.0%Black or African American
  • 1299.5%Asian
  • 5100.0%Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
  • 7100.0%Two or more races
  • 1,33478.4%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
  • 1535.1%Hispanic or Latino

• 
• • Moved within same county
  • 1709.8%White / Caucasian
  • 12.9%Black or African American
  • 17110.0%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino

• 
• • Moved within same state
  • 573.3%White / Caucasian
  • 482.8%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
  • 817.9%Hispanic or Latino

• 
• • Moved from different state
  • 1317.6%White / Caucasian
  • 3059.7%Black or African American
  • 1237.2%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
  • 818.6%Hispanic or Latino

• 
• • Moved from abroad
  • 60.3%White
  • 17100.0%Other race
  • 60.3%White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
  • 1431.3%Hispanic or Latino

Children Nativity (place of birth) in Salem

Children under 6 years - Living with two parents

Both parents native

5100.0%Native

Children under 6 years - Living with one parent

Native parent

39100.0%Native

Children 6 to 17 years - Living with two parents

Both parents native

110100.0%Native

Children 6 to 17 years - Living with one parent

Native parent

89100.0%Native

Place of birth for residents in Salem

• • 30Americas
  • 20Northern America
  • 14Europe
  • 12Southern Europe
  • 10Asia
  • 10South Central Asia
  • 10Latin America
  • 10Central America
  • 2Western Europe

• • 20Canada
  • 12Italy
  • 10India
  • 10Mexico
  • 2Germany

Zip codes: 26426.

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