Salem is a very small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 4,713 people and four associated neighborhoods, Salem is the 149th largest community in Missouri.Unlike some cities, Salem isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Salem are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Salem is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Salem who work in teaching (14.89%), office and administrative support (10.64%), and food service (9.17%). One of the benefits of Salem is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.77 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. Being a small city, Salem does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Salem is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.24% of adults 25 and older in Salem have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Salem in 2022 was $24,636, which is lower middle income relative to Missouri, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $98,544 for a family of four. However, Salem contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Salem home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Salem residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Salem include German, Irish, English, Swedish, and European. The most common language spoken in Salem is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
