Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Wayne

Municipality: Salem township


Total Population 2,933 SEX Male 1,457 Female 1,476 AGE Under 5 years 213 5 to 17 years 616 18 to 20 years 111 21 to 24 years 127 25 to 44 years 887 45 to 54 years 290 55 to 59 years 129 60 to 64 years 148 65 to 74 years 259 75 to 84 years 126 85 years and over 27 Median age 33.9 Under 18 years 829 Percent of total population 28.3 65 years and over 412 Percent of total population 14.0 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 1,044 Family households (families) 835 Married-couple families 694 Percent of total households 66.5 Other family, male householder 37 Other family, female householder 104 Nonfamily households 209 Percent of total households 20.0 Householder living alone 179 Householder 65 years and over 87 Persons living in households 2,933 Persons per household 2.81 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 2,916 Black 5 Percent of total population 0.2 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 4 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 6 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 2 Hispanic Origin (any race) 16 Percent of total population 0.5 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 2,372 Occupied housing units 1,044 Owner occupied 828 Percent owner occupied 79.3 Renter occupied 216 Vacant housing units 1,328 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 1,222 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.8 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 4.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.7 Units with over 1 person per room 26 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 1,991 1-unit, attached 11 2 to 4 units 51 5 to 9 units 8 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 311 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 472 Less than $50,000 42 $50,000 to $99,999 215 $100,000 to $149,999 114 $150,000 to $199,999 62 $200,000 to $299,999 22 $300,000 or more 17 Median (dollars) 96,100 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 149 Less than $250 47 $250 to $499 86 $500 to $749 15 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 311 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 472 White 468 Black 2 Percent of occupied units 0.4 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 2 Percent of occupied units 0.4 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.2 Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1 Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg Date Prepared: January, 1997