Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Salem spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.76 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Being a small city, Salem does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Salem are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.87% of adults in Salem have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Salem in 2018 was $24,565, which is middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $98,260 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, Dutch, and Russian.
The most common language spoken in Salem is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
