Salem is a tiny town located in the state of New York. With a population of 811 people and two associated neighborhoods, Salem is the 798th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Salem was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.Salem is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Salem is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Salem who work in office and administrative support (26.02%), management occupations (15.06%), and teaching (9.85%). A relatively large number of people in Salem telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.13% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Salem has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Salem a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small town, Salem doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Salem are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.24% of adults in Salem having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Salem in 2022 was $44,686, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $178,744 for a family of four. However, Salem contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Salem is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. 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 Irish, Polish, German, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Salem is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Greek.
