Salem, Massachusetts


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Salem
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Population 2002:42,149
Population 2000:40,407
Area codes:978
Foreign born:11.9% (5.9% Latin America, 3.2% Europe, 2.1% Asia)
Elevation:9 feet
Land area:8.1 square miles
Population growth:+1,742 (+4.31%)
County:Essex
Industries:Educational,health and social services (23.6%), Manufacturing (12.0%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (11.9%), Retail trade (11.9%).
Races
White Non-Hispanic:82.4%
Hispanic:11.2%
Other race:6.7%
Black:3.2%
Two or more races:2.5%
American Indian:0.6%
Marital Status
Now married:45.4%
Never married:35.4%
Divorced:9.8%
Widowed:7.3%
Separated:2.2%
Median
House value:$188,700
Household income:$44,033
Resident age:36.4 years
Salem Compared to Massachusetts State Average
House age:above
Median house value:above
Hispanic race population percentage:much above
Black race population percentage:much below
Foreign-born population percentage:much above
Education
High school or higher:85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher:31.1%
Graduate or professional degree:10.2%
Unemployed:5.4%
Crime Statistics
2002 larceny counts:743 (1816.3 per 100,000)
2002 crime index:165.5 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime
2002 burglaries:117 (286.0 per 100,000)
2002 auto thefts:117 (286.0 per 100,000)
2002 assaults:51 (124.7 per 100,000)
2002 robberies:22 (53.8 per 100,000)
2002 rapes:7 (17.1 per 100,000)
2002 murders:none
Ancestries
Irish:23.9%
Italian:12.5%
French:11.1%
English:10.5%
French Canadian:8.2%
Polish:7.1%
 

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Salem, Massachusetts ZIP Codes: 01970