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.
In Salem, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.50 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Salem is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The education level of Salem citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.53% of adults in Salem have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Salem in 2022 was $33,514, which is upper middle income relative to Alabama, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $134,056 for a family of four. However, Salem contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Salem is a very 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, English, German, Scottish, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Salem is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
