The overall crime rate in Salmon is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
The city 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, Salmon has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Salmon a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Salmon spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 13.73 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
As is often the case in a small city, Salmon doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Salmon is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.29% of adults 25 and older in Salmon have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Salmon in 2022 was $33,195, which is upper middle income relative to Idaho, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $132,780 for a family of four. However, Salmon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Salmon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Salmon residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Salmon include Irish, German, English, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Salmon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.
