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. Salem has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.44% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Overall, Salem’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.

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 percentage of people in Salem who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.72% of adults in Salem have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Salem in 2022 was $44,586, 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 $178,344 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 Irish, English, Italian, German, and French.

The most common language spoken in Salem is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Greek.