Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Salem is worth considering.
Salem is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Salem, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 96.51% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.
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 have a very low rate of college education: just 9.09% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Salem in 2022 was $30,697, which is upper middle income relative to South Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $122,788 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Salem include German, Irish, Italian, French, and English.
The most common language spoken in Salem is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
