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. Much of the housing stock in Salem was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.Unlike some towns, Salem isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Salem are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Salem is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Salem who work in office and administrative support (27.56%), management occupations (10.44%), and teaching (9.78%). A relatively large number of people in Salem telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.44% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Being a small town, Salem does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.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.
