| People QuickFacts | Salem | Massachusetts |
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Population, 2013 estimate | 42,544 | 6,708,874 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 41,340 | 6,547,817 |
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Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | 2.9% | 2.5% |
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Population, 2010 | 41,340 | 6,547,629 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.6% | 5.6% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 18.7% | 21.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 12.9% | 13.8% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 53.5% | 51.6% |
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White alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 81.5% | 80.4% |
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Black or African American alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 4.9% | 6.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 0.3% |
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Asian alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 2.6% | 5.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.0% |
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Two or More Races, percent, 2010 | 3.4% | 2.6% |
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Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 (b) | 15.6% | 9.6% |
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White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 | 75.9% | 76.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2009-2013 | 80.1% | 86.7% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2009-2013 | 14.6% | 15.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2009-2013 | 23.8% | 21.9% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 88.5% | 89.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 37.1% | 39.4% |
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Veterans, 2009-2013 | 2,507 | 383,087 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2009-2013 | 28.9 | 28.0 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 19,130 | 2,808,254 |
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Homeownership rate, 2009-2013 | 47.0% | 62.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 | 67.1% | 41.7% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2009-2013 | $304,400 | $330,100 |
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Households, 2009-2013 | 18,363 | 2,530,147 |
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Persons per household, 2009-2013 | 2.18 | 2.51 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2013 dollars), 2009-2013 | $31,385 | $35,763 |
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Median household income, 2009-2013 | $55,780 | $66,866 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009-2013 | 15.5% | 11.4% |
| Business QuickFacts | Salem | Massachusetts |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 3,502 | 596,790 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 3.4% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.4% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 4.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 3.3% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 28.0% | 29.8% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 157,853 | 86,428,959 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 166,318 | 95,275,672 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 544,215 | 88,082,966 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $13,139 | $13,553 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 98,502 | 14,917,210 |