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Moving to Salem, Massachusetts

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Population: 40,407. Estimated population in July 2024: 41,756 (+3.3% change)
Males: 18,745 (46.4%), Females: 21,662 (53.6%)

Essex County

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.4 years
Median household income: $44,033
Median house value: $188,700

Population by Race

Races in Salem:

  • White Non-Hispanic (82.4%)
  • Hispanic (11.2%)
  • Other race (6.7%)
  • Black (3.2%)
  • Two or more races (2.5%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Irish (23.9%), Italian (12.5%), French (11.1%), English (10.5%), French Canadian (8.2%), Polish (7.1%).

Elevation: 9 feet

Land area: 8.1 square miles

Map of Salem, MA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Salem

  • High school or higher: 85.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 31.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 10.2%
  • Unemployed: 5.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Salem city

  • Never married: 35.4%
  • Now married: 45.4%
  • Separated: 2.2%
  • Widowed: 7.3%
  • Divorced: 9.8%

11.9% Foreign born (5.9% Latin America, 3.2% Europe, 2.1% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +2,246 (+5.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers in Salem:

  • SALEM HOSPITAL CORPORATION,THE (81 HIGHLAND AVENUE)
  • SHAUGHNESSY-KAPLAN REHAB HOSP HOSP (DOVE AVENUE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Salem:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Salem:

  • GENERAL EDWARD LAWRENCE LOGAN INTL (about 14 miles; BOSTON, MA; Abbreviation: BOS)
  • LAURENCE G HANSCOM FLD (about 27 miles; BEDFORD, MA; Abbreviation: BED)
  • PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADEPORT (about 39 miles; PORTSMOUTH, NH; Abbreviation: PSM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Salem:

  • BEVERLY MUNI (about 5 miles; BEVERLY, MA; Abbreviation: BVY)
  • PLUM ISLAND (about 19 miles; NEWBURYPORT, MA; Abbreviation: 2B2)
  • LAWRENCE MUNI (about 21 miles; LAWRENCE, MA; Abbreviation: LWM)

Amtrak stations near Salem:

  • 16 miles: BOSTON, NORTH STATION (BOSTON, 126 CAUSEWAY ST.). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area.
  • 16 miles: BOSTON (SO. STA) (BOSTON, ATLANTIC AVE. & SUMMER ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities and snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
  • 17 miles: WOBURN (100 ATLANTIC AVE.). Services: ticket office.

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Salem:

  • SALEM STATE COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 5,917; Location: 352 LAFAYETTE ST; Public; Website: www.salemstate.edu; Offers Master’s degree)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Salem:

  • NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 5 miles; DANVERS, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,663)
  • BUNKER HILL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; BOSTON, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,638)
  • SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; BOSTON, MA; Full-time enrollment: 5,291)
  • TUFTS UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; MEDFORD, MA; Full-time enrollment: 8,627)
  • EMERSON COLLEGE (about 17 miles; Boston, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,697)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS-BOSTON (about 18 miles; BOSTON, MA; Full-time enrollment: 9,248)
  • MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 18 miles; CAMBRIDGE, MA; Full-time enrollment: 9,895)

Schools

Public high school in Salem:

  • SALEM HIGH (Students: 1,343; Location: 77 WILLSON STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Salem:

  • COLLINS MIDDLE (Students: 1,009; Location: 29 HIGHLAND AVENUE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • NATHANIEL BOWDITCH (Students: 506; Location: 79 WILLSON STREET; Grades: KG – 08)
  • WITCHCRAFT HEIGHTS (Students: 461; Location: 1 FREDERICK STREET; Grades: KG – 05)
  • SALTONSTALL SCHOOL (Students: 357; Location: 211 LAFAYETTE STREET; Grades: PK – 05)
  • BATES (Students: 333; Location: 53 LIBERTY HILL AVENUE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • BENTLEY (Students: 319; Location: 25 MEMORIAL DRIVE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • HORACE MANN LABORATORY (Students: 285; Location: 33 LORING AVENUE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • SALEM EARLY CHILDHOOD (Students: 179; Location: 25 MEMORIAL DRIVE; Grades: PK – 01)

Private primary/middle schools in Salem:

  • ST JOSEPH SCHOOL (Students: 218; Location: 20 HARBOR STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
  • THE PHOENIX SCHOOL (Students: 80; Location: 13 HAWTHORNE BLVD; Grades: KG – 8)
  • THE GREENHOUSE SCHOOL (Students: 22; Location: 145 LORING AVE; Grades: 1 – 8)
  • KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTER 668 (Students: 20; Location: 602 LORING AVENUE; Grades: KG – KG)
  • ARMAGH COUNTRY DAY (Students: 10; Location: 26 LINDEN STREET; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in Salem:

  • SALEM PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,109,721; Location: 370 ESSEX ST.; 121,846 books; 3,725 audio materials; 4,768 video materials; 205 serial subscriptions)

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