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.
One downside of living in Salem is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Salem, the average commute to work is 32.11 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Salem does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Salem who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.60% of the adults in Salem have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Salem in 2022 was $24,909, which is lower middle income relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $99,636 for a family of four. However, Salem contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Salem is a very ethnically-diverse town. 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, German, English, Dutch, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Salem is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
