Salem County
Salem county is located close to the center of Virginia. Salem county has 14.44 square miles of land area and 0.10 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Salem county population is 25,120, which has grown 1.51% since 2000. The population growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 15.63% and is much lower than the national average rate of 11.61%. Salem county median household income is $50,590 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 29.73% since 2000. The income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 38.81% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. Salem county median house value is $172,400 in 2010-2014 and has grown by 65.45% since 2000. The house value growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 94.18% and is higher than the national average rate of 46.91%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Salem county is much better than the state average in quality. The Salem county area code is 540.
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