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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Salem is $16,334, which is much lower than the state average of $25,427 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Salem median household income is $31,852, which has grown by 13.61% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 16.28% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Salem residents spend 40.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 27.4 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #383

Salem, GA	16,334 USD
Georgia	25,427 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Salem, GA	21,250 USD
Georgia	29,424 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Salem, GA	32,794 USD
Georgia	33,645 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Salem, GA	16,034 USD
Georgia	25,105 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #373

Salem, GA	31,852 USD
Georgia	49,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Salem, GA	34,894 USD
Georgia	68,317 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #279

Salem, GA	13.61%
Georgia	16.28%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Salem, GA		Georgia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	-0.65%	$0, see rank	16.09%	$15,049	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	40.26%	$16,798, see rank	26.97%	$17,114	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.19%	$188, see rank	1.91%	$3,310	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	24.03%	$7,430, see rank	16.32%	$24,533	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Salem, GA	47,716 USD
Georgia	59,068 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Salem, GA	38,994 USD
Georgia	78,856 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Salem, GA	Georgia	U.S.
45 to 64	$47,672, see rank	$58,662	$65,027
65 or over	$16,750, see rank	$36,350	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Salem, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	277, see rank	7,693,577	248,775,628
Male¹	144, 51.99%, see rank	48.19%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	83, 57.64%, see rank	68.68%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.19%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	83, 57.64%, see rank	67.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	78, 93.98%, see rank	89.31%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	5, 6.02%, see rank	10.69%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	61, 42.36%, see rank	31.32%	30.72%
Female¹	133, 48.01%, see rank	51.81%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	85, 63.91%, see rank	58.27%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	85, 63.91%, see rank	58.13%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	76, 89.41%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	9, 10.59%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	48, 36.09%, see rank	41.73%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Salem, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	154, 100%	4,253,203	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	149, 96.75%, see rank	79.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.41%	9.59%
Public Transportation	5, 3.25%, see rank	2.10%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.57%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.78%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Salem, GA	40.3 minutes
Georgia	27.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Salem, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	154	4,300,074	143,435,233
Male¹	78, 50.65%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	31.98%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	33, 42.31%, see rank	14.45%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	9, 11.54%, see rank	17.93%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.92%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	17, 21.79%, see rank	18.73%	17.94%
Female¹	76, 49.35%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2, 2.63%, see rank	39.87%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	38, 50.00%, see rank	19.69%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	29, 38.16%, see rank	32.68%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.23%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	7, 9.21%, see rank	6.88%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Salem, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	154, 100%	4,300,074	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.18%	1.96%
Construction	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.38%	6.17%
Manufacturing	26, 16.88%, see rank	10.63%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	22, 14.29%, see rank	11.95%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.98%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.49%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	10, 6.49%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	11.42%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	35, 22.73%, see rank	21.10%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	46, 29.87%, see rank	9.25%	9.49%
Public Administration	15, 9.74%, see rank	5.40%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.99%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Salem, GA	%	Georgia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	46	15.59%, see rank	18.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	13	11.93%, see rank	14.22%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.