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Salem, MA Historical Household Income Data

 

ACS 2010-2014 data

Median Household Income, see rank
Salem, MA
59,044 USD
Massachusetts
67,846 USD
U.S.
53,482 USD
Mean Household Income, see rank
Salem, MA
72,655 USD
Massachusetts
92,850 USD
U.S.
74,596 USD
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, MAMassachusettsU.S.
%+Average Amount%+Average Amount%+Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income20.30%$12,111, see rank25.58%$18,74021.11%$16,919
Social Security Income26.52%$15,634, see rank28.46%$17,31329.33%$17,636
Public Assistance Income4.30%$5,348, see rank3.04%$4,6882.82%$3,720
Retirement Income14.68%$20,733, see rank15.99%$25,44017.85%$24,095
+ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

ACS 2008-2012 data

Median Household Income, see rank
Salem, MA
56,580 USD
Massachusetts
66,658 USD
U.S.
53,046 USD
Mean Household Income, see rank
Salem, MA
71,469 USD
Massachusetts
89,965 USD
U.S.
73,034 USD
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, MAMassachusettsU.S.
%+Average Amount%+Average Amount%+Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income21.82%$10,613, see rank27.27%$17,49222.39%$16,134
Social Security Income25.37%$14,590, see rank27.85%$16,29828.34%$16,727
Public Assistance Income3.27%$5,970, see rank2.94%$4,8542.72%$3,807
Retirement Income14.04%$21,813, see rank16.13%$24,01817.61%$23,126
+ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

ACS 2006-2010 data

Median Household Income, see rank
Salem, MA
56,979 USD
Massachusetts
64,509 USD
U.S.
51,914 USD
Mean Household Income, see rank
Salem, MA
70,500 USD
Massachusetts
85,897 USD
U.S.
70,883 USD
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, MAMassachusettsU.S.
%+Average Amount%+Average Amount%+Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income24.13%$8,187, see rank29.36%$16,24424.21%$15,308
Social Security Income25.18%$13,663, see rank27.20%$15,11727.48%$15,495
Public Assistance Income2.53%$6,230, see rank2.74%$4,4952.47%$3,553
Retirement Income14.18%$20,985, see rank16.37%$22,10817.51%$21,489
+ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

ACS 2005-2009 data

Median Household Income, see rank
Salem, MA
56,782 USD
Massachusetts
64,496 USD
U.S.
51,425 USD
Mean Household Income, see rank
Salem, MA
69,852 USD
Massachusetts
85,389 USD
U.S.
70,096 USD
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, MAMassachusettsU.S.
%+Average Amount%+Average Amount%+Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income25.93%$7,962, see rank30.28%$15,95724.85%$14,905
Social Security Income25.86%$12,830, see rank27.06%$14,64627.06%$14,966
Public Assistance Income2.21%$5,354, see rank2.55%$4,3162.39%$3,363
Retirement Income16.00%$20,259, see rank16.61%$21,28517.40%$20,838
+ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

US Census 2000 data

Median Household Income, see rank
Salem, MA
44,033 USD
Massachusetts
50,502 USD
U.S.
41,994 USD
Mean Household Income, see rank
Salem, MA
54,511 USD
Massachusetts
66,365 USD
U.S.
56,644 USD
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, MAMassachusettsU.S.
%+Average Amount%+Average Amount%+Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income37.25%$7,640, see rank42.07%$10,51035.87%$10,677
Social Security Income26.96%$10,944, see rank26.20%$11,08525.66%$11,320
Public Assistance Income2.91%$4,930, see rank2.87%$3,8943.44%$3,032
Retirement Income16.94%$12,576, see rank16.52%$16,00016.73%$17,376
+ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.


 
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