Salem, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Salem, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 11,385. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet SALEM-IL · Salem, IL 1 ZIPs · 11,385 pop · #12692/25278 · Marion County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $71,270
  • RANK-MID #12692/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Patoka
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-TOWN 11,385
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $115,200

Nearest income peer: Patoka, IL (+ $2,063 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Salem

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Salem on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Salem, IL sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 50%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
11,385
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$71,270
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 62881 (11,385 residents). Household income $71,270 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Salem as a pure owner town.

Within Illinois, Dwight is the closest lower-income city and Ohio the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Salem.

Population concentration

Salem reads through its lone ZIP, 62881

11,385 ACS residents, one ZIP: 62881 is not the leading code inside Salem, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Salem's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 318 establishments, 5,107 employees , annual payroll $249,776k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 62881 (318 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (49) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Salem, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Marion County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Salem. See the Marion County roll-up →

Salem sits in the upper half of Marion County on income: Centralia, Sandoval and Iuka report less, while Patoka, Alma and Vernon report more. Centralia marks the far end of that range at $52,017, 27% below Salem.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
62881 11,385 $71,270 318 44

Salem roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Salem, .