Salem, IN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Salem, IN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 15,014. 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-IN · Salem, IN 1 ZIPs · 15,014 pop · #17581/25278 · Washington County

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

  • INC-MID $60,673
  • RANK-LOWER #17581/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Campbellsburg
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-TOWN 15,014
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $173,600

Nearest income peer: Campbellsburg, IN ( $1,437 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, IN sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

30th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
15,014
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,673
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $60,673 and poverty 16.5% concentrate in 47167.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Salem as a pure owner town.

Within Indiana, South Bend is the closest lower-income city and Clarks Hill the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 10 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Salem.

Population concentration

Salem reads through its lone ZIP, 47167

15,014 ACS residents, one ZIP: 47167 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Salem's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 330 establishments, 3,905 employees , annual payroll $168,301k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 47167 (330 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (64) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Salem, IN

These ZIP codes sit in Washington County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Salem. See the Washington County roll-up →

Salem sits in the lower half of Washington County on income: Pekin and Hardinsburg report more, and only Fredericksburg reports less. Pekin marks the far end of that range at $79,744, 31% above Salem.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
47167 15,014 $60,673 330 27

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, .