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West Salem, OH

Single-footprint Census roll-up for West Salem, OH: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,559. 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 WEST-SALEM-OH · West Salem, OH 1 ZIPs · 7,559 pop · #11590/25278 · Wayne County

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

  • INC-MID $73,816
  • RANK-MID #11590/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Creston
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 85% owners
  • POP-TOWN 7,559
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $194,500

Nearest income peer: Creston, OH ( $213 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 West Salem

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest West 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, West Salem, OH sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 46%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
7,559
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$73,816
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 44287 (7,559 residents). Household income $73,816 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating West Salem as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 44287, is all of West Salem

There is no split to weigh here: 44287 holds every one of West Salem's 7,559 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP West Salem

Citywide ZBP: 89 establishments, 745 employees , annual payroll $36,422k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 44287 (89 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (15) · also Other services (except public administration) · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in West Salem, OH

These ZIP codes sit in Wayne County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in West Salem. See the Wayne County roll-up →

West Salem sits in the lower half of Wayne County on income: Doylestown, Apple Creek and Fredericksburg report more, Wooster and Rittman report less. Marshallville marks the far end of that range at $84,756, 15% above West Salem.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
44287 7,559 $73,816 89 44
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West 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 West Salem, .