Moving to Salem, Massachusetts

About Salem, Massachusetts
Salem

Salem ( SAY-ləm) is a historic coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, located on the North Shore of Greater Boston. Continuous settlement by Europeans began in 1626 with English colonists. Salem was one of the most significant seaports trading commodities in early American history. Prior to the dissolution of county governments in Massachusetts in 1999, it served as one of two county seats for Essex County, alongside Lawrence.

Today, Salem is a residential and tourist area that is home to the House of Seven Gables, Salem State University, Pioneer Village, the Salem Maritime National Historic Site, Salem Willows Park, and the Peabody Essex Museum. It features historic residential neighborhoods in the Federal Street District and the Charter Street Historic District. The city's population was 44,480 at the 2020 census.

Salem is widely noted for the Salem witch trials of 1692, which strongly informs the city's cultural identity into the present. Some of Salem's police cars are adorned with witch logos, a public elementary school is known as Witchcraft Heights, and the Salem High School athletic teams are named the Witches. Gallows Hill was originally believed to be the site of the executions during the Witch Trials, but in 2016 a site nearby called Proctor's Ledge was identified as the true site of the executions. Gallows Hill now serves as a city park. Salem is also the birthplace of the National Guard, which first mustered at the Salem Common in 1636.

Gender
Gender Salem Massachusetts Country
Female 56% 51.5% 50.8%
Male 44% 48.5% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.056%44%Female56%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.06%7%10%9%8%16%12%17%8%8%$100K to $150K17.2%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Salem Massachusetts Country
Less than $10,000 5.7% 5% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 7.1% 4.1% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 9.6% 6.8% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 8.7% 6.4% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 8% 9% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 16% 13.9% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 11.9% 12% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 17.2% 18% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 8.1% 10.6% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 7.7% 14.2% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.04%4%23%17%7%28%13%2%2%Bachelor Degree28%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Salem Massachusetts Country
< 9th Grade 4% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 4% 5% 7.0%
High School or GED 23% 24% 27.0%
Other College 17% 15% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 7% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 28% 25% 20.0%
Master's Degree 13% 14% 9.0%
Professional Degree 2% 3% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 2% 3% 1.0%
Household Income
 Salem Massachusetts  Country
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Education
 Salem Massachusetts  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.007.51522.530Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade43545723242717152078928252013149232231
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.071%5%0%3%18%0%3%0%White70.6%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Salem Massachusetts Country
White 70.6% 70.8% 60.1%
African American 4.8% 6.8% 12.2%
American Indian 0.1% 0.1% 0.6%
Asian 2.6% 6.7% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0.3% 0.8% 0.3%
Multiracial 3.2% 2.7% 2.8%
Hispanic 18.3% 12% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Salem Massachusetts  Country
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