Salem, WV Profile

Salem, WV, population 2,047, is located in West Virginia's Harrison county, about 85.5 miles from Pittsburgh and 134.3 miles from Akron.

Through the 90's Salem's population has declined by about 3%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Salem has declined by about 1%. Since 2005 Salem's population has stayed about the same.

Salem's property crime levels tend to be West Virginia's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	50%
	Females	50%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	87%
	African American	2%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	8%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	3%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.00%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	7.00%	Over 60:	9.99%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	2,097	N/A
2001	1,969	-6.10%
2002	1,880	-4.52%
2003	1,872	-0.43%
2004	1,970	5.24%
2005	2,048	3.96%
2006	2,036	-0.59%
2007	2,032	-0.20%
2008	2,042	0.49%
2009	2,047	0.24%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$16,577

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	N/A
2002	50
2003	N/A
2004	N/A
2005	N/A
2006	N/A
2007	N/A
2008	N/A
2009	293
2010	N/A

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	-	-	-	-
2002	0	0	0	1
2003	-	-	-	-
2004	-	-	-	-
2005	-	-	-	-
2006	-	-	-	-
2007	-	-	-	-
2008	-	-	-	-
2009	0	0	0	6
2010	-	-	-	-

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	N/A
2002	700
2003	N/A
2004	N/A
2005	N/A
2006	N/A
2007	N/A
2008	N/A
2009	1,320
2010	N/A

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	-	-	-
2002	2	10	2
2003	-	-	-
2004	-	-	-
2005	-	-	-
2006	-	-	-
2007	-	-	-
2008	-	-	-
2009	8	19	0
2010	-	-	-

Location

Elevation	1,052 feet above sea level
Land Area	1.3 Square Miles