Editing Salem, Virginia (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 612
|1870= 1355
|1880= 1759
|1890= 3279
|1900= 3412
|1910= 3849
|1920= 4159
|1930= 4833
|1940= 5737
|1950= 6823
|1960= 16058
|1970= 21982
|1980= 23958
|1990= 23756
|2000= 24747
|2010= 24802
|2020= 25346
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing from 1790-2000|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 24, 2022}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 6, 2014}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/va190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 6, 2014}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=2010-03-27 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 6, 2014}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Salem city, Virginia - Demographic Profile'''<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')
!Race / Ethnicity
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Salem city, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US5170000&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Salem city, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US5170000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|21,653
|20,673
|87.30%
|81.56%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|1,732
|1,913
|6.98%
|7.55%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|55
|42
|0.22%
|0.17%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|398
|534
|1.60%
|2.11%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|6
|5
|0.02%
|0.02%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|31
|66
|0.12%
|0.26%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|326
|1,025
|1.31%
|4.04%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|601
|1,088
|2.42%
|4.29%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''24,802'''
|'''25,346'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}
''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''

===2000 Census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 24,747 people, 9,954 households, and 6,539 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1,696.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 10,403 housing units at an average density of {{convert|713.1|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 91.88% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 5.88% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.13% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.97% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.25% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.86% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.83% of the population.

There were 9,954 households, out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 20.9% under the age of 18, 11.7% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.3 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 85.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,997, and the median income for a family was $47,174. Males had a median income of $32,472 versus $23,193 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $20,091. About 4.3% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.