Recent News About Salem
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10.6% of households in Salem received food stamps in 2020
Salem ranked 432nd in North Carolina for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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32.8 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Salem
32.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Salem in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau: More men than women in Salem in 2020
Of the 1,479 people living in Salem in 2020, 49.8 percent (736) were women and 50.2 percent (743) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Winston Salem Times.
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Census Bureau: 1.8% of people in Burke County identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 89,968 citizens living in Burke County in 2019, 98.2 percent said they were only one race, while 1.8 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 0.6% of people in Salem identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 1,757 citizens living in Salem in 2019, 99.4 percent said they were only one race, while 0.6 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 81.1 percent of people in Burke County were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 89,968 citizens living in Burke County in 2019, 72,924 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau: 90.3 percent of people in Salem were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 1,757 citizens living in Salem in 2019, 1,587 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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34.3 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Salem
34.3 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Salem in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau: More men than women in Salem in 2019
Of the 1,757 people living in Salem in 2019, 49.5 percent (870) were women and 50.5 percent (887) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Winston Salem Times.
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32.8 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Salem
32.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Salem in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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27 businesses in Burke County had between 100 and 249 employees in 2019
There were 27 businesses in Burke County with between 100 and 249 employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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50 businesses in Burke County had between 50 and 99 employees in 2019
There were 50 businesses in Burke County with between 50 and 99 employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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115 businesses in Burke County had between 20 and 49 employees in 2019
There were 115 businesses in Burke County with between 20 and 49 employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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193 businesses in Burke County had between 10 and 19 employees in 2019
There were 193 businesses in Burke County with between 10 and 19 employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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256 businesses in Burke County had between five and nine employees in 2019
There were 256 businesses in Burke County with between five and nine employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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718 businesses in Burke County had fewer than five employees in 2019
There were 718 businesses in Burke County with fewer than five employees in 2019, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau: 89.5 percent of people in Salem were old enough to vote in 2020
Of the 1,479 citizens living in Salem in 2020, 1,324 were old enough to vote as of March 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau: nobody in Salem identified as multi-racial in 2020
Of the 1,479 citizens living in Salem in 2020, everyone said they were only one race, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.
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Census Bureau reports Salem population was 1,479 in 2020
Salem had a population of 1,479 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Winston Salem Times.
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Census Bureau: 1.9% of people in Burke County identified as multi-racial in 2020
Of the 90,148 citizens living in Burke County in 2020, 98.1 percent said they were only one race, while 1.9 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.