ZIP 01970 · Salem
Who lives in ZIP code 01970 (Salem, MA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Salem, MA · Essex County
uszips 2026
People44,738
Median age39.3
Household income$85,041
Home value$542,958
Median rent$1,836/mo
Poverty12.1%
College degree+47.8%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
- Wider region
- Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH
- Metro division
- Cambridge-Newton-Framingham, MA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 2,096 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 20,222
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.1% are 65 or older; 84.3% are adults.
Household income
43.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $48,719.
Education (adults 25+)
41.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
20.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 37.2%
- Never married
- 45.3%
- Divorced
- 13.4%
- Widowed
- 4.2%
- Family size
- 2.86
- Dual-income families
- 58.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 49.6%
- Rent burden
- 38.0%
- Men / women
- 46% / 55%
Work
- In labor force
- 70.3%
- Unemployment
- 5.1%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 3.6%
- With a disability
- 11.6%
- No health insurance
- 3.1%
- Limited English
- 7.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.