ZIP 24153 · Salem
Who lives in ZIP code 24153 (Salem, VA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Salem, VA · Roanoke County
uszips 2026
People38,914
Median age42.3
Household income$74,260
Home value$264,965
Median rent$1,124/mo
Poverty9.9%
College degree+31.3%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Roanoke, VA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 148 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 15,382
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.9% are 65 or older; 81.3% are adults.
Household income
39.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,731.
Education (adults 25+)
43.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.2%
- Never married
- 32.4%
- Divorced
- 13.8%
- Widowed
- 6.6%
- Family size
- 2.86
- Dual-income families
- 50.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 71.3%
- Rent burden
- 31.5%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.7%
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
- Self-employed
- 9.2%
- Farmers
- 0.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 27.2%
- Veterans
- 7.4%
- With a disability
- 14.0%
- No health insurance
- 5.0%
- Limited English
- 0.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.