ZIP 44287 · West Salem
Who lives in ZIP code 44287 (West Salem, OH): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
West Salem, OH · Wayne County
uszips 2026
People7,935
Median age41.0
Household income$73,816
Home value$194,154
Median rent$848/mo
Poverty17.3%
College degree+18.9%
Commute31 min
Place
- Metro area
- Wooster, OH (micro)
- Wider region
- Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 46 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,818
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.1% are 65 or older; 73.1% are adults.
Household income
29.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,123.
Education (adults 25+)
28.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 59.9%
- Never married
- 23.5%
- Divorced
- 9.1%
- Widowed
- 7.5%
- Family size
- 3.37
- Dual-income families
- 50.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 84.8%
- Rent burden
- 27.3%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 54.6%
- Unemployment
- 6.0%
- Self-employed
- 11.5%
- Farmers
- 4.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.7%
- Veterans
- 7.9%
- With a disability
- 17.5%
- No health insurance
- 18.1%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.