ZIP 65560 · Salem
Who lives in ZIP code 65560 (Salem, MO): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Salem, MO · Dent County
uszips 2026
People13,822
Median age42.9
Household income$56,250
Home value$157,744
Median rent$676/mo
Poverty11.9%
College degree+16.4%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 8 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,294
Spans 5 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.5% are 65 or older; 77.5% are adults.
Household income
24.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $29,541.
Education (adults 25+)
35.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 49.5%
- Never married
- 24.4%
- Divorced
- 16.5%
- Widowed
- 9.6%
- Family size
- 3.26
- Dual-income families
- 47.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 74.6%
- Rent burden
- 27.4%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 53.4%
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
- Self-employed
- 13.0%
- Farmers
- 10.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 9.8%
- Veterans
- 11.4%
- With a disability
- 20.2%
- No health insurance
- 16.1%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.