Census tracts · Salem, MA

Census tracts in Salem, Massachusetts

9 census tracts lie mostly within Salem, and 6 more reach into it, by the 2020 census blocks they share. Median household income runs from $52,451 in Tract 2043 to $115,926 in Tract 2045, against $85,153 for Salem as a whole (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates).

Which census tracts of Salem earn the most and the least?

The five tracts with the highest and the lowest median household income among those mostly within Salem and with a reliable estimate.

Tract 2045 $115,926
Tract 2041.01 $100,649
Tract 2044 $91,563
Tract 2042 $90,625
Tract 2046 $88,109
Tract 2041.02 $88,102
Tract 2047.02 $80,750
Tract 2047.01 $67,404
Tract 2043 $52,451

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

Every census tract in Salem

Sort by any column; the share column is how much of each tract's land (by 2020 census blocks) lies inside Salem.

Census tracts in or partly in Salem, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Distance and direction from the Census Bureau's internal point of Salem (2024 Gazetteer), which is not always its downtown

Tract 2041.0125009204101	0.7 mi northeast	Essex County	4,862±510	$100,649	$558,800	$2,013	100%
Tract 2041.0225009204102	at the center point	Essex County	5,206±445	$88,102	$488,600	$1,399	100%
Tract 204225009204200	1.1 mi north	Essex County	5,079±769	$90,625	$523,600	$1,927	100%
Tract 204325009204300	1.3 mi northeast	Essex County	4,223±634	$52,451	$495,000	$1,717	100%
Tract 204425009204400	4.7 mi east	Essex County	3,459±499	$91,563	$575,200	$1,684	100%
Tract 204525009204500	2.1 mi north	Essex County	3,539±442	$115,926	$483,700	$2,525	100%
Tract 204625009204600	2.4 mi north	Essex County	5,312±751	$88,109	$549,100	$2,176	100%
Tract 2047.0125009204701	1.3 mi west	Essex County	7,007±803	$67,404	$572,300	$1,168	100%
Tract 2047.0225009204702	1.4 mi northwest	Essex County	6,108±725	$80,750	$572,400	$2,158	100%
Tract 2021.0125009202101	1.7 mi south	Essex County	2,279±263	$114,120	$836,400	$2,240	4%
Tract 203225009203200	3.3 mi east	Essex County	4,673±518	$184,200	$1,008,700	$1,971	3%
Tract 990125009990100	14 mi east	Essex County	0±14	not published	not published	not published	3%
Tract 2021.0425009202104	1.6 mi southwest	Essex County	5,195±597	$109,455	$571,900	$2,445	2%
Tract 203125009203100	1.6 mi southeast	Essex County	7,303±660	$235,962	$931,300	$1,656	2%
Tract 2176.0225009217602	5.4 mi northeast	Essex County	5,330±805	$240,417	$813,900	$1,933	2%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files · Census block assignment files

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