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Population (year 2000): 795
Males: 427 (53.7%), Females: 368 (46.3%)
Zip code:
87941
Median resident age: 19.2 years
Median household income: $14,934 (year 2000)
Median house value: $44,400 (year 2000)
Races in Salem:
- Hispanic (94.1%)
- Other race (64.5%)
- White Non-Hispanic (4.9%)
- Two or more races (3.9%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
- Black (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: .
Elevation: 4092 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Salem
- High school or higher: 21.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
- Unemployed: 24.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Salem CDP
- Never married: 24.9%
- Now married: 58.9%
- Separated: 5.4%
- Widowed: 7.5%
- Divorced: 3.2%
61.1% Foreign born (60.4% Latin America).
Hospitals/medical centers near Salem:
- SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; T OR C, NM)
- MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 43 miles; LAS
CRUCES, NM)
- MESILLA VALLEY HOSP (about 43 miles; LAS CRUCES, NM)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Salem:
- LAS CRUCES INTERNATIONAL (about 36 miles; LAS
CRUCES, NM; ID: LRU)
- HOLLOMAN AFB (about 78 miles; ALAMOGORDO, NM; ID:
HMN)
- BIGGS AAF (about 84 miles; FORT BLISS/EL PASO/, TX;
ID: BIF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Salem:
- HATCH MUNI (about 5 miles; HATCH, NM; ID: E05)
- TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES MUNI (about 37 miles; TRUTH OR
CONSEQUENCES, NM; ID: TCS)
- DEMING MUNI (about 48 miles; DEMING, NM; ID: DMN)
Amtrak station near Salem:
- 5 miles: HATCH (301 W. HALL) - Bus Station.
Services: public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Salem:
- NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 44
miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; Full-time enrollment: 12,562)
- NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY-DONA ANA (about 44
miles; LAS CRUCES, NM; FT enrollment: 2,380)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO (about 81 miles;
EL PASO, TX; FT enrollment: 12,071)
- EL PASO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 89 miles; EL PASO,
TX; FT enrollment: 11,127)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO-MAIN CAMPUS (about 165
miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 18,780)
- ALBUQUERQUE TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE (about
168 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 9,188)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ALBUQUERQUE NM CAMPUS (about
174 miles; ALBUQUERQUE, NM; FT enrollment: 3,261)
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