Salem
In Burke County, North Carolina.
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This Afternoon
90°F
Sunny5% precip
Tonight
69°F
Partly Cloudy11% precip
Saturday
83°F
Showers And Thunderstorms85% precip
Saturday Night
68°F
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Mostly Cloudy74% precip
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Salem by the numbers
Households & income
- Area
- 4.29 sq mi (11.12 km²)
- Median age
- 41.3
- Households
- 1,045
- Persons per household
- 2.3
- Median household income
- $68,988
- Median house value
- $159,100