Salem
A city in Virginia, coextensive with its county-equivalent — population 25,340 as of 2020.
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September 10Roanoke Valley Field Notes: Roanoke data breach caused by phishing email
Plus: Salem's first State of the City address set for later this month.
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Salem by the numbers
Population
25,340Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 14.52 sq mi (37.59 km²), 0.11 sq mi water
- Median age
- 40
- Households
- 10,256
- Persons per household
- 2.3
- Median household income
- $66,725
- Median house value
- $258,600
Municipal office
- Office
- DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
- Address
- PO BOX 869, SALEM, VA 24153