Salem TownshipIN
A town of 1,272. 2.3 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Is Salem Township a good place to live?
The best of Salem Township’s subject grades are an A− for cost of living and an A for history and civic life; the weakest is a D for incomes. On incomes, just 80 of Indiana’s 1,096 towns do worse. 18% of residents live below the poverty line in Salem Township, above both Indiana’s towns (10%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). On the outdoors, just 22 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns do worse. Salem Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Salem Township stand out
Where Salem Township beats most towns.
1,272 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Salem Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Salem Township is from typical.
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Moving to Salem Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Salem Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Salem Township.
Health in Salem Township trails 80% of U.S. towns
Salem Township beats the Indiana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 42% of adults have high blood pressure in Salem Township, where Indiana’s towns sit at 39% and U.S. towns at 35%. 15% of Salem Township adults have diabetes.
| Salem Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 39% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 21% | 19% |
| What stands out | Salem Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.1% | 77.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.4% | 8.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Salem Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Salem Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 17° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A job hub: Salem Township has 1.1 jobs for every working resident and draws in 609 commuters
Most working residents leave Salem Township for work: only 13% work in town. Jobs based in Salem Township grew to 690 in 2023, 188 more than in 2013. The average trip to work in Salem Township is 27 minutes.
| Salem Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 13% | 11% | 8% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Salem Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Salem Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Salem Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Salem Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
About Salem Township
Township in Indiana, United States
Salem Township is one of twelve townships in Pulaski County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,266, and it contained 562 housing units. Salem Township was organized in 1843, and most likely was named after Salem Township, Champaign County, Ohio, the native home of a first settler.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 673 ft
Questions about Salem Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Salem Township, IN a good place to live?
2.3 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Is Salem Township, IN expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.