Salem TownshipKS
The town has 315 residents and lies in Kansas.
Is Salem Township a good place to live?
27% of residents live below the poverty line in Salem Township, where Kansas’ towns sit at 9.1% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Among 152 Kansas towns, just 2 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Salem Township. Salem Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
315 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
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.
Most of Salem Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Salem Township’s average commute stands at 24 minutes. Most people who work leave Salem Township to do it: just 1% work in town. The top destinations are Wichita (15%), Arkansas City (13%) and Winfield (12%). The median commute is under 28 miles.
| Salem Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $66,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Salem Township, with inland flooding at the top
Compared with 71% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Salem Township is higher. FEMA puts 30% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 23% to tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect four seasons and hot summers in Salem Township
Expect July afternoons of 91° and January nights of 23°, with about 9 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Salem Township is
28% of adults get no exercise outside work in Salem Township. In Salem Township, nearly two in five adults have high blood pressure, and 13% have diabetes.
| Salem Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Salem Township | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.9% | 11.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.8% | 6.7% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4% | 3.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.5% of the land in Salem Township is protected from building
1.6 miles of trail. The trail density for Salem Township comes to 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Salem Township | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Salem Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Salem Township
About 2 of every 100 Salem Township residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
99% of working residents leave Salem Township for work
Where Salem Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Salem Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Salem Township, KS a good place to live?
Salem Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.