The risk rating from FEMA for Salem Township comes to 79 of 100. Paid flood insurance claims locally since 1980: one. FEMA puts 37% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to hail, and 24% to strong winds.

79risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

HailStrong windDrought

paid flood claims since 1980

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What it facesHigh risk Flood claimsSince 1980 Past disasters8 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready7.2 events a year, on average · Ready for hail

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Schools

The schools Salem Township’s kids attend

Its one school is below. The public schools here belong to the Wilcox-Hildreth Public Schools.

School	Level	Students	Letter
Wilcox-Hildreth Upper ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–5	Grades 3–5	45	C⁻

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The districtsWILCOX-HILDRETH PUBLIC SCHOOLS Vs. the neighbors3 bordering towns Every school1 school · Wilcox-Hildreth Upper Elementary Questions“Are Salem Township’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts

Work & commute

A smaller share of working residents in Salem Township work locally than in the typical Nebraska or U.S. town

For half of commuters, work is under 25 miles away. The typical journey to work for Salem Township comes to 24 minutes, above the Nebraska town median (17 minutes) and near the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The town’s income of the median household comes in at $58,000. The top destinations are Kearney (14%), Holdrege (9%) and Campbell (8%).

1%work in town

	Salem Township	Nebraska towns	U.S. towns
Working residents who work in town	1.3%	34%	8%
Average trip to work	24 minutes	17 minutes	25 minutes
Median household income	$58,000	$69,000	$80,000
Below the poverty line	9.5%	11%	9.6%

Where working residents work

In Salem Township1%

Kearney14%

Holdrege9%

Campbell8%

Minden7%

25 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Salem Township

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here36 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work1% work in Salem Township Commute times24 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 25 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Four seasons and hot summers in Salem Township

July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 15° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.

24″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter17–39°

Spring37–63°

Summer61–86°

Fall39–66°

Oct 12

typical first frost

Apr 26

typical last frost

+0.7°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 88°, January lows 15°Rain & snow24″ of snow a winter · 26 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+0.7° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Who lives here

A older population than Nebraska as a whole

20% of Salem Township residents are under 18. People 65 and older are 25% of residents (17% statewide); children under 18 are 20% of residents (25% statewide). This Nebraska town is shrinking: down 4% since 2020, to 453 residents (2025 estimate).

39.2median age · NE 37.2

	Salem Township	Nebraska towns	U.S. towns
Aged 65 or older	25%	19%	18%
Under 18	20%	24%	22%
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+	25%	28%	29%
Median age	39.2 years	37.5 years	40.5 years

Salem TownshipNebraskaUnited States

NEU.S.

Ages · share of residents

16%

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma7%

High school40%

Some college17%

Associate’s12%

Bachelor’s20%

Graduate5%

Women and men · all residents

42% women, 58% men

About 139 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.5 points). Across Nebraska, 49.7% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Salem Township
	Salem Township	NE	U.S.
Under 10	10.1%	13.1%	11.6%
10 to 17	10.3%	11.4%	10.3%
18 to 24	5.8%	9.8%	9.1%
25 to 34	15.9%	12.9%	13.7%
35 to 44	14.2%	13.1%	13.2%
45 to 54	4.5%	11.1%	12.2%
55 to 64	14.4%	11.9%	12.7%
65 to 74	15%	9.9%	10.2%
75 and older	9.9%	6.8%	7%
No diploma	6.6%	7.8%	10.4%
High school	39.5%	25%	26%
Some college	16.7%	21.6%	19.1%
Associate’s	12.4%	11%	8.8%
Bachelor’s	20.3%	22.3%	21.6%
Graduate	4.6%	12.3%	14.1%

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Ages39.2 median age · 25% are 65 or older Schooling25% have a four-year degree Homes88% own their home · Homeowners Income$58K a year · Median household income

Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points

Health

How healthy Salem Township is

The share of adults in Salem Township who had a checkup this year: 78%. CDC measures, 32 in all: Salem Township beats Nebraska on 5 and trails on 8. Among adults here, 40% have high blood pressure, against 34% in Nebraska’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns.

	Salem Township	Nebraska towns	U.S. towns
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	13%	14%	17%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	40%	34%	35%
Depression (CDC PLACES)	17%	18%	23%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)	28%	30%	33%