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Salem city

25,908Population
2.2 %Change since 2020
24Net migration
3.3 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
25,908 (2024)
Change since 2020
2.2 %
Net migration
24 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.3 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
25,341 (2020)
Births
333 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
12.9
Deaths
384 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
14.8
Natural change, 2023
-51
International migration
118 (2023)
Domestic migration
-94 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
0.9
Postal code
VA
FIPS code
51775

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.33.2
PeriodValue
20253.3 %
20242.9 %
20232.7 %
20222.7 %
20213.5 %
20206.0 %
20192.8 %
20183.0 %
20173.7 %
20163.9 %
20154.3 %
20145.0 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202425.9K25.4K
PeriodValue
202425,908
202325,669
202225,698
202125,417
202025,396