2020 census As of the
2020 census, Salem Lakes had a population of 14,601. The median age was 41.8 years. 22.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.5% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 101.8 males; for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.0 males age 18 and over. 75.6% of residents lived in urban areas and 24.4% lived in rural areas. There were 5,648 households, of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 54.6% were married-couple households, 17.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 19.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 6,319 housing units, of which 10.6% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 4.2%.
2000 census As of the
2000 United States census, there were 9,871 people, 3,529 households, and 2,653 families residing in the town. This census occurred before the merger of the village of
Silver Lake, and does not include the data from that area. The population density was . There were 3,939 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.33%
White, 0.53%
African American, 0.32%
Native American, 0.30%
Asian, 0.02%
Pacific Islander, 0.80% from
other races, and 0.70% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 2.51% of the population. There were 3,529 households, out of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were
married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 18.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.21. In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.6% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 34.6% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.8 males. The median income for a household in the town was $54,392, and the median income for a family was $60,032. Males had a median income of $41,458 versus $28,438 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $22,814. About 5.2% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 7.7% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==