Salem Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
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Salem Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,269 at the 2000 census.
[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 77.8 km² (30.0 mi²). 75.1 km² (29.0 mi²) of it is land and 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²) of it (3.40%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 4,269 people, 1,743 households, and 1,263 families residing in the township. The population density was 56.8/km² (147.2/mi²). There were 1,924 housing units at an average density of 25.6/km² (66.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.62% White, 0.47% African American, 0.02% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.26% from other races, and 0.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.66% of the population.
There were 1,743 households out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the township the population was spread out with 22.1% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 19.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $38,429, and the median income for a family was $42,803. Males had a median income of $29,712 versus $25,450 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,114. About 5.1% of families and 6.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.9% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.
