Housing data for Salem Township (Muskingum County), OH

Salem Township (Muskingum County), OH has an estimated 861 residents and 295 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Muskingum County.

9.3% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,000 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
861 (±390)
Housing units
295 (±84)
Households that rent
9.3%
Median gross rent
$1,000
Residents since 2015–2019
+0.2%

What stands out in Salem Township (Muskingum County)

Households that rent: 9.3% (±7.9 points) in Salem Township (Muskingum County), lower than in Muskingum County (31.8%).

Homes built before 1980: 38.3% (±18.5 points) in Salem Township (Muskingum County), lower than in Muskingum County (61.0%).

Median gross rent: $1,000 (±$139) in Salem Township (Muskingum County), higher than in Muskingum County ($833).

Housing in Salem Township (Muskingum County) at a glance

  • Median rent: $1,000 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 58.3% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 9.3% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $73,958 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Home values: $196,900 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Homeowner costs: $1,335 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $1,320 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 78.0% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 38.3% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 38.1% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 25.6 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: +0.2% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 15.2% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 7.8% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Salem Township (Muskingum County) against Muskingum County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Salem Township (Muskingum County)Muskingum CountyOhioUnited States
Residents861 (±390)86,411 (exact)11,810,293 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units295 (±84)38,357 (±54)5,292,391 (±464)143,775,355
Households that rent9.3% (±7.9 points)31.8% (±1.8 points)32.8% (±0.3 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$1,000 (±$139)$833 (±$32)$1,034 (±$5)$1,413
Median household income$73,958 (±$71,477)$60,780 (±$3,160)$71,389 (±$321)$80,734
Median home value$196,900 (±$112,681)$182,200 (±$6,423)$214,800 (±$742)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,320 (±$476)$1,649 (±$66)$2,822 (±$10)$3,119
Built before 198038.3% (±18.5 points)61.0% (±2.6 points)63.4% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute25.6 minutes (±3.4)25.4 minutes (±1.1)23.4 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband86.0% (±12.7 points)89.3% (±1.4 points)90.1% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents35.5 years (±20.9)40.3 years (±0.3)39.7 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Salem Township (Muskingum County) covers 25.2 square miles of land, about 34 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Salem Township (Muskingum County) has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents859 (±258)861 (±390)+0.2%Not a measurable change
Housing units348 (±73)295 (±84)−15.2%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$788 (±$442)$1,000 (±$139)+26.9%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$111,200 (±$38,916)$196,900 (±$112,681)+77.1%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$68,472 (±$30,593)$73,958 (±$71,477)+8.0%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,234 (±$490)$1,335 (±$421)+8.2%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,237 (±$453)$1,320 (±$476)+6.7%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent12.6% (±7.2 points)9.3% (±7.9 points)−3.3 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±43.0 points)0.0% (±65.0 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Muskingum County

Salem Township (Muskingum County) has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Muskingum County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Muskingum County recorded 358 violent and 1,460 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Salem Township (Muskingum County)

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
4380238%1,313$838$205,600$71,875

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Salem Township (Muskingum County)

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Adamsville1.8 mi$917$66,90014.7%
Highland Township (Muskingum County)4.7 mi—$258,5006.4%
Perry Township (Muskingum County)4.8 mi$1,048$240,6003.7%
Washington Township (Muskingum County)5.4 mi$817$174,80027.4%
Adams Township (Muskingum County)5.5 mi—$231,80014.2%
Madison Township (Muskingum County)5.6 mi$1,281$133,50049.7%
Norwich5.9 mi$850$115,30010.8%
Union Township (Muskingum County)6.9 mi$799$204,60027.3%

Places in Ohio most like Salem Township (Muskingum County)

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Delaware Township (Hancock County)$875$193,000$73,83514.1%
Freedom Township (Portage County)$999$200,400$71,13615.7%
Jefferson Township (Scioto County)$918$202,500$68,34516.2%
West Township$929$201,500$74,72714.7%
Sterling Township$978$226,000$77,66013.3%
Franklin Township (Mercer County)$858$175,900$62,4569.2%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Ohio.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Salem Township (Muskingum County), fiscal year 2027

Muskingum County, OH, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$862$867$1,003$1,355$1,496

HUD income limits for Salem Township (Muskingum County), fiscal year 2026

Muskingum County, OH, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$18,450$30,700$49,150
2 people$21,640$35,100$56,150
3 people$27,320$39,500$63,150
4 people$33,000$43,850$70,150
5 people$38,680$47,400$75,800
6 people$44,360$50,900$81,400
7 people$50,040$54,400$87,000
8 people$55,720$57,900$92,600

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Muskingum County, OH, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $82,800.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Salem Township (Muskingum County)

What is the average mortgage payment in Salem Township (Muskingum County)?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Salem Township (Muskingum County), OH is $1,335 (±$421) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Salem Township (Muskingum County)?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Salem Township (Muskingum County), OH is $1,320 (±$476) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Salem Township (Muskingum County)?

Salem Township (Muskingum County), OH has an estimated 295 (±84) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How old are most homes in Salem Township (Muskingum County)?

38.3% of homes in Salem Township (Muskingum County), OH were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the most common way to heat a home in Salem Township (Muskingum County)?

Utility gas is the most common heating fuel in Salem Township (Muskingum County), used by 38.1% of occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How long is the average commute in Salem Township (Muskingum County)?

Workers who live in Salem Township (Muskingum County), OH take an average of 25.6 minutes each way (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Salem Township (Muskingum County) growing?

In Salem Township (Muskingum County), the number of residents went from 859 in 2015–2019 to 861 in 2020–2024 (+0.2%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Salem Township (Muskingum County)?

The ZIP code that covers Salem Township (Muskingum County) is 43802.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 43802?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 43802 is $838 (±$302) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Salem township, Muskingum County, Ohio (county subdivision:69932, in state:39 county:119).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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