Housing data for Salem Township (Washington County), OH

Salem Township (Washington County), OH has an estimated 1,035 residents and 533 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Washington County.

27.6% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,111 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
1,035 (±330)
Housing units
533 (±158)
Households that rent
27.6%
Median gross rent
$1,111
Residents since 2015–2019
−15.7%

What stands out in Salem Township (Washington County)

Renters paying 30% or more of income: 0.9% (±28.3 points) in Salem Township (Washington County), lower than in Washington County (49.7%).

Households that moved in since 2020: 4.1% (±9.3 points) in Salem Township (Washington County), lower than in Washington County (17.5%).

Median gross rent: $1,111 (±$64) in Salem Township (Washington County), higher than in Washington County ($852).

Median real estate taxes: $1,187 (±$210) in Salem Township (Washington County), lower than in Washington County ($1,732).

Housing in Salem Township (Washington County) at a glance

  • Median rent: $1,111 median gross rent a month
  • Rent burden: 0.9% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 27.6% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $51,088 median household income
  • Home values: $162,500 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Homeowner costs: $1,169 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $1,187 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 50.2% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 68.1% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 60.3% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 29.3 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: −15.7% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 4.1% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

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

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Salem Township (Washington County)Washington CountyOhioUnited States
Residents1,035 (±330)58,978 (exact)11,810,293 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units533 (±158)27,949 (±42)5,292,391 (±464)143,775,355
Households that rent27.6% (±17.2 points)24.6% (±1.6 points)32.8% (±0.3 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$1,111 (±$64)$852 (±$33)$1,034 (±$5)$1,413
Median household income$51,088 (±$7,776)$63,603 (±$3,544)$71,389 (±$321)$80,734
Median home value$162,500 (±$108,743)$185,600 (±$8,371)$214,800 (±$742)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,187 (±$210)$1,732 (±$69)$2,822 (±$10)$3,119
Built before 198068.1% (±22.2 points)63.1% (±3.0 points)63.4% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute29.3 minutes (±4.0)23.5 minutes (±1.1)23.4 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband81.0% (±11.9 points)87.5% (±1.5 points)90.1% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents47.4 years (±8.1)44.0 years (±0.4)39.7 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Salem Township (Washington County) covers 27.8 square miles of land, about 37 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

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

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents1,228 (±409)1,035 (±330)−15.7%Not a measurable change
Housing units504 (±124)533 (±158)+5.8%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$843 (±$17)$1,111 (±$64)+31.8%Up after inflation
Median home value$101,600 (±$33,839)$162,500 (±$108,743)+59.9%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$48,634 (±$16,839)$51,088 (±$7,776)+5.0%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$831 (±$114)$1,169 (±$122)+40.7%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$793 (±$190)$1,187 (±$210)+49.7%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent26.8% (±17.7 points)27.6% (±17.2 points)+0.8 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate14.8% (±22.2 points)0.0% (±25.0 points)−14.8 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 Washington County

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

In 2025, the police departments that report for Washington County recorded 92 violent and 508 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 (Washington 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
4574419%2,179$882$201,500$69,148
4574516%1,049$1,138$105,700$44,250
4578813%691$646$194,900$100,682

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 (Washington County)

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Lower Salem1.2 mi$1,611$95,80040.0%
Aurelius Township3.4 mi$1,080—14.9%
Lowell5.5 mi$826$131,80024.4%
Fearing Township5.6 mi$950$172,80033.2%
Liberty Township (Washington County)5.7 mi—$167,3005.4%
Macksburg5.8 mi$642$75,00012.3%
Jefferson Township (Noble County)5.9 mi—$112,50010.8%
Adams Township (Washington County)6.3 mi$826$203,8009.3%

Places in Ohio most like Salem Township (Washington County)

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Scipio Township (Seneca County)$1,040$160,800$52,50030.8%
Thurston$1,161$157,500$62,18824.8%
Wheeling Township (Belmont County)$1,008$170,700$53,51232.2%
Perry Township (Carroll County)$1,096$164,900$54,10733.0%
Gustavus Township$954$198,100$46,31328.3%
Ashley$1,039$153,400$56,59637.0%

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 (Washington County), fiscal year 2027

Washington County, OH, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$809$814$1,003$1,359$1,521

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

Washington 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 Washington County, OH, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $85,000.

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 (Washington County)

What is the average rent in Salem Township (Washington County), OH?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Salem Township (Washington County) is $1,111 (±$64) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

What is the median household income in Salem Township (Washington County)?

The median household income in Salem Township (Washington County) is $51,088 (±$7,776) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Salem Township (Washington County), OH is $1,169 (±$122) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

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

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Salem Township (Washington County), OH is $1,187 (±$210) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

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

Salem Township (Washington County), OH has an estimated 533 (±158) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the most common home size in Salem Township (Washington County)?

The most common size is 2 bedrooms, 46.5% of homes in Salem Township (Washington County), OH.

Is Salem Township (Washington County) growing?

In Salem Township (Washington County), the number of residents went from 1,228 in 2015–2019 to 1,035 in 2020–2024 (−15.7%), not a measurable change.

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

The ZIP codes that cover Salem Township (Washington County) are 45744, 45745, 45788.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 45744?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 45744 is $882 (±$78) 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, Washington County, Ohio (county subdivision:70002, in state:39 county:167).

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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