Salem is a medium-sized town located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 30,647 people and six associated neighborhoods, Salem is the seventh largest community in New Hampshire.

Housing costs in Salem are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New Hampshire.

Also of interest is that Salem has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.17% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The education level of Salem citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 38.15% of adults in Salem have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Salem in 2018 was $52,109, which is upper middle income relative to New Hampshire, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $208,436 for a family of four.

Salem is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Salem home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Salem residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Salem include Irish, Italian, English, French, and French Canadian.

The most common language spoken in Salem is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.