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Updated Apr. 6, 2026Refreshed annually
In 2024, there were about 25,900 people living in Salem Independent City, VA. That makes Salem Independent City the 71st-most populous county in Virginia. It is home to 0.29% of people living in the state.

25.9K

population of Salem Independent City, VA (2024)

0.29%

County share of the Virginia population (2024)

About 25,900 people lived in Salem Independent City, VA in 2024.

Population estimates, 2000–2024

What are Salem Independent City, VA’s age demographics?

About 5,300 Salem Independent City, VA residents are aged 65 and older in 2024. That represents 20.3% of its population. For comparison, the age group represents 17.8% of Virginia’s population and 18% in the US overall.
Another 5,100 Salem Independent City, VA residents, or 19.7% of the population, were children under 18. For comparison, the age group represents 21.6% of Virginia’s population and 21.6% in the US overall.

A higher share of Salem Independent City, VA's population is aged 18–24 than the US as a whole.

Population estimates by age group, (2024)

What are Salem Independent City, VA’s racial and ethnic demographics?

Non-Hispanic white residents make up 80.8% of the Salem Independent City, VA population, higher than the national share of 57.5%. Salem Independent City, VA also has a larger share of people identifying as non-Hispanic two or more races (2.7%) than the US overall (2.5%).
In contrast, Salem Independent City’s Hispanic population accounts for 5.3%, below the 20% nationwide, and the non-Hispanic Black or African American population makes up 8.3% of the city, compared with 12.6% nationally.
Racial and ethnic make up differ based on location. These figures reflect how people identified their race alone (not in combination with other races), and separate out Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, following Census reporting standards.

Salem Independent City, VA has a higher share of a non-Hispanic white population than Virginia as a whole.

Population estimates by race and ethnicity, (2024)

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