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Hazel, SD vs Salem, SD

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Highlights
- Household income in Salem, is 2% more than it is in Hazel and is 5% below the National Average.
- Hazel unemployment rate is 2.6%.
- Salem unemployment rate is 2.9%.
 Hazel, SDSalem, SDUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock2.9%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth28.0%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes4.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$20,665  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$65,820$69,021
 Family Median Income$65,938  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Hazel, SDSalem, SDUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock9.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.8%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.8%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock13.2%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K4.9%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock16.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Hazel, SDSalem, SDUnited States
 Management, business, finance7.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.6%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.4%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology0.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock4.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement5.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance10.3%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock5.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock10.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.2%13.1%
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Reviews for Salem    2 Reviews

We're looking forward to the slower pace, family oriented appeal of Salem SD!  More

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Salem is a safe, affordable, quiet place with a caring, friendly, intelligent population. Salem is close enough to Sioux Falls to not feel isolated from civilization,  More

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