Salmon is a very small city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 3,216 people and two associated neighborhoods, Salmon is the 59th largest community in Idaho.
Salmon is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Salmon, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.
The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Salmon has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Salmon a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Salmon spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 12.37 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Salmon is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The education level of Salmon citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.86% of adults 25 and older in Salmon have a college degree.
The per capita income in Salmon in 2022 was $30,796, which is upper middle income relative to Idaho, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,184 for a family of four. However, Salmon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Salmon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Salmon residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Salmon include German, Irish, English, French, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Salmon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.