Salem Lakes is a somewhat small village located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 14,397 people and four associated neighborhoods, Salem Lakes is the 64th largest community in Wisconsin.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Salem Lakes is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Salem Lakes is a village of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Salem Lakes who work in management occupations (14.35%), office and administrative support (13.20%), and sales jobs (9.65%). Also of interest is that Salem Lakes 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: 9.20% 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. Because of many things, Salem Lakes is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Salem Lakes really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Salem Lakes perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. One downside of living in Salem Lakes, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.87 minutes every day commuting to work. In terms of college education, Salem Lakes is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.03% of adults 25 and older in the village have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Salem Lakes in 2022 was $46,041, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $184,164 for a family of four. However, Salem Lakes contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Salem Lakes home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Salem Lakes residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Salem Lakes include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and English. The most common language spoken in Salem Lakes is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
