Salem is a tiny town located in the state of New York. With a population of 811 people and two associated neighborhoods, Salem is the 798th largest community in New York. Salem has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.

A relatively large number of people in Salem telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.13% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 town 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, Salem has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Salem a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Salem is a small town, 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 Salem citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.24% of adults in Salem have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Salem in 2022 was $44,686, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $178,744 for a family of four. However, Salem contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Salem include Irish, Polish, German, Italian, and French.

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