Salem No. 2 Precinct is one of the 12 precincts of

Edwards County, Illinois Edwards County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,721. Its county seat is Albion. History Edwards County was named for Ninian Edwards, the governor of the Illinois Territory, and, lat ...

. As of the 2020 census, the population was 571.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Salem No. 2 Precinct has a total area of , of which (or 99.53%) is land and (or 0.47%) is water.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 571 people, 266 households, and 162 families residing in the precinct. The population density was . There were 309 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the precinct was 97.37%

White White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White on ...

, 0.35%

African American African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...

, 0.35% Native American, 0.00%

Asian Asian may refer to: * Items from or related to the continent of Asia: ** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia ** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia ** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...

, 0.00%

Pacific Islander Pacific Islanders, Pasifika, Pasefika, or rarely Pacificers are the peoples of the list of islands in the Pacific Ocean, Pacific Islands. As an ethnic group, ethnic/race (human categorization), racial term, it is used to describe the original p ...

, 0.18% from other races, and 1.75% from two or more races.

Hispanic The term ''Hispanic'' ( es, hispano) refers to people, Spanish culture, cultures, or countries related to Spain, the Spanish language, or Hispanidad. The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to Vic ...

Latino Latino or Latinos most often refers to: * Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America * Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States * The people or cultures of Latin America; ** Latin A ...

of any race were 0.18% of the population. There were 266 households, out of which 21.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.98% were married couples living together, 9.40% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 39.10% were non-families. 38.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 3.01. The precinct's age distribution consisted of 23.6% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 22.5% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males. The median income for a household in the precinct was $48,333, and the median income for a family was $62,857. Males had a median income of $45,179 versus $35,893 for females. The

per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population. Per capita i ...

for the precinct was $24,406. About 14.8% of families and 19.3% of the population were below the

poverty line The poverty threshold, poverty limit, poverty line or breadline is the minimum level of income deemed adequate in a particular country. The poverty line is usually calculated by estimating the total cost of one year's worth of necessities for t ...

, including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 21.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

{{Edwards County, Illinois Precincts in Edwards County, Illinois