Youngstown Times

25.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Salem in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 12 percent lower than the state average of 37.7 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 11,692.

85.9 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	1,196	14.1
Regular high school diploma	3,157	37.1
GED or alternative credential	498	5.9
Some college, less than 1 year	534	6.3
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	941	11.1
Associate's degree	870	10.2
Bachelor's degree	943	11.1
Master's degree	257	3
Professional school degree	62	0.7
Doctorate degree	51	0.6

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.