Village of New Salem
Recent News About Village of New Salem
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24.1% of households in New Salem received food stamps in 2020
New Salem ranked 186th in Illinois for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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13.3 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in New Salem
13.3 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in New Salem in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau: 1.8% of people in New Salem identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 271 citizens living in New Salem in 2019, 98.2 percent said they were only one race, while 1.8 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 76 percent of people in New Salem were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 271 citizens living in New Salem in 2019, 206 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau reports New Salem population was 271 in 2019
New Salem had a population of 271 people in 2019, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Sangamon Sun.
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14.8 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in New Salem
14.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in New Salem in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau: 76.3 percent of people in New Salem were old enough to vote in 2020
Of the 207 citizens living in New Salem in 2020, 158 were old enough to vote as of March 24, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau: nobody in New Salem identified as multi-racial in 2020
All 207 citizens living in New Salem in 2020 were white, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.
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Census Bureau reports New Salem population was 207 in 2020
New Salem had a population of 207 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Sangamon Sun.
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12.9 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in New Salem
12.9 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in New Salem in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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New Salem's population increases by 131 people between 2017 and 2018
New Salem's population increased by 131 people between 2017 and 2018, according to U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
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31% unemployed in New Salem in 2018
31 percent of New Salem residents between 16 and 65 years old were unemployed in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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38.8% unemployed in New Salem in 2017
38.8 percent of New Salem residents between 16 and 65 years old were unemployed in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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The white population in New Salem increases by 132 people between 2017 and 2018
The white population in New Salem increased by 132 people between 2017 and 2018, according to U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey.