The city 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, Salmon has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Salmon a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Salmon spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 14.24 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Being a small city, Salmon does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Salmon with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.29% of adults in Salmon have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Salmon in 2022 was $32,404, which is upper middle income relative to Idaho, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $129,616 for a family of four. However, Salmon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Salmon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Salmon residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Salmon include Irish, English, German, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Salmon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
