Salmon is a very small city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 3,216 people and two associated neighborhoods, Salmon is the 59th largest community in Idaho.
There are many members of the armed forces living in Salmon. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.
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.
One of the benefits of Salmon is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 12.37 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
As is often the case in a small city, Salmon doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Salmon citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.86% of adults 25 and older in Salmon have a college degree.
The per capita income in Salmon in 2022 was $30,796, 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 $123,184 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 German, Irish, English, French, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Salmon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.