COMPARING TWO PLACES
Buchanan vs Salem
PLACE A
Buchanan, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Salem, South Carolina
Buchanan is 840% larger than Salem. Salem earns more, with a median household income $7,917 higher. Buchanan has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -11%).
BUCHANANSALEMDIFFERENCE
Total population1,212129+840% vs Salem
Population density559141+418
Population growth1.5%-11.1%+12.6 pts
Median age43.249.5−6.3
Male48.9%53.7%−4.8 pts
Female51.1%46.3%+4.8 pts
Foreign-born1.2%2.3%−1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.3%90.4%+2.9 pts
Black3.5%0.0%+3.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Asian0.9%2.3%−1.4 pts
Other2.3%4.0%−1.7 pts
Median household income$54,226$62,143−$7,917
Per capita income$29,722$30,697−$975
Poverty rate17.9%11.5%+6.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3850.395−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher29.0%9.1%+20.0 pts
Graduate degree14.0%6.1%+7.9 pts
Unemployment rate6.6%0.0%+6.6 pts
Labor force participation56.9%56.3%+0.6 pts
Median home value$187,500$167,500+$20,000
Median gross rent$958$500+$458
Owner-occupied80.5%80.6%−0.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.5%26.5%−11.0 pts
Rent-burdened households39.8%64.3%−24.5 pts
Average commute32.827.2+5.6
Worked from home6.5%3.5%+3.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.2%11.9%−10.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025