COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cave Spring vs Salem
PLACE A
Cave Spring, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Salem, South Carolina
Cave Spring is 19855% larger than Salem. Cave Spring earns more, with a median household income $25,396 higher. Cave Spring has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -11%).
CAVE SPRINGSALEMDIFFERENCE
Total population25,742129+19855% vs Salem
Population density2,157141+2,016
Population growth7.4%-11.1%+18.5 pts
Median age42.449.5−7.1
Male49.1%53.7%−4.5 pts
Female50.9%46.3%+4.5 pts
Foreign-born11.3%2.3%+9.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.1%90.4%−11.3 pts
Black3.8%0.0%+3.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.6%3.4%+2.2 pts
Asian6.9%2.3%+4.6 pts
Other4.6%4.0%+0.7 pts
Median household income$87,539$62,143+$25,396
Per capita income$49,725$30,697+$19,028
Poverty rate5.9%11.5%−5.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4300.395+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher48.8%9.1%+39.7 pts
Graduate degree18.4%6.1%+12.3 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%0.0%+2.9 pts
Labor force participation66.9%56.3%+10.6 pts
Median home value$325,800$167,500+$158,300
Median gross rent$1,285$500+$785
Owner-occupied69.5%80.6%−11.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.8%26.5%−20.7 pts
Rent-burdened households37.8%64.3%−26.5 pts
Average commute20.027.2−7.2
Worked from home17.8%3.5%+14.4 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Uninsured3.6%11.9%−8.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024