COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dallas vs Salem
PLACE A
Dallas, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Salem, South Carolina
Dallas is 1981% larger than Salem. Dallas earns more, with a median household income $28,907 higher. Dallas has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -11%).
DALLASSALEMDIFFERENCE
Total population2,685129+1981% vs Salem
Population density1,166141+1,025
Population growth-3.9%-11.1%+7.2 pts
Median age38.349.5−11.2
Male45.8%53.7%−7.9 pts
Female54.2%46.3%+7.9 pts
Foreign-born3.3%2.3%+1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.8%90.4%−3.6 pts
Black0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.9%3.4%−0.5 pts
Asian2.7%2.3%+0.5 pts
Other7.5%4.0%+3.5 pts
Median household income$91,050$62,143+$28,907
Per capita income$49,871$30,697+$19,174
Poverty rate16.7%11.5%+5.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4900.395+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher58.3%9.1%+49.2 pts
Graduate degree29.4%6.1%+23.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.4%0.0%+5.4 pts
Labor force participation66.7%56.3%+10.5 pts
Median home value$257,800$167,500+$90,300
Median gross rent$1,097$500+$597
Owner-occupied75.9%80.6%−4.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.8%26.5%−19.7 pts
Rent-burdened households39.9%64.3%−24.4 pts
Average commute25.027.2−2.3
Worked from home15.0%3.5%+11.5 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Uninsured3.0%11.9%−8.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025