COMPARING TWO PLACES
Damascus vs Salem
PLACE A
Damascus, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Salem, South Carolina
Damascus is 505% larger than Salem. Salem earns more, with a median household income $33,137 higher. Damascus has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -11%).
DAMASCUSSALEMDIFFERENCE
Total population780129+505% vs Salem
Population density979141+838
Population growth-3.2%-11.1%+7.9 pts
Median age45.749.5−3.8
Male49.4%53.7%−4.3 pts
Female50.6%46.3%+4.3 pts
Foreign-born2.8%2.3%+0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.4%90.4%+3.0 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino3.6%3.4%+0.2 pts
Asian0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Other3.0%4.0%−1.0 pts
Median household income$29,006$62,143−$33,137
Per capita income$23,720$30,697−$6,977
Poverty rate19.7%11.5%+8.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4680.395+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.3%9.1%+4.2 pts
Graduate degree7.8%6.1%+1.8 pts
Unemployment rate1.0%0.0%+1.0 pts
Labor force participation43.8%56.3%−12.5 pts
Median home value$173,500$167,500+$6,000
Median gross rent$730$500+$230
Owner-occupied48.3%80.6%−32.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.2%26.5%−7.3 pts
Rent-burdened households49.0%64.3%−15.3 pts
Average commute20.727.2−6.6
Worked from home14.9%3.5%+11.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.0%11.9%−1.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025