COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fairlea vs Salem
PLACE A
Fairlea, West Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Salem, South Carolina
Fairlea is 917% larger than Salem. Salem earns more, with a median household income $37,732 higher. Fairlea has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -11%).
FAIRLEASALEMDIFFERENCE
Total population1,312129+917% vs Salem
Population density351141+210
Population growth-1.5%-11.1%+9.6 pts
Median age56.649.5+7.1
Male45.4%53.7%−8.3 pts
Female54.6%46.3%+8.3 pts
Foreign-born2.9%2.3%+0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.7%90.4%+2.3 pts
Black3.2%0.0%+3.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Asian4.1%2.3%+1.9 pts
Other0.0%4.0%−4.0 pts
Median household income$24,411$62,143−$37,732
Per capita income$31,446$30,697+$749
Poverty rate27.6%11.5%+16.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5740.395+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%9.1%+7.2 pts
Graduate degree1.5%6.1%−4.6 pts
Unemployment rate2.4%0.0%+2.4 pts
Labor force participation35.9%56.3%−20.3 pts
Median home value$84,100$167,500−$83,400
Median gross rent$957$500+$457
Owner-occupied53.4%80.6%−27.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.1%26.5%−17.4 pts
Rent-burdened households77.3%64.3%+13.0 pts
Average commute21.927.2−5.4
Worked from home2.4%3.5%−1.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.8%11.9%−8.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024