COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fincastle vs Salem
PLACE A
Fincastle, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Salem, South Carolina
Fincastle is 540% larger than Salem. Fincastle earns more, with a median household income $10,466 higher. Fincastle has grown faster since 2000 (114% vs -11%).
FINCASTLESALEMDIFFERENCE
Total population825129+540% vs Salem
Population density403141+262
Population growth113.9%-11.1%+125.0 pts
Median age36.449.5−13.1
Male52.0%53.7%−1.7 pts
Female48.0%46.3%+1.7 pts
Foreign-born4.0%2.3%+1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.0%90.4%−11.4 pts
Black12.6%0.0%+12.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.5%3.4%−1.9 pts
Asian2.6%2.3%+0.3 pts
Other4.3%4.0%+0.4 pts
Median household income$72,609$62,143+$10,466
Per capita income$30,729$30,697+$32
Poverty rate22.1%11.5%+10.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3570.395−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher32.4%9.1%+23.3 pts
Graduate degree15.5%6.1%+9.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.9%0.0%+0.9 pts
Labor force participation49.6%56.3%−6.6 pts
Median home value$257,500$167,500+$90,000
Median gross rent$945$500+$445
Owner-occupied65.0%80.6%−15.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.8%26.5%−5.7 pts
Rent-burdened households14.6%64.3%−49.7 pts
Average commute27.227.2−0.0
Worked from home9.9%3.5%+6.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.5%11.9%−4.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025