COMPARING TWO PLACES
Helper vs Salem
PLACE A
Helper, Utah
VS
PLACE B
Salem, South Carolina
Helper is 1548% larger than Salem. Salem earns more, with a median household income $5,268 higher. Helper has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -11%).
HELPERSALEMDIFFERENCE
Total population2,126129+1548% vs Salem
Population density1,175141+1,034
Population growth-4.0%-11.1%+7.1 pts
Median age44.449.5−5.1
Male51.7%53.7%−2.0 pts
Female48.3%46.3%+2.0 pts
Foreign-born1.1%2.3%−1.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.7%90.4%−4.7 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino11.0%3.4%+7.6 pts
Asian0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Other3.3%4.0%−0.6 pts
Median household income$56,875$62,143−$5,268
Per capita income$30,906$30,697+$209
Poverty rate17.6%11.5%+6.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4050.395+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.0%9.1%+11.0 pts
Graduate degree2.4%6.1%−3.6 pts
Unemployment rate6.4%0.0%+6.4 pts
Labor force participation59.6%56.3%+3.3 pts
Median home value$209,800$167,500+$42,300
Median gross rent$846$500+$346
Owner-occupied75.6%80.6%−4.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.5%26.5%−14.0 pts
Rent-burdened households47.0%64.3%−17.2 pts
Average commute29.827.2+2.6
Worked from home7.5%3.5%+4.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.2%11.9%−6.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025