COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lower Salem vs Cambridge
PLACE A
Lower Salem, Ohio
VS
PLACE B
Cambridge, Wisconsin
Lower Salem is 96% smaller than Cambridge. Cambridge earns more, with a median household income $8,698 higher. Cambridge has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs -13%).
LOWER SALEMCAMBRIDGEDIFFERENCE
Total population721,679−96% vs Cambridge
Population density1,2201,141+80
Population growth-12.8%12.4%−25.2 pts
Median age24.042.2−18.2
Male37.0%48.1%−11.2 pts
Female63.0%51.9%+11.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.9%94.5%+4.4 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other1.1%2.1%−1.0 pts
Median household income$79,219$87,917−$8,698
Per capita income$27,703$46,199−$18,496
Poverty rate19.6%8.8%+10.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3030.401−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher36.6%40.8%−4.2 pts
Graduate degree0.0%11.0%−11.0 pts
Unemployment rate13.0%2.7%+10.3 pts
Labor force participation69.7%70.1%−0.4 pts
Median home value$95,800$325,200−$229,400
Median gross rent$1,611$1,220+$391
Owner-occupied60.0%69.3%−9.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.9%8.2%−0.3 pts
Rent-burdened households7.1%40.1%−33.0 pts
Average commute36.925.1+11.8
Worked from home0.0%13.2%−13.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured6.5%4.5%+2.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025