COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mapleton vs Salem
PLACE A
Mapleton, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Salem, South Carolina
Mapleton is 212% larger than Salem. Mapleton earns more, with a median household income $9,107 higher. Mapleton has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -11%).
MAPLETONSALEMDIFFERENCE
Total population402129+212% vs Salem
Population density2,197141+2,056
Population growth-5.2%-11.1%+5.9 pts
Median age36.649.5−12.9
Male47.0%53.7%−6.7 pts
Female53.0%46.3%+6.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.5%90.4%+4.1 pts
Black0.5%0.0%+0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Asian0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Other5.0%4.0%+1.1 pts
Median household income$71,250$62,143+$9,107
Per capita income$26,327$30,697−$4,370
Poverty rate10.4%11.5%−1.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3170.395−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher6.5%9.1%−2.6 pts
Graduate degree2.7%6.1%−3.4 pts
Unemployment rate8.4%0.0%+8.4 pts
Labor force participation71.7%56.3%+15.4 pts
Median home value$90,000$167,500−$77,500
Median gross rent$775$500+$275
Owner-occupied82.1%80.6%+1.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.8%26.5%−12.7 pts
Rent-burdened households32.1%64.3%−32.1 pts
Average commute28.727.2+1.4
Worked from home6.7%3.5%+3.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured9.3%11.9%−2.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025