COMPARING TWO PLACES
Salem vs Cave Spring
PLACE A
Salem, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Cave Spring, Virginia
Salem is 99% smaller than Cave Spring. Cave Spring earns more, with a median household income $25,396 higher. Cave Spring has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -11%).
SALEMCAVE SPRINGDIFFERENCE
Total population12925,742−99% vs Cave Spring
Population density1412,157−2,016
Population growth-11.1%7.4%−18.5 pts
Median age49.542.4+7.1
Male53.7%49.1%+4.5 pts
Female46.3%50.9%−4.5 pts
Foreign-born2.3%11.3%−9.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.4%79.1%+11.3 pts
Black0.0%3.8%−3.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.4%5.6%−2.2 pts
Asian2.3%6.9%−4.6 pts
Other4.0%4.6%−0.7 pts
Median household income$62,143$87,539−$25,396
Per capita income$30,697$49,725−$19,028
Poverty rate11.5%5.9%+5.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3950.430−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher9.1%48.8%−39.7 pts
Graduate degree6.1%18.4%−12.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Labor force participation56.3%66.9%−10.6 pts
Median home value$167,500$325,800−$158,300
Median gross rent$500$1,285−$785
Owner-occupied80.6%69.5%+11.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.5%5.8%+20.7 pts
Rent-burdened households64.3%37.8%+26.5 pts
Average commute27.220.0+7.2
Worked from home3.5%17.8%−14.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured11.9%3.6%+8.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024