COMPARING TWO PLACES
Salem vs Deming
PLACE A
Salem, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Deming, New Mexico
Salem is 99% smaller than Deming. Salem earns more, with a median household income $27,978 higher. Deming has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -11%).
SALEMDEMINGDIFFERENCE
Total population12914,944−99% vs Deming
Population density141894−753
Population growth-11.1%-0.7%−10.5 pts
Median age49.535.2+14.3
Male53.7%51.1%+2.5 pts
Female46.3%48.9%−2.5 pts
Foreign-born2.3%17.5%−15.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.4%22.6%+67.8 pts
Black0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.4%71.9%−68.5 pts
Asian2.3%1.7%+0.5 pts
Other4.0%2.3%+1.6 pts
Median household income$62,143$34,165+$27,978
Per capita income$30,697$22,185+$8,512
Poverty rate11.5%30.9%−19.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3950.460−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.1%15.9%−6.8 pts
Graduate degree6.1%4.5%+1.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Labor force participation56.3%44.4%+11.8 pts
Median home value$167,500$127,400+$40,100
Median gross rent$500$586−$86
Owner-occupied80.6%65.8%+14.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.5%19.3%+7.2 pts
Rent-burdened households64.3%42.2%+22.1 pts
Average commute27.217.4+9.8
Worked from home3.5%3.3%+0.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured11.9%10.3%+1.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025