COMPARING TWO PLACES
Salem vs Fairfield
PLACE A
Salem, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Fairfield, Pennsylvania
Salem is 76% smaller than Fairfield. Salem earns more, with a median household income $6,369 higher. Fairfield has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -11%).
SALEMFAIRFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population129542−76% vs Fairfield
Population density141805−664
Population growth-11.1%3.7%−14.9 pts
Median age49.548.4+1.1
Male53.7%47.6%+6.0 pts
Female46.3%52.4%−6.0 pts
Foreign-born2.3%0.5%+1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.4%92.4%−2.0 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino3.4%1.2%+2.2 pts
Asian2.3%0.0%+2.3 pts
Other4.0%6.3%−2.4 pts
Median household income$62,143$55,774+$6,369
Per capita income$30,697$29,402+$1,295
Poverty rate11.5%22.1%−10.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3950.404Even
Bachelor's degree or higher9.1%20.3%−11.3 pts
Graduate degree6.1%8.7%−2.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%8.8%−8.8 pts
Labor force participation56.3%46.0%+10.3 pts
Median home value$167,500$238,200−$70,700
Median gross rent$500$1,018−$518
Owner-occupied80.6%71.0%+9.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.5%6.5%+20.0 pts
Rent-burdened households64.3%56.0%+8.3 pts
Average commute27.231.6−4.4
Worked from home3.5%8.1%−4.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured11.9%6.2%+5.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025