COMPARING TWO PLACES
Salem vs Fort Valley
PLACE A
Salem, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Fort Valley, Arizona
Salem is 93% smaller than Fort Valley. Fort Valley earns more, with a median household income $63,482 higher. Fort Valley has grown faster since 2000 (116% vs -11%).
SALEMFORT VALLEYDIFFERENCE
Total population1291,761−93% vs Fort Valley
Population density14124+117
Population growth-11.1%115.9%−127.0 pts
Median age49.548.4+1.1
Male53.7%49.9%+3.8 pts
Female46.3%50.1%−3.8 pts
Foreign-born2.3%2.1%+0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.4%91.0%−0.6 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino3.4%4.5%−1.2 pts
Asian2.3%1.3%+1.0 pts
Other4.0%3.1%+0.8 pts
Median household income$62,143$125,625−$63,482
Per capita income$30,697$88,911−$58,214
Poverty rate11.5%5.2%+6.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3950.525−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.1%69.6%−60.5 pts
Graduate degree6.1%37.1%−31.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Labor force participation56.3%57.2%−0.9 pts
Median home value$167,500$904,900−$737,400
Median gross rent$500$1,886−$1,386
Owner-occupied80.6%89.0%−8.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.5%22.9%+3.7 pts
Rent-burdened households64.3%7.3%+57.0 pts
Average commute27.218.9+8.3
Worked from home3.5%15.8%−12.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured11.9%0.0%+11.9 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024