COMPARING TWO PLACES
Salem vs Highland
PLACE A
Salem, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Highland, Utah
Salem is 99% smaller than Highland. Highland earns more, with a median household income $123,932 higher. Highland has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs -11%).
SALEMHIGHLANDDIFFERENCE
Total population12921,571−99% vs Highland
Population density1412,484−2,343
Population growth-11.1%24.6%−35.8 pts
Median age49.528.0+21.5
Male53.7%52.7%+0.9 pts
Female46.3%47.3%−0.9 pts
Foreign-born2.3%3.4%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.4%85.8%+4.6 pts
Black0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.4%4.1%−0.7 pts
Asian2.3%1.7%+0.6 pts
Other4.0%7.0%−3.0 pts
Median household income$62,143$186,075−$123,932
Per capita income$30,697$62,900−$32,203
Poverty rate11.5%1.9%+9.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3950.422−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher9.1%64.4%−55.3 pts
Graduate degree6.1%20.6%−14.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.9%−3.9 pts
Labor force participation56.3%63.6%−7.4 pts
Median home value$167,500$928,300−$760,800
Median gross rent$500$2,166−$1,666
Owner-occupied80.6%91.7%−11.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.5%3.0%+23.5 pts
Rent-burdened households64.3%37.1%+27.2 pts
Average commute27.223.1+4.1
Worked from home3.5%23.3%−19.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured11.9%4.4%+7.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025