COMPARING TWO PLACES
Salem vs Morganton
PLACE A
Salem, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Morganton, Georgia
Salem is 56% smaller than Morganton. Morganton earns more, with a median household income $8,482 higher. Morganton has grown faster since 2000 (-6% vs -11%).
SALEMMORGANTONDIFFERENCE
Total population129296−56% vs Morganton
Population density141378−237
Population growth-11.1%-5.9%−5.2 pts
Median age49.546.1+3.4
Male53.7%48.5%+5.1 pts
Female46.3%51.5%−5.1 pts
Foreign-born2.3%2.9%−0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.4%80.5%+9.9 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino3.4%12.4%−9.1 pts
Asian2.3%0.0%+2.3 pts
Other4.0%7.1%−3.1 pts
Median household income$62,143$70,625−$8,482
Per capita income$30,697$47,337−$16,640
Poverty rate11.5%13.7%−2.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3950.510−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.1%9.6%−0.6 pts
Graduate degree6.1%0.5%+5.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%6.4%−6.4 pts
Labor force participation56.3%66.5%−10.3 pts
Median home value$167,500$263,800−$96,300
Median gross rent$500$725−$225
Owner-occupied80.6%76.8%+3.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.5%20.2%+6.4 pts
Rent-burdened households64.3%0.0%+64.3 pts
Average commute27.226.8+0.5
Worked from home3.5%7.6%−4.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured11.9%22.8%−10.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025