COMPARING TWO PLACES
Salem vs Payson
PLACE A
Salem, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Payson, Utah
Salem is 99% smaller than Payson. Payson earns more, with a median household income $27,762 higher. Payson has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs -11%).
SALEMPAYSONDIFFERENCE
Total population12924,630−99% vs Payson
Population density1411,871−1,730
Population growth-11.1%15.3%−26.5 pts
Median age49.529.5+20.0
Male53.7%55.1%−1.5 pts
Female46.3%44.9%+1.5 pts
Foreign-born2.3%7.2%−5.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.4%76.8%+13.6 pts
Black0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.4%17.9%−14.5 pts
Asian2.3%0.2%+2.1 pts
Other4.0%4.0%−0.0 pts
Median household income$62,143$89,905−$27,762
Per capita income$30,697$30,564+$133
Poverty rate11.5%7.3%+4.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3950.352+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher9.1%27.9%−18.8 pts
Graduate degree6.1%6.4%−0.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.8%−5.8 pts
Labor force participation56.3%69.8%−13.6 pts
Median home value$167,500$429,600−$262,100
Median gross rent$500$1,549−$1,049
Owner-occupied80.6%82.1%−1.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.5%4.5%+22.1 pts
Rent-burdened households64.3%41.3%+23.0 pts
Average commute27.223.1+4.1
Worked from home3.5%14.5%−11.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Uninsured11.9%10.3%+1.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025