COMPARING TWO PLACES
Salem vs Springville
PLACE A
Salem, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Springville, Utah
Salem is 100% smaller than Springville. Springville earns more, with a median household income $27,673 higher. Springville has grown faster since 2000 (20% vs -11%).
SALEMSPRINGVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population12935,670−100% vs Springville
Population density1412,481−2,340
Population growth-11.1%19.7%−30.8 pts
Median age49.528.7+20.8
Male53.7%50.5%+3.1 pts
Female46.3%49.5%−3.1 pts
Foreign-born2.3%11.2%−8.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.4%71.8%+18.6 pts
Black0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.4%22.5%−19.1 pts
Asian2.3%1.1%+1.1 pts
Other4.0%4.1%−0.2 pts
Median household income$62,143$89,816−$27,673
Per capita income$30,697$33,472−$2,775
Poverty rate11.5%7.3%+4.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3950.395Even
Bachelor's degree or higher9.1%39.2%−30.1 pts
Graduate degree6.1%12.4%−6.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Labor force participation56.3%71.5%−15.3 pts
Median home value$167,500$454,400−$286,900
Median gross rent$500$1,572−$1,072
Owner-occupied80.6%71.7%+8.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.5%3.0%+23.6 pts
Rent-burdened households64.3%44.9%+19.4 pts
Average commute27.222.7+4.5
Worked from home3.5%15.8%−12.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Uninsured11.9%9.7%+2.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025