COMPARING TWO PLACES
Salem vs St. Joseph
PLACE A
Salem, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
St. Joseph, Tennessee
Salem is 84% smaller than St. Joseph. Salem earns more, with a median household income $13,031 higher. St. Joseph has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -11%).
SALEMST. JOSEPHDIFFERENCE
Total population129829−84% vs St. Joseph
Population density141220−79
Population growth-11.1%1.0%−12.1 pts
Median age49.539.6+9.9
Male53.7%51.0%+2.7 pts
Female46.3%49.0%−2.7 pts
Foreign-born2.3%1.8%+0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.4%90.7%−0.3 pts
Black0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.4%1.8%+1.6 pts
Asian2.3%0.0%+2.3 pts
Other4.0%4.0%Even
Median household income$62,143$49,112+$13,031
Per capita income$30,697$44,704−$14,007
Poverty rate11.5%13.8%−2.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3950.609−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher9.1%10.4%−1.3 pts
Graduate degree6.1%5.5%+0.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation56.3%59.1%−2.9 pts
Median home value$167,500$171,300−$3,800
Median gross rent$500$631−$131
Owner-occupied80.6%80.3%+0.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.5%10.4%+16.1 pts
Rent-burdened households64.3%47.0%+17.3 pts
Average commute27.229.4−2.2
Worked from home3.5%5.0%−1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured11.9%7.4%+4.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025