COMPARING TWO PLACES
Salem vs Thomaston
PLACE A
Salem, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Thomaston, Maine
Salem is 94% smaller than Thomaston. Salem earns more, with a median household income $10,010 higher. Thomaston has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -11%).
SALEMTHOMASTONDIFFERENCE
Total population1292,055−94% vs Thomaston
Population density141971−830
Population growth-11.1%-2.1%−9.0 pts
Median age49.560.4−10.9
Male53.7%41.9%+11.8 pts
Female46.3%58.1%−11.8 pts
Foreign-born2.3%2.2%+0.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.4%91.8%−1.4 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino3.4%5.1%−1.7 pts
Asian2.3%0.0%+2.3 pts
Other4.0%3.2%+0.8 pts
Median household income$62,143$52,133+$10,010
Per capita income$30,697$31,869−$1,172
Poverty rate11.5%8.9%+2.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3950.329+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.1%28.7%−19.6 pts
Graduate degree6.1%16.5%−10.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
Labor force participation56.3%50.6%+5.6 pts
Median home value$167,500$269,500−$102,000
Median gross rent$500$1,119−$619
Owner-occupied80.6%70.3%+10.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.5%6.9%+19.6 pts
Rent-burdened households64.3%54.1%+10.2 pts
Average commute27.212.9+14.3
Worked from home3.5%4.9%−1.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured11.9%2.2%+9.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024