Mammoth Spring vs Salem

A side-by-side comparison of Mammoth Spring and Salem: population, income, housing, and more.

Mammoth Spring and Salem are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Salem has the higher population (1,471 vs 871 in Mammoth Spring). Salem has the higher median household income ($35,679 vs $30,800 in Mammoth Spring). Mammoth Spring has the higher median home value ($99,400 vs $88,200 in Salem).

Population, income & housing

	Mammoth Spring	Salem
Population	871	1,471
Median age	38.5 yrs	46.8 yrs
Median household income	$30,800	$35,679
Median home value	$99,400	$88,200
Median gross rent	$329	$619
Housing units	427	677
Homeownership rate	73.1%	54.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	8.3%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mammoth Spring	Salem
Population	1,015 → 871 (-14.2%)	2,033 → 1,471 (-27.6%)
Median household income	$35,556 → $30,800 (-13.4%)	$24,605 → $35,679 (+45.0%)
Median home value	$70,000 → $99,400 (+42.0%)	$74,900 → $88,200 (+17.8%)
Median gross rent	$411 → $329 (-20.0%)	$490 → $619 (+26.3%)

Mammoth Spring

Population

1,015871

Median household income

$35,556$30,800

Median home value

$70,000$99,400

Median gross rent

$411$329

Salem

Population

2,0331,471

Median household income

$24,605$35,679

Median home value

$74,900$88,200

Median gross rent

$490$619

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mammoth Spring	Salem
Under 5	10.9%	8.1%
5 to 17	14.9%	10.7%
18 to 24	6.5%	7.3%
25 to 34	12.5%	11.7%
35 to 44	9.6%	8.4%
45 to 54	10.3%	14.5%
55 to 64	7.2%	11.8%
65 to 74	16.8%	14.6%
75 and over	11.1%	13.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mammoth Spring	Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	91.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.4%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mammoth Spring	Salem
No high school diploma	11.4%	6.2%
High school graduate	39.6%	46.0%
Some college or associate's	31.2%	39.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	5.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mammoth Spring	Salem
Drove alone	64.7%	86.2%
Carpooled	15.2%	5.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.8%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.5%	4.0%
Other means	3.9%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mammoth Spring	Salem
1-unit, detached	85.2%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	0.7%
20 or more units	2.8%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	11.5%

Poverty & households

	Mammoth Spring	Salem
Poverty rate	24.0%	35.8%
Average household size	2.52	2.48
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1970	1971