Salado vs Southside

A side-by-side comparison of Salado and Southside: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Southside has the higher population (4,254 vs 443 in Salado). Southside has the higher median household income ($55,469 vs $36,789 in Salado). Since 2019, Southside's population has grown faster (+7.6% vs -37.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Salado	Southside
Population	443	4,254
Median age	23.9 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$36,789	$55,469
Median home value	—	$127,400
Median gross rent	—	$790
Housing units	197	1,487
Homeownership rate	36.8%	68.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.6%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Salado	Southside
Population	709 → 443 (-37.5%)	3,952 → 4,254 (+7.6%)
Median household income	$32,778 → $36,789 (+12.2%)	$35,379 → $55,469 (+56.8%)
Median home value	$65,000 → $80,500 (+23.8%)	$92,000 → $127,400 (+38.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$774 → $790 (+2.1%)

Salado

Population

709443

Median household income

$32,778$36,789

Median home value

$65,000$80,500

Southside

Population

3,9524,254

Median household income

$35,379$55,469

Median home value

$92,000$127,400

Median gross rent

$774$790

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Salado	Southside
Under 5	0.0%	9.7%
5 to 17	47.9%	18.8%
18 to 24	2.5%	11.7%
25 to 34	31.4%	10.8%
35 to 44	2.0%	13.4%
45 to 54	0.0%	10.5%
55 to 64	4.5%	10.0%
65 to 74	3.6%	10.8%
75 and over	8.1%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Salado	Southside
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	77.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	5.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	12.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Salado	Southside
No high school diploma	20.5%	13.6%
High school graduate	25.9%	40.3%
Some college or associate's	50.0%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	3.6%	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Salado	Southside
Drove alone	86.1%	75.8%
Carpooled	13.9%	12.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	0.0%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.6%
Other means	0.0%	2.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Salado	Southside
1-unit, detached	40.1%	71.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	59.9%	13.9%

Poverty & households

	Salado	Southside
Poverty rate	0.0%	18.2%
Average household size	4.66	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	—	19
Median year structure built	1983	1986