Alexander vs Salem

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

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

Alexander has the higher population (3,488 vs 2,727 in Salem). Salem has the higher median household income ($79,692 vs $69,022 in Alexander). Salem has the higher median home value ($192,000 vs $157,700 in Alexander).

Population, income & housing

	Alexander	Salem
Population	3,488	2,727
Median age	31.5 yrs	53.1 yrs
Median household income	$69,022	$79,692
Median home value	$157,700	$192,000
Median gross rent	$1,017	—
Housing units	1,436	1,168
Homeownership rate	82.2%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	28.3%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alexander	Salem
Population	3,168 → 3,488 (+10.1%)	1,993 → 2,727 (+36.8%)
Median household income	$42,857 → $69,022 (+61.1%)	$78,531 → $79,692 (+1.5%)
Median home value	$66,400 → $157,700 (+137.5%)	$156,400 → $192,000 (+22.8%)
Median gross rent	$783 → $1,017 (+29.9%)	—

Alexander

Population

3,1683,488

Median household income

$42,857$69,022

Median home value

$66,400$157,700

Median gross rent

$783$1,017

Salem

Population

1,9932,727

Median household income

$78,531$79,692

Median home value

$156,400$192,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alexander	Salem
Under 5	7.8%	1.5%
5 to 17	25.0%	9.5%
18 to 24	4.8%	2.6%
25 to 34	18.3%	20.6%
35 to 44	13.2%	8.3%
45 to 54	9.1%	17.8%
55 to 64	12.8%	15.6%
65 to 74	6.8%	13.5%
75 and over	2.3%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alexander	Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	37.6%	90.7%
Black or African American	24.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	34.0%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alexander	Salem
No high school diploma	25.9%	5.1%
High school graduate	29.3%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alexander	Salem
Drove alone	87.1%	80.6%
Carpooled	6.2%	2.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	16.7%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alexander	Salem
1-unit, detached	41.0%	83.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	59.0%	17.0%

Poverty & households

	Alexander	Salem
Poverty rate	22.2%	2.5%
Average household size	2.91	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1999	1979