Haskell vs Salem

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

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

Haskell has the higher population (4,035 vs 2,727 in Salem). Haskell has the higher median household income ($92,061 vs $79,692 in Salem). Salem has the higher median home value ($192,000 vs $158,000 in Haskell).

Population, income & housing

	Haskell	Salem
Population	4,035	2,727
Median age	35.5 yrs	53.1 yrs
Median household income	$92,061	$79,692
Median home value	$158,000	$192,000
Median gross rent	$1,362	—
Housing units	1,491	1,168
Homeownership rate	80.6%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.3%	28.3%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Haskell	Salem
Population	4,543 → 4,035 (-11.2%)	1,993 → 2,727 (+36.8%)
Median household income	$76,497 → $92,061 (+20.3%)	$78,531 → $79,692 (+1.5%)
Median home value	$128,900 → $158,000 (+22.6%)	$156,400 → $192,000 (+22.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,101 → $1,362 (+23.7%)	—

Haskell

Population

4,5434,035

Median household income

$76,497$92,061

Median home value

$128,900$158,000

Median gross rent

$1,101$1,362

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)

	Haskell	Salem
Under 5	6.0%	1.5%
5 to 17	17.1%	9.5%
18 to 24	3.5%	2.6%
25 to 34	22.6%	20.6%
35 to 44	11.5%	8.3%
45 to 54	9.4%	17.8%
55 to 64	16.9%	15.6%
65 to 74	7.1%	13.5%
75 and over	5.8%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Haskell	Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	90.6%	90.7%
Black or African American	3.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Haskell	Salem
No high school diploma	8.6%	5.1%
High school graduate	33.8%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Haskell	Salem
Drove alone	82.5%	80.6%
Carpooled	10.7%	2.7%
Public transit	3.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	16.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Haskell	Salem
1-unit, detached	79.0%	83.0%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.3%	17.0%

Poverty & households

	Haskell	Salem
Poverty rate	5.3%	2.5%
Average household size	2.56	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	28	22
Median year structure built	2002	1979