Salem vs Shannon Hills

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

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

Shannon Hills has the higher population (4,557 vs 2,727 in Salem). Salem has the higher median household income ($79,692 vs $69,413 in Shannon Hills). Salem has the higher median home value ($192,000 vs $175,200 in Shannon Hills).

Population, income & housing

	Salem	Shannon Hills
Population	2,727	4,557
Median age	53.1 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$79,692	$69,413
Median home value	$192,000	$175,200
Median gross rent	—	$1,277
Housing units	1,168	1,933
Homeownership rate	84.2%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	14.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Salem	Shannon Hills
Population	1,993 → 2,727 (+36.8%)	3,837 → 4,557 (+18.8%)
Median household income	$78,531 → $79,692 (+1.5%)	$69,461 → $69,413 (-0.1%)
Median home value	$156,400 → $192,000 (+22.8%)	$141,500 → $175,200 (+23.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,086 → $1,277 (+17.6%)

Salem

Population

1,9932,727

Median household income

$78,531$79,692

Median home value

$156,400$192,000

Shannon Hills

Population

3,8374,557

Median household income

$69,461$69,413

Median home value

$141,500$175,200

Median gross rent

$1,086$1,277

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Salem	Shannon Hills
Under 5	1.5%	7.0%
5 to 17	9.5%	16.2%
18 to 24	2.6%	4.3%
25 to 34	20.6%	16.8%
35 to 44	8.3%	18.4%
45 to 54	17.8%	13.0%
55 to 64	15.6%	8.3%
65 to 74	13.5%	9.3%
75 and over	10.5%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Salem	Shannon Hills
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	55.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	32.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	10.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.5%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Salem	Shannon Hills
No high school diploma	5.1%	9.6%
High school graduate	36.1%	38.2%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	21.7%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	4.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Salem	Shannon Hills
Drove alone	80.6%	80.4%
Carpooled	2.7%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.7%	11.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Salem	Shannon Hills
1-unit, detached	83.0%	83.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.0%	15.8%

Poverty & households

	Salem	Shannon Hills
Poverty rate	2.5%	6.9%
Average household size	2.33	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1979	2001