Salem vs Traskwood

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

Salem and Traskwood 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 (2,727 vs 440 in Traskwood). Salem has the higher median household income ($79,692 vs $73,750 in Traskwood). Salem has the higher median home value ($192,000 vs $130,600 in Traskwood).

Population, income & housing

	Salem	Traskwood
Population	2,727	440
Median age	53.1 yrs	48.4 yrs
Median household income	$79,692	$73,750
Median home value	$192,000	$130,600
Median gross rent	—	$775
Housing units	1,168	204
Homeownership rate	84.2%	87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.3%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Salem	Traskwood
Population	1,993 → 2,727 (+36.8%)	350 → 440 (+25.7%)
Median household income	$78,531 → $79,692 (+1.5%)	$54,750 → $73,750 (+34.7%)
Median home value	$156,400 → $192,000 (+22.8%)	$81,700 → $130,600 (+59.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$625 → $775 (+24.0%)

Salem

Population

1,9932,727

Median household income

$78,531$79,692

Median home value

$156,400$192,000

Traskwood

Population

350440

Median household income

$54,750$73,750

Median home value

$81,700$130,600

Median gross rent

$625$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Salem	Traskwood
Under 5	1.5%	7.0%
5 to 17	9.5%	11.6%
18 to 24	2.6%	8.6%
25 to 34	20.6%	7.0%
35 to 44	8.3%	10.0%
45 to 54	17.8%	25.9%
55 to 64	15.6%	9.8%
65 to 74	13.5%	12.0%
75 and over	10.5%	8.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Salem	Traskwood
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	99.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
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%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	6.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Salem	Traskwood
No high school diploma	5.1%	9.7%
High school graduate	36.1%	44.7%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	21.7%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	1.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Salem	Traskwood
Drove alone	80.6%	89.8%
Carpooled	2.7%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Salem	Traskwood
1-unit, detached	83.0%	44.1%
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	17.0%	55.9%

Poverty & households

	Salem	Traskwood
Poverty rate	2.5%	14.3%
Average household size	2.33	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	22	27
Median year structure built	1979	1990