Salem vs Sunset Village

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

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

Sunset Village has the higher population (809 vs 372 in Salem). Sunset Village has the higher median home value ($138,800 vs $90,400 in Salem). Since 2019, Sunset Village's population has grown faster (+20.4% vs -2.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Salem	Sunset Village
Population	372	809
Median age	57.1 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$68,952
Median home value	$90,400	$138,800
Median gross rent	$473	—
Housing units	170	282
Homeownership rate	60.6%	94.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	11.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Salem	Sunset Village
Population	382 → 372 (-2.6%)	672 → 809 (+20.4%)
Median household income	$31,591 → $36,618 (+15.9%)	$43,405 → $68,952 (+58.9%)
Median home value	$45,500 → $90,400 (+98.7%)	$108,600 → $138,800 (+27.8%)
Median gross rent	$434 → $473 (+9.0%)	$831 → $838 (+0.8%)

Salem

Population

382372

Median household income

$31,591$36,618

Median home value

$45,500$90,400

Median gross rent

$434$473

Sunset Village

Population

672809

Median household income

$43,405$68,952

Median home value

$108,600$138,800

Median gross rent

$831$838

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Salem	Sunset Village
Under 5	3.8%	2.2%
5 to 17	13.2%	23.4%
18 to 24	8.9%	3.5%
25 to 34	3.8%	16.3%
35 to 44	12.9%	27.8%
45 to 54	5.9%	3.7%
55 to 64	31.5%	6.7%
65 to 74	11.0%	10.9%
75 and over	9.1%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Salem	Sunset Village
White (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	100.0%
Black or African American	94.9%	0.0%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Salem	Sunset Village
No high school diploma	39.5%	9.8%
High school graduate	22.1%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	23.6%	55.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	5.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Salem	Sunset Village
Drove alone	71.8%	94.5%
Carpooled	2.2%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	26.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Salem	Sunset Village
1-unit, detached	59.4%	91.5%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	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	34.7%	8.5%

Poverty & households

	Salem	Sunset Village
Poverty rate	13.7%	0.7%
Average household size	2.19	2.97
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1993	1978