Salem vs Yatesville

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

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

Yatesville has the higher population (402 vs 372 in Salem). Yatesville has the higher median home value ($137,500 vs $90,400 in Salem). Since 2019, Yatesville's population has grown faster (+3.9% vs -2.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Salem	Yatesville
Population	372	402
Median age	57.1 yrs	53.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$73,438
Median home value	$90,400	$137,500
Median gross rent	$473	$860
Housing units	170	205
Homeownership rate	60.6%	78.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	12.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Salem	Yatesville
Population	382 → 372 (-2.6%)	387 → 402 (+3.9%)
Median household income	$31,591 → $36,618 (+15.9%)	$41,875 → $73,438 (+75.4%)
Median home value	$45,500 → $90,400 (+98.7%)	$83,200 → $137,500 (+65.3%)
Median gross rent	$434 → $473 (+9.0%)	$697 → $860 (+23.4%)

Salem

Population

382372

Median household income

$31,591$36,618

Median home value

$45,500$90,400

Median gross rent

$434$473

Yatesville

Population

387402

Median household income

$41,875$73,438

Median home value

$83,200$137,500

Median gross rent

$697$860

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Salem	Yatesville
Under 5	3.8%	6.2%
5 to 17	13.2%	6.7%
18 to 24	8.9%	1.7%
25 to 34	3.8%	11.7%
35 to 44	12.9%	11.2%
45 to 54	5.9%	15.9%
55 to 64	31.5%	21.6%
65 to 74	11.0%	15.9%
75 and over	9.1%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Salem	Yatesville
White (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	90.8%
Black or African American	94.9%	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Salem	Yatesville
No high school diploma	39.5%	7.0%
High school graduate	22.1%	40.8%
Some college or associate's	23.6%	39.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	9.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Salem	Yatesville
Drove alone	71.8%	88.0%
Carpooled	2.2%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	26.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.1%
Other means	0.0%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Salem	Yatesville
1-unit, detached	59.4%	77.1%
1-unit, attached	5.9%	1.0%
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%	22.0%

Poverty & households

	Salem	Yatesville
Poverty rate	13.7%	10.4%
Average household size	2.19	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	25	27
Median year structure built	1993	1970