Odin vs Salem

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

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

Salem has the higher population (7,341 vs 941 in Odin). Salem has the higher median household income ($57,083 vs $44,415 in Odin). Odin has the higher median home value ($105,000 vs $99,800 in Salem).

Population, income & housing

	Odin	Salem
Population	941	7,341
Median age	44.3 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$44,415	$57,083
Median home value	$105,000	$99,800
Median gross rent	$713	$752
Housing units	439	3,340
Homeownership rate	77.9%	62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.3%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Odin	Salem
Population	1,062 → 941 (-11.4%)	7,027 → 7,341 (+4.5%)
Median household income	$40,250 → $44,415 (+10.3%)	$40,449 → $57,083 (+41.1%)
Median home value	$54,100 → $105,000 (+94.1%)	$78,500 → $99,800 (+27.1%)
Median gross rent	$657 → $713 (+8.5%)	$620 → $752 (+21.3%)

Odin

Population

1,062941

Median household income

$40,250$44,415

Median home value

$54,100$105,000

Median gross rent

$657$713

Salem

Population

7,0277,341

Median household income

$40,449$57,083

Median home value

$78,500$99,800

Median gross rent

$620$752

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Odin	Salem
Under 5	8.6%	6.5%
5 to 17	12.0%	18.4%
18 to 24	5.4%	7.3%
25 to 34	11.9%	14.2%
35 to 44	12.5%	12.1%
45 to 54	4.5%	13.2%
55 to 64	13.1%	10.0%
65 to 74	18.2%	10.1%
75 and over	13.8%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Odin	Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	95.6%	90.0%
Black or African American	0.4%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.9%
Two or more races	3.3%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Odin	Salem
No high school diploma	8.0%	7.1%
High school graduate	40.5%	38.4%
Some college or associate's	47.1%	39.7%
Bachelor's degree	3.2%	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Odin	Salem
Drove alone	98.5%	82.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	0.8%	4.8%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Odin	Salem
1-unit, detached	73.6%	70.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	13.2%
5 to 19 units	8.4%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.5%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	17.1%	9.2%

Poverty & households

	Odin	Salem
Poverty rate	12.2%	20.1%
Average household size	2.30	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	19	12
Median year structure built	1967	1970