Clayton vs North Salem

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

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

Clayton has the higher population (874 vs 602 in North Salem). Clayton has the higher median household income ($83,500 vs $61,563 in North Salem). Clayton has the higher median home value ($214,900 vs $172,700 in North Salem).

Population, income & housing

	Clayton	North Salem
Population	874	602
Median age	43.3 yrs	30.8 yrs
Median household income	$83,500	$61,563
Median home value	$214,900	$172,700
Median gross rent	$1,125	$1,550
Housing units	389	226
Homeownership rate	72.9%	94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.7%	21.6%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clayton	North Salem
Population	1,110 → 874 (-21.3%)	423 → 602 (+42.3%)
Median household income	$70,893 → $83,500 (+17.8%)	$42,857 → $61,563 (+43.6%)
Median home value	$136,400 → $214,900 (+57.6%)	$114,900 → $172,700 (+50.3%)
Median gross rent	$858 → $1,125 (+31.1%)	$817 → $1,550 (+89.7%)

Clayton

Population

1,110874

Median household income

$70,893$83,500

Median home value

$136,400$214,900

Median gross rent

$858$1,125

North Salem

Population

423602

Median household income

$42,857$61,563

Median home value

$114,900$172,700

Median gross rent

$817$1,550

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clayton	North Salem
Under 5	5.0%	8.0%
5 to 17	12.4%	23.9%
18 to 24	8.7%	7.5%
25 to 34	17.7%	12.6%
35 to 44	8.0%	17.3%
45 to 54	13.5%	11.3%
55 to 64	17.0%	7.1%
65 to 74	11.4%	8.3%
75 and over	6.2%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clayton	North Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	90.2%
Black or African American	1.5%	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%	2.7%
Two or more races	2.2%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clayton	North Salem
No high school diploma	8.7%	12.3%
High school graduate	37.8%	29.9%
Some college or associate's	32.8%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	17.3%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clayton	North Salem
Drove alone	91.0%	90.7%
Carpooled	4.8%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	2.2%
Other means	1.6%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clayton	North Salem
1-unit, detached	86.6%	97.3%
1-unit, attached	6.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	0.9%
20 or more units	1.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Clayton	North Salem
Poverty rate	5.1%	2.8%
Average household size	2.41	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	26	29
Median year structure built	1955	1938