Lizton vs North Salem

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

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

Lizton has the higher population (620 vs 602 in North Salem). Lizton has the higher median household income ($105,938 vs $61,563 in North Salem). Lizton has the higher median home value ($193,500 vs $172,700 in North Salem).

Population, income & housing

	Lizton	North Salem
Population	620	602
Median age	29.4 yrs	30.8 yrs
Median household income	$105,938	$61,563
Median home value	$193,500	$172,700
Median gross rent	$1,054	$1,550
Housing units	242	226
Homeownership rate	66.1%	94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.4%	21.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lizton	North Salem
Population	573 → 620 (+8.2%)	423 → 602 (+42.3%)
Median household income	$83,000 → $105,938 (+27.6%)	$42,857 → $61,563 (+43.6%)
Median home value	$156,700 → $193,500 (+23.5%)	$114,900 → $172,700 (+50.3%)
Median gross rent	$764 → $1,054 (+38.0%)	$817 → $1,550 (+89.7%)

Lizton

Population

573620

Median household income

$83,000$105,938

Median home value

$156,700$193,500

Median gross rent

$764$1,054

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)

	Lizton	North Salem
Under 5	14.0%	8.0%
5 to 17	16.5%	23.9%
18 to 24	9.4%	7.5%
25 to 34	32.4%	12.6%
35 to 44	6.9%	17.3%
45 to 54	10.0%	11.3%
55 to 64	6.6%	7.1%
65 to 74	4.2%	8.3%
75 and over	0.0%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lizton	North Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%	90.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	1.9%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lizton	North Salem
No high school diploma	0.0%	12.3%
High school graduate	35.9%	29.9%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	30.6%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lizton	North Salem
Drove alone	81.0%	90.7%
Carpooled	6.1%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.7%	2.2%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lizton	North Salem
1-unit, detached	77.7%	97.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.0%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	0.9%
20 or more units	6.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Lizton	North Salem
Poverty rate	3.1%	2.8%
Average household size	2.70	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	30	29
Median year structure built	1956	1938