Campbellsburg vs Salem

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

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

Salem has the higher population (6,484 vs 646 in Campbellsburg). Salem has the higher median household income ($51,786 vs $41,313 in Campbellsburg). Salem has the higher median home value ($136,800 vs $112,500 in Campbellsburg).

Population, income & housing

	Campbellsburg	Salem
Population	646	6,484
Median age	31.3 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$41,313	$51,786
Median home value	$112,500	$136,800
Median gross rent	$656	$736
Housing units	259	2,765
Homeownership rate	66.4%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.3%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Campbellsburg	Salem
Population	676 → 646 (-4.4%)	6,172 → 6,484 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$49,821 → $41,313 (-17.1%)	$36,339 → $51,786 (+42.5%)
Median home value	$68,900 → $112,500 (+63.3%)	$82,600 → $136,800 (+65.6%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $656 (-2.8%)	$557 → $736 (+32.1%)

Campbellsburg

Population

676646

Median household income

$49,821$41,313

Median home value

$68,900$112,500

Median gross rent

$675$656

Salem

Population

6,1726,484

Median household income

$36,339$51,786

Median home value

$82,600$136,800

Median gross rent

$557$736

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Campbellsburg	Salem
Under 5	10.5%	3.1%
5 to 17	28.0%	17.3%
18 to 24	4.8%	7.8%
25 to 34	12.2%	14.9%
35 to 44	12.8%	10.6%
45 to 54	7.0%	9.1%
55 to 64	10.8%	17.1%
65 to 74	9.9%	10.8%
75 and over	3.9%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Campbellsburg	Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%	95.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
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	1.9%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Campbellsburg	Salem
No high school diploma	15.0%	13.5%
High school graduate	49.7%	44.7%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	1.6%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Campbellsburg	Salem
Drove alone	79.0%	76.5%
Carpooled	12.2%	16.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.6%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	6.3%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Campbellsburg	Salem
1-unit, detached	56.0%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	1.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	31.7%	11.7%

Poverty & households

	Campbellsburg	Salem
Poverty rate	35.4%	26.0%
Average household size	2.82	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	27	27
Median year structure built	1978	1967