Hardinsburg vs Salem

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

Hardinsburg 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 188 in Hardinsburg). Salem has the higher median household income ($51,786 vs $35,250 in Hardinsburg). Salem has the higher median home value ($136,800 vs $111,000 in Hardinsburg).

Population, income & housing

	Hardinsburg	Salem
Population	188	6,484
Median age	34.3 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$35,250	$51,786
Median home value	$111,000	$136,800
Median gross rent	$800	$736
Housing units	115	2,765
Homeownership rate	78.3%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.1%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hardinsburg	Salem
Population	137 → 188 (+37.2%)	6,172 → 6,484 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$32,188 → $35,250 (+9.5%)	$36,339 → $51,786 (+42.5%)
Median home value	$80,000 → $111,000 (+38.8%)	$82,600 → $136,800 (+65.6%)
Median gross rent	$800 → $800 (+0.0%)	$557 → $736 (+32.1%)

Hardinsburg

Population

137188

Median household income

$32,188$35,250

Median home value

$80,000$111,000

Median gross rent

$800$800

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)

	Hardinsburg	Salem
Under 5	11.2%	3.1%
5 to 17	21.3%	17.3%
18 to 24	3.2%	7.8%
25 to 34	16.5%	14.9%
35 to 44	13.8%	10.6%
45 to 54	3.2%	9.1%
55 to 64	13.8%	17.1%
65 to 74	11.7%	10.8%
75 and over	5.3%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hardinsburg	Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	86.7%	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	10.1%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hardinsburg	Salem
No high school diploma	12.4%	13.5%
High school graduate	39.7%	44.7%
Some college or associate's	43.8%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.1%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hardinsburg	Salem
Drove alone	60.6%	76.5%
Carpooled	13.6%	16.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	22.7%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	6.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hardinsburg	Salem
1-unit, detached	69.6%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	20.9%	11.7%

Poverty & households

	Hardinsburg	Salem
Poverty rate	33.0%	26.0%
Average household size	2.27	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	35	27
Median year structure built	1973	1967