Little York vs Salem

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

Little York 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 205 in Little York). Little York has the higher median household income ($61,667 vs $51,786 in Salem). Salem has the higher median home value ($136,800 vs $123,800 in Little York).

Population, income & housing

	Little York	Salem
Population	205	6,484
Median age	35.6 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$61,667	$51,786
Median home value	$123,800	$136,800
Median gross rent	$1,047	$736
Housing units	103	2,765
Homeownership rate	83.8%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Little York	Salem
Population	262 → 205 (-21.8%)	6,172 → 6,484 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$63,750 → $61,667 (-3.3%)	$36,339 → $51,786 (+42.5%)
Median home value	$99,700 → $123,800 (+24.2%)	$82,600 → $136,800 (+65.6%)
Median gross rent	$813 → $1,047 (+28.8%)	$557 → $736 (+32.1%)

Little York

Population

262205

Median household income

$63,750$61,667

Median home value

$99,700$123,800

Median gross rent

$813$1,047

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)

	Little York	Salem
Under 5	13.2%	3.1%
5 to 17	18.5%	17.3%
18 to 24	2.9%	7.8%
25 to 34	12.7%	14.9%
35 to 44	12.2%	10.6%
45 to 54	6.3%	9.1%
55 to 64	11.2%	17.1%
65 to 74	10.7%	10.8%
75 and over	12.2%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Little York	Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	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	0.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Little York	Salem
No high school diploma	16.4%	13.5%
High school graduate	38.8%	44.7%
Some college or associate's	29.1%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Little York	Salem
Drove alone	76.0%	76.5%
Carpooled	18.7%	16.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	6.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Little York	Salem
1-unit, detached	78.6%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	21.4%	11.7%

Poverty & households

	Little York	Salem
Poverty rate	18.0%	26.0%
Average household size	2.56	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	34	27
Median year structure built	1987	1967