Martinsburg vs Salem

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

Martinsburg 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 150 in Martinsburg). Salem has the higher median home value ($136,800 vs $99,800 in Martinsburg). Since 2019, Martinsburg's population has grown faster (+11.9% vs +5.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Martinsburg	Salem
Population	150	6,484
Median age	30.1 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$51,786
Median home value	$99,800	$136,800
Median gross rent	—	$736
Housing units	79	2,765
Homeownership rate	100.0%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Martinsburg	Salem
Population	134 → 150 (+11.9%)	6,172 → 6,484 (+5.1%)
Median household income	—	$36,339 → $51,786 (+42.5%)
Median home value	—	$82,600 → $136,800 (+65.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$557 → $736 (+32.1%)

Martinsburg

Population

134150

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)

	Martinsburg	Salem
Under 5	30.7%	3.1%
5 to 17	12.0%	17.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	7.8%
25 to 34	12.7%	14.9%
35 to 44	37.3%	10.6%
45 to 54	0.0%	9.1%
55 to 64	0.0%	17.1%
65 to 74	7.3%	10.8%
75 and over	0.0%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Martinsburg	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+

	Martinsburg	Salem
No high school diploma	10.5%	13.5%
High school graduate	52.3%	44.7%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Martinsburg	Salem
Drove alone	100.0%	76.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	16.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Martinsburg	Salem
1-unit, detached	100.0%	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	0.0%	11.7%

Poverty & households

	Martinsburg	Salem
Poverty rate	0.0%	26.0%
Average household size	3.66	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	—	27
Median year structure built	1938	1967