New Pekin vs Salem

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

New Pekin 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 1,377 in New Pekin). Salem has the higher median household income ($51,786 vs $50,500 in New Pekin). Salem has the higher median home value ($136,800 vs $116,000 in New Pekin).

Population, income & housing

	New Pekin	Salem
Population	1,377	6,484
Median age	38.0 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$50,500	$51,786
Median home value	$116,000	$136,800
Median gross rent	$837	$736
Housing units	667	2,765
Homeownership rate	64.0%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.9%	14.5%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Pekin	Salem
Population	1,458 → 1,377 (-5.6%)	6,172 → 6,484 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$42,669 → $50,500 (+18.4%)	$36,339 → $51,786 (+42.5%)
Median home value	$92,900 → $116,000 (+24.9%)	$82,600 → $136,800 (+65.6%)
Median gross rent	$644 → $837 (+30.0%)	$557 → $736 (+32.1%)

New Pekin

Population

1,4581,377

Median household income

$42,669$50,500

Median home value

$92,900$116,000

Median gross rent

$644$837

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)

	New Pekin	Salem
Under 5	7.8%	3.1%
5 to 17	21.1%	17.3%
18 to 24	5.7%	7.8%
25 to 34	13.4%	14.9%
35 to 44	12.3%	10.6%
45 to 54	10.3%	9.1%
55 to 64	15.8%	17.1%
65 to 74	6.7%	10.8%
75 and over	6.9%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Pekin	Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	95.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.1%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Pekin	Salem
No high school diploma	16.3%	13.5%
High school graduate	42.2%	44.7%
Some college or associate's	31.6%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	4.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Pekin	Salem
Drove alone	79.1%	76.5%
Carpooled	11.5%	16.5%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.8%	6.3%
Other means	3.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Pekin	Salem
1-unit, detached	63.7%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	17.4%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	5.8%	1.6%
20 or more units	3.4%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	9.6%	11.7%

Poverty & households

	New Pekin	Salem
Poverty rate	21.3%	26.0%
Average household size	2.48	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	31	27
Median year structure built	1976	1967