Salem vs Winfield

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

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

Winfield has the higher population (1,065 vs 363 in Salem). Salem has the higher median household income ($59,583 vs $46,364 in Winfield). Winfield has the higher median home value ($99,800 vs $75,000 in Salem).

Population, income & housing

	Salem	Winfield
Population	363	1,065
Median age	48.2 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$59,583	$46,364
Median home value	$75,000	$99,800
Median gross rent	$850	$596
Housing units	155	495
Homeownership rate	83.2%	76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.2%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Salem	Winfield
Population	494 → 363 (-26.5%)	1,101 → 1,065 (-3.3%)
Median household income	$40,625 → $59,583 (+46.7%)	$43,796 → $46,364 (+5.9%)
Median home value	$60,000 → $75,000 (+25.0%)	$93,000 → $99,800 (+7.3%)
Median gross rent	$645 → $850 (+31.8%)	$639 → $596 (-6.7%)

Salem

Population

494363

Median household income

$40,625$59,583

Median home value

$60,000$75,000

Median gross rent

$645$850

Winfield

Population

1,1011,065

Median household income

$43,796$46,364

Median home value

$93,000$99,800

Median gross rent

$639$596

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Salem	Winfield
Under 5	3.9%	10.5%
5 to 17	13.8%	16.8%
18 to 24	7.7%	5.2%
25 to 34	6.3%	10.3%
35 to 44	16.5%	12.8%
45 to 54	13.8%	9.0%
55 to 64	15.4%	11.8%
65 to 74	10.7%	13.0%
75 and over	11.8%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Salem	Winfield
White (non-Hispanic)	79.6%	96.9%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.5%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.8%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Salem	Winfield
No high school diploma	8.1%	4.6%
High school graduate	41.7%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	45.0%	45.6%
Bachelor's degree	4.1%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.1%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Salem	Winfield
Drove alone	83.1%	90.8%
Carpooled	8.1%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	2.0%
Other means	2.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Salem	Winfield
1-unit, detached	76.8%	75.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	5.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	15.5%	11.5%

Poverty & households

	Salem	Winfield
Poverty rate	10.2%	8.6%
Average household size	2.44	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	26	24
Median year structure built	1954	1951