New Salem vs Rock

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

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

Rock has the higher population (123 vs 24 in New Salem). Since 2019, Rock's population has grown faster (+17.1% vs +14.3%).

Population, income & housing

	New Salem	Rock
Population	24	123
Median age	—	29.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$76,786
Housing units	24	42
Homeownership rate	100.0%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	11.3%
Unemployment rate	—	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New Salem	Rock
Population	21 → 24 (+14.3%)	105 → 123 (+17.1%)
Median household income	—	$59,500 → $76,786 (+29.1%)
Median home value	—	$43,800 → $55,000 (+25.6%)

New Salem

Population

2124

Rock

Population

105123

Median household income

$59,500$76,786

Median home value

$43,800$55,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New Salem	Rock
Under 5	0.0%	10.6%
5 to 17	0.0%	18.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.7%
25 to 34	0.0%	28.5%
35 to 44	0.0%	11.4%
45 to 54	0.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	0.0%	6.5%
65 to 74	54.2%	9.8%
75 and over	45.8%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New Salem	Rock
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	97.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
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%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New Salem	Rock
No high school diploma	0.0%	7.5%
High school graduate	0.0%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	100.0%	48.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New Salem	Rock
Drove alone	—	80.8%
Carpooled	—	7.7%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	0.0%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	11.5%
Other means	—	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New Salem	Rock
1-unit, detached	54.2%	90.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	45.8%	9.5%

Poverty & households

	New Salem	Rock
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.0%
Average household size	—	3.42
Mean commute (minutes)	—	26
Median year structure built	—	1975