Salem vs Smithland

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

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

Salem has the higher population (782 vs 209 in Smithland). Salem has the higher median household income ($61,250 vs $50,250 in Smithland). Smithland has the higher median home value ($102,900 vs $100,000 in Salem).

Population, income & housing

	Salem	Smithland
Population	782	209
Median age	45.3 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$61,250	$50,250
Median home value	$100,000	$102,900
Median gross rent	$683	$850
Housing units	299	126
Homeownership rate	76.0%	63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	11.6%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Salem	Smithland
Population	704 → 782 (+11.1%)	308 → 209 (-32.1%)
Median household income	$37,206 → $61,250 (+64.6%)	$46,750 → $50,250 (+7.5%)
Median home value	$78,100 → $100,000 (+28.0%)	$132,500 → $102,900 (-22.3%)
Median gross rent	$558 → $683 (+22.4%)	$768 → $850 (+10.7%)

Salem

Population

704782

Median household income

$37,206$61,250

Median home value

$78,100$100,000

Median gross rent

$558$683

Smithland

Population

308209

Median household income

$46,750$50,250

Median home value

$132,500$102,900

Median gross rent

$768$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Salem	Smithland
Under 5	3.7%	6.2%
5 to 17	10.4%	19.6%
18 to 24	15.3%	3.8%
25 to 34	11.0%	16.7%
35 to 44	9.2%	13.4%
45 to 54	12.3%	3.8%
55 to 64	10.1%	10.5%
65 to 74	9.6%	15.8%
75 and over	18.4%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Salem	Smithland
White (non-Hispanic)	93.6%	89.5%
Black or African American	0.5%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Salem	Smithland
No high school diploma	16.1%	10.9%
High school graduate	37.7%	45.6%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.0%	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Salem	Smithland
Drove alone	84.1%	94.6%
Carpooled	12.1%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.6%	3.2%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Salem	Smithland
1-unit, detached	76.3%	85.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	3.2%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.1%	7.9%

Poverty & households

	Salem	Smithland
Poverty rate	19.0%	28.7%
Average household size	2.79	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	36	29
Median year structure built	1973	1959