Barada vs Salem

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

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

Salem has the higher population (84 vs 28 in Barada). Barada has the higher median household income ($61,250 vs $46,563 in Salem). Salem has the higher median home value ($45,900 vs $44,500 in Barada).

Population, income & housing

	Barada	Salem
Population	28	84
Median age	51.2 yrs	63.5 yrs
Median household income	$61,250	$46,563
Median home value	$44,500	$45,900
Housing units	31	62
Homeownership rate	85.7%	65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	2.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barada	Salem
Population	33 → 28 (-15.2%)	103 → 84 (-18.4%)
Median household income	$50,938 → $61,250 (+20.2%)	$32,125 → $46,563 (+44.9%)
Median home value	$38,800 → $44,500 (+14.7%)	$35,000 → $45,900 (+31.1%)

Barada

Population

3328

Median household income

$50,938$61,250

Median home value

$38,800$44,500

Salem

Population

10384

Median household income

$32,125$46,563

Median home value

$35,000$45,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barada	Salem
Under 5	0.0%	1.2%
5 to 17	17.9%	8.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	1.2%
35 to 44	0.0%	3.6%
45 to 54	50.0%	14.3%
55 to 64	25.0%	29.8%
65 to 74	7.1%	21.4%
75 and over	0.0%	20.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barada	Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	97.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barada	Salem
No high school diploma	4.3%	17.1%
High school graduate	78.3%	42.1%
Some college or associate's	17.4%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	1.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barada	Salem
Drove alone	100.0%	55.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	44.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barada	Salem
1-unit, detached	87.1%	85.5%
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	12.9%	14.5%

Poverty & households

	Barada	Salem
Poverty rate	0.0%	16.7%
Average household size	2.00	1.91
Mean commute (minutes)	—	65
Median year structure built	1965	1938