Salem vs Shubert

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

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

Shubert has the higher population (201 vs 84 in Salem). Shubert has the higher median home value ($57,000 vs $45,900 in Salem). Since 2019, Shubert's population has grown faster (+14.2% vs -18.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Salem	Shubert
Population	84	201
Median age	63.5 yrs	58.4 yrs
Median household income	$46,563	—
Median home value	$45,900	$57,000
Median gross rent	—	$850
Housing units	62	122
Homeownership rate	65.9%	84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.6%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Salem	Shubert
Population	103 → 84 (-18.4%)	176 → 201 (+14.2%)
Median household income	$32,125 → $46,563 (+44.9%)	$41,667 → $50,000 (+20.0%)
Median home value	$35,000 → $45,900 (+31.1%)	$39,400 → $57,000 (+44.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$600 → $850 (+41.7%)

Salem

Population

10384

Median household income

$32,125$46,563

Median home value

$35,000$45,900

Shubert

Population

176201

Median household income

$41,667$50,000

Median home value

$39,400$57,000

Median gross rent

$600$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Salem	Shubert
Under 5	1.2%	2.5%
5 to 17	8.3%	7.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	2.0%
25 to 34	1.2%	2.5%
35 to 44	3.6%	6.5%
45 to 54	14.3%	11.4%
55 to 64	29.8%	46.3%
65 to 74	21.4%	16.9%
75 and over	20.2%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Salem	Shubert
White (non-Hispanic)	97.6%	97.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
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%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Salem	Shubert
No high school diploma	17.1%	16.9%
High school graduate	42.1%	38.8%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	18.5%
Bachelor's degree	1.3%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.3%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Salem	Shubert
Drove alone	55.6%	80.5%
Carpooled	44.4%	5.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	5.9%
Other means	0.0%	4.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Salem	Shubert
1-unit, detached	85.5%	91.0%
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	14.5%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	Salem	Shubert
Poverty rate	16.7%	7.5%
Average household size	1.91	1.83
Mean commute (minutes)	65	19
Median year structure built	1938	1938