Salem vs San Pablo

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

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

Salem has the higher population (834 vs 729 in San Pablo). San Pablo has the higher median household income ($83,056 vs $56,103 in Salem). San Pablo has the higher median home value ($278,500 vs $55,300 in Salem).

Population, income & housing

	Salem	San Pablo
Population	834	729
Median age	35.4 yrs	55.3 yrs
Median household income	$56,103	$83,056
Median home value	$55,300	$278,500
Housing units	235	325
Homeownership rate	78.3%	89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	42.9%
Unemployment rate	13.0%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Salem	San Pablo
Population	311 → 834 (+168.2%)	1,019 → 729 (-28.5%)
Median household income	$50,994 → $56,103 (+10.0%)	$63,750 → $83,056 (+30.3%)
Median home value	$32,000 → $55,300 (+72.8%)	$246,400 → $278,500 (+13.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$628 → $606 (-3.5%)

Salem

Population

311834

Median household income

$50,994$56,103

Median home value

$32,000$55,300

San Pablo

Population

1,019729

Median household income

$63,750$83,056

Median home value

$246,400$278,500

Median gross rent

$628$606

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Salem	San Pablo
Under 5	1.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	27.2%	12.6%
18 to 24	12.7%	17.4%
25 to 34	6.8%	5.8%
35 to 44	24.3%	4.9%
45 to 54	6.2%	7.5%
55 to 64	14.1%	19.1%
65 to 74	3.0%	22.5%
75 and over	3.6%	10.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Salem	San Pablo
White (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	53.1%
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%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	98.0%	45.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Salem	San Pablo
No high school diploma	55.3%	7.6%
High school graduate	34.2%	26.5%
Some college or associate's	10.5%	22.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	29.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Salem	San Pablo
Drove alone	79.3%	78.0%
Carpooled	20.7%	16.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Salem	San Pablo
1-unit, detached	25.1%	72.0%
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	74.9%	28.0%

Poverty & households

	Salem	San Pablo
Poverty rate	47.5%	5.8%
Average household size	3.55	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	30	19
Median year structure built	1984	1989