Argyle vs Salem

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

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

Salem has the higher population (914 vs 498 in Argyle). Salem has the higher median household income ($76,993 vs $66,875 in Argyle). Argyle has the higher median home value ($163,500 vs $160,900 in Salem).

Population, income & housing

	Argyle	Salem
Population	498	914
Median age	35.4 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$66,875	$76,993
Median home value	$163,500	$160,900
Median gross rent	$688	$893
Housing units	175	466
Homeownership rate	87.2%	76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.1%	24.2%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	14.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Argyle	Salem
Population	469 → 498 (+6.2%)	791 → 914 (+15.5%)
Median household income	$39,375 → $66,875 (+69.8%)	$58,942 → $76,993 (+30.6%)
Median home value	$113,400 → $163,500 (+44.2%)	$116,000 → $160,900 (+38.7%)
Median gross rent	$643 → $688 (+7.0%)	$860 → $893 (+3.8%)

Argyle

Population

469498

Median household income

$39,375$66,875

Median home value

$113,400$163,500

Median gross rent

$643$688

Salem

Population

791914

Median household income

$58,942$76,993

Median home value

$116,000$160,900

Median gross rent

$860$893

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Argyle	Salem
Under 5	8.4%	2.5%
5 to 17	26.3%	6.0%
18 to 24	6.0%	4.8%
25 to 34	8.6%	27.1%
35 to 44	14.9%	10.4%
45 to 54	12.2%	11.5%
55 to 64	9.4%	18.9%
65 to 74	5.0%	6.2%
75 and over	9.0%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Argyle	Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	93.4%	85.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.6%
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%	1.2%
Two or more races	2.0%	8.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Argyle	Salem
No high school diploma	13.9%	2.1%
High school graduate	32.5%	24.2%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	49.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13.6%	14.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Argyle	Salem
Drove alone	85.1%	87.4%
Carpooled	8.0%	0.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	6.9%	11.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Argyle	Salem
1-unit, detached	62.3%	76.8%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	20.0%	20.2%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.7%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Argyle	Salem
Poverty rate	11.4%	3.0%
Average household size	3.34	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1938	1938