Connelly Springs vs Salem

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

Connelly Springs and Salem are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Connelly Springs has the higher population (2,342 vs 2,035 in Salem). Salem has the higher median household income ($66,653 vs $66,643 in Connelly Springs). Connelly Springs has the higher median home value ($178,800 vs $159,300 in Salem).

Population, income & housing

	Connelly Springs	Salem
Population	2,342	2,035
Median age	37.4 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$66,643	$66,653
Median home value	$178,800	$159,300
Median gross rent	$819	$772
Housing units	948	1,106
Homeownership rate	63.0%	74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	20.9%
Unemployment rate	7.9%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Connelly Springs	Salem
Population	1,784 → 2,342 (+31.3%)	1,757 → 2,035 (+15.8%)
Median household income	$42,355 → $66,643 (+57.3%)	$49,375 → $66,653 (+35.0%)
Median home value	$96,800 → $178,800 (+84.7%)	$134,900 → $159,300 (+18.1%)
Median gross rent	$621 → $819 (+31.9%)	$622 → $772 (+24.1%)

Connelly Springs

Population

1,7842,342

Median household income

$42,355$66,643

Median home value

$96,800$178,800

Median gross rent

$621$819

Salem

Population

1,7572,035

Median household income

$49,375$66,653

Median home value

$134,900$159,300

Median gross rent

$622$772

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Connelly Springs	Salem
Under 5	7.3%	9.4%
5 to 17	14.0%	10.9%
18 to 24	9.8%	3.8%
25 to 34	16.8%	12.6%
35 to 44	7.2%	14.5%
45 to 54	11.8%	9.6%
55 to 64	20.9%	12.6%
65 to 74	9.6%	17.3%
75 and over	2.7%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Connelly Springs	Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	81.5%	77.4%
Black or African American	6.4%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.6%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	6.0%	15.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Connelly Springs	Salem
No high school diploma	11.1%	14.6%
High school graduate	38.6%	27.9%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Connelly Springs	Salem
Drove alone	76.5%	75.6%
Carpooled	16.5%	23.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.2%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Connelly Springs	Salem
1-unit, detached	63.2%	73.4%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	34.7%	15.5%

Poverty & households

	Connelly Springs	Salem
Poverty rate	8.9%	19.9%
Average household size	2.64	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1990	1977