Hildebran vs Salem

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

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

Salem has the higher population (2,035 vs 1,860 in Hildebran). Salem has the higher median household income ($66,653 vs $53,125 in Hildebran). Hildebran has the higher median home value ($194,900 vs $159,300 in Salem).

Population, income & housing

	Hildebran	Salem
Population	1,860	2,035
Median age	40.9 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$53,125	$66,653
Median home value	$194,900	$159,300
Median gross rent	$748	$772
Housing units	855	1,106
Homeownership rate	62.8%	74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.3%	20.9%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hildebran	Salem
Population	1,834 → 1,860 (+1.4%)	1,757 → 2,035 (+15.8%)
Median household income	$40,357 → $53,125 (+31.6%)	$49,375 → $66,653 (+35.0%)
Median home value	$138,200 → $194,900 (+41.0%)	$134,900 → $159,300 (+18.1%)
Median gross rent	$644 → $748 (+16.1%)	$622 → $772 (+24.1%)

Hildebran

Population

1,8341,860

Median household income

$40,357$53,125

Median home value

$138,200$194,900

Median gross rent

$644$748

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)

	Hildebran	Salem
Under 5	4.2%	9.4%
5 to 17	20.1%	10.9%
18 to 24	4.1%	3.8%
25 to 34	15.2%	12.6%
35 to 44	16.3%	14.5%
45 to 54	14.4%	9.6%
55 to 64	10.4%	12.6%
65 to 74	9.4%	17.3%
75 and over	5.9%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hildebran	Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	77.3%	77.4%
Black or African American	2.4%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	11.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.6%
Some other race	2.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	15.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hildebran	Salem
No high school diploma	17.7%	14.6%
High school graduate	35.4%	27.9%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.9%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hildebran	Salem
Drove alone	84.0%	75.6%
Carpooled	12.6%	23.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hildebran	Salem
1-unit, detached	82.0%	73.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	15.5%

Poverty & households

	Hildebran	Salem
Poverty rate	19.0%	19.9%
Average household size	2.35	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	19	19
Median year structure built	1971	1977