Rhodhiss vs Salem

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

Rhodhiss 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 1,062 in Rhodhiss). Salem has the higher median household income ($66,653 vs $48,125 in Rhodhiss). Salem has the higher median home value ($159,300 vs $113,400 in Rhodhiss).

Population, income & housing

	Rhodhiss	Salem
Population	1,062	2,035
Median age	27.9 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$48,125	$66,653
Median home value	$113,400	$159,300
Median gross rent	$812	$772
Housing units	381	1,106
Homeownership rate	69.0%	74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.6%	20.9%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rhodhiss	Salem
Population	935 → 1,062 (+13.6%)	1,757 → 2,035 (+15.8%)
Median household income	$41,591 → $48,125 (+15.7%)	$49,375 → $66,653 (+35.0%)
Median home value	$67,300 → $113,400 (+68.5%)	$134,900 → $159,300 (+18.1%)
Median gross rent	$900 → $812 (-9.8%)	$622 → $772 (+24.1%)

Rhodhiss

Population

9351,062

Median household income

$41,591$48,125

Median home value

$67,300$113,400

Median gross rent

$900$812

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)

	Rhodhiss	Salem
Under 5	6.5%	9.4%
5 to 17	34.8%	10.9%
18 to 24	6.1%	3.8%
25 to 34	9.6%	12.6%
35 to 44	14.4%	14.5%
45 to 54	8.7%	9.6%
55 to 64	9.3%	12.6%
65 to 74	5.9%	17.3%
75 and over	4.6%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rhodhiss	Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	84.6%	77.4%
Black or African American	0.1%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	5.9%	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	7.9%	15.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rhodhiss	Salem
No high school diploma	23.5%	14.6%
High school graduate	44.8%	27.9%
Some college or associate's	25.1%	36.6%
Bachelor's degree	1.3%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rhodhiss	Salem
Drove alone	81.6%	75.6%
Carpooled	17.0%	23.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rhodhiss	Salem
1-unit, detached	76.6%	73.4%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.6%	15.5%

Poverty & households

	Rhodhiss	Salem
Poverty rate	14.5%	19.9%
Average household size	3.29	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	29	19
Median year structure built	1975	1977