Flasher vs New Salem

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

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

New Salem has the higher population (904 vs 207 in Flasher). New Salem has the higher median household income ($69,750 vs $43,984 in Flasher). New Salem has the higher median home value ($173,400 vs $58,300 in Flasher).

Population, income & housing

	Flasher	New Salem
Population	207	904
Median age	40.8 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$43,984	$69,750
Median home value	$58,300	$173,400
Median gross rent	$581	$866
Housing units	139	433
Homeownership rate	87.8%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.4%	18.3%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Flasher	New Salem
Population	251 → 207 (-17.5%)	1,137 → 904 (-20.5%)
Median household income	$60,972 → $43,984 (-27.9%)	$63,702 → $69,750 (+9.5%)
Median home value	$81,400 → $58,300 (-28.4%)	$141,200 → $173,400 (+22.8%)
Median gross rent	$825 → $581 (-29.6%)	$658 → $866 (+31.6%)

Flasher

Population

251207

Median household income

$60,972$43,984

Median home value

$81,400$58,300

Median gross rent

$825$581

New Salem

Population

1,137904

Median household income

$63,702$69,750

Median home value

$141,200$173,400

Median gross rent

$658$866

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Flasher	New Salem
Under 5	4.3%	8.1%
5 to 17	18.4%	17.3%
18 to 24	0.5%	2.3%
25 to 34	15.5%	19.6%
35 to 44	14.5%	11.9%
45 to 54	3.9%	7.4%
55 to 64	15.5%	8.4%
65 to 74	18.4%	7.4%
75 and over	9.2%	17.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Flasher	New Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	93.7%	97.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Flasher	New Salem
No high school diploma	11.9%	7.5%
High school graduate	26.4%	34.3%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Flasher	New Salem
Drove alone	62.6%	85.0%
Carpooled	16.5%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	17.6%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	3.3%	6.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Flasher	New Salem
1-unit, detached	84.2%	86.4%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	9.4%	9.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Flasher	New Salem
Poverty rate	10.4%	5.8%
Average household size	1.80	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	21	26
Median year structure built	1964	1962