Hebron vs New Salem

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

Hebron 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 739 in Hebron). New Salem has the higher median household income ($69,750 vs $60,114 in Hebron). New Salem has the higher median home value ($173,400 vs $104,600 in Hebron).

Population, income & housing

	Hebron	New Salem
Population	739	904
Median age	36.9 yrs	38.4 yrs
Median household income	$60,114	$69,750
Median home value	$104,600	$173,400
Median gross rent	$873	$866
Housing units	380	433
Homeownership rate	76.1%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.8%	18.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hebron	New Salem
Population	867 → 739 (-14.8%)	1,137 → 904 (-20.5%)
Median household income	$60,486 → $60,114 (-0.6%)	$63,702 → $69,750 (+9.5%)
Median home value	$96,100 → $104,600 (+8.8%)	$141,200 → $173,400 (+22.8%)
Median gross rent	$644 → $873 (+35.6%)	$658 → $866 (+31.6%)

Hebron

Population

867739

Median household income

$60,486$60,114

Median home value

$96,100$104,600

Median gross rent

$644$873

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)

	Hebron	New Salem
Under 5	5.0%	8.1%
5 to 17	27.9%	17.3%
18 to 24	3.8%	2.3%
25 to 34	9.6%	19.6%
35 to 44	12.3%	11.9%
45 to 54	8.8%	7.4%
55 to 64	12.4%	8.4%
65 to 74	10.7%	7.4%
75 and over	9.5%	17.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hebron	New Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	88.5%	97.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4.2%	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	4.5%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hebron	New Salem
No high school diploma	11.5%	7.5%
High school graduate	35.7%	34.3%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.2%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hebron	New Salem
Drove alone	68.6%	85.0%
Carpooled	14.7%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.9%	1.2%
Bicycle	4.9%	1.4%
Worked from home	5.2%	6.2%
Other means	1.6%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hebron	New Salem
1-unit, detached	85.3%	86.4%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	9.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	9.2%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Hebron	New Salem
Poverty rate	8.9%	5.8%
Average household size	2.59	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1953	1962