Calcutta vs Salem

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

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

Salem has the higher population (11,805 vs 4,770 in Calcutta). Calcutta has the higher median household income ($60,341 vs $50,250 in Salem). Calcutta has the higher median home value ($159,700 vs $117,400 in Salem).

Population, income & housing

	Calcutta	Salem
Population	4,770	11,805
Median age	51.2 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$60,341	$50,250
Median home value	$159,700	$117,400
Median gross rent	$664	$771
Housing units	2,159	5,753
Homeownership rate	82.4%	58.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%	19.8%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calcutta	Salem
Population	3,755 → 4,770 (+27.0%)	11,774 → 11,805 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$54,196 → $60,341 (+11.3%)	$40,134 → $50,250 (+25.2%)
Median home value	$148,000 → $159,700 (+7.9%)	$96,900 → $117,400 (+21.2%)
Median gross rent	$701 → $664 (-5.3%)	$677 → $771 (+13.9%)

Calcutta

Population

3,7554,770

Median household income

$54,196$60,341

Median home value

$148,000$159,700

Median gross rent

$701$664

Salem

Population

11,77411,805

Median household income

$40,134$50,250

Median home value

$96,900$117,400

Median gross rent

$677$771

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calcutta	Salem
Under 5	2.5%	4.2%
5 to 17	14.7%	13.1%
18 to 24	8.3%	11.3%
25 to 34	8.2%	14.5%
35 to 44	13.5%	11.1%
45 to 54	9.4%	12.4%
55 to 64	12.4%	12.4%
65 to 74	18.2%	11.3%
75 and over	12.9%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calcutta	Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	96.2%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	7.0%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calcutta	Salem
No high school diploma	10.0%	12.8%
High school graduate	40.9%	41.0%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	12.1%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calcutta	Salem
Drove alone	80.4%	81.9%
Carpooled	7.8%	6.1%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	5.1%
Worked from home	5.6%	4.1%
Other means	4.6%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calcutta	Salem
1-unit, detached	65.8%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	11.5%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	18.2%
5 to 19 units	9.9%	3.6%
20 or more units	1.0%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Calcutta	Salem
Poverty rate	5.8%	19.2%
Average household size	2.35	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	19	22
Median year structure built	1971	1953