Columbiana vs Salem

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

Columbiana 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 6,800 in Columbiana). Salem has the higher median household income ($50,250 vs $49,873 in Columbiana). Columbiana has the higher median home value ($187,000 vs $117,400 in Salem).

Population, income & housing

	Columbiana	Salem
Population	6,800	11,805
Median age	50.5 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$49,873	$50,250
Median home value	$187,000	$117,400
Median gross rent	$656	$771
Housing units	3,515	5,753
Homeownership rate	60.3%	58.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.7%	19.8%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbiana	Salem
Population	6,247 → 6,800 (+8.9%)	11,774 → 11,805 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$44,107 → $49,873 (+13.1%)	$40,134 → $50,250 (+25.2%)
Median home value	$148,300 → $187,000 (+26.1%)	$96,900 → $117,400 (+21.2%)
Median gross rent	$584 → $656 (+12.3%)	$677 → $771 (+13.9%)

Columbiana

Population

6,2476,800

Median household income

$44,107$49,873

Median home value

$148,300$187,000

Median gross rent

$584$656

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)

	Columbiana	Salem
Under 5	3.6%	4.2%
5 to 17	11.3%	13.1%
18 to 24	6.0%	11.3%
25 to 34	9.6%	14.5%
35 to 44	14.7%	11.1%
45 to 54	10.8%	12.4%
55 to 64	12.6%	12.4%
65 to 74	16.5%	11.3%
75 and over	14.8%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbiana	Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	91.9%	96.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.1%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.0%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbiana	Salem
No high school diploma	3.6%	12.8%
High school graduate	35.7%	41.0%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	17.0%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbiana	Salem
Drove alone	76.0%	81.9%
Carpooled	13.0%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	5.1%
Worked from home	9.1%	4.1%
Other means	0.6%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbiana	Salem
1-unit, detached	43.0%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	22.4%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	12.9%	18.2%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	3.6%
20 or more units	10.9%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	5.9%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Columbiana	Salem
Poverty rate	9.7%	19.2%
Average household size	1.95	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	21	22
Median year structure built	1978	1953