East Palestine vs Salem

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

East Palestine 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 4,699 in East Palestine). Salem has the higher median household income ($50,250 vs $49,006 in East Palestine). Salem has the higher median home value ($117,400 vs $114,100 in East Palestine).

Population, income & housing

	East Palestine	Salem
Population	4,699	11,805
Median age	40.2 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$49,006	$50,250
Median home value	$114,100	$117,400
Median gross rent	$824	$771
Housing units	2,282	5,753
Homeownership rate	66.7%	58.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.4%	19.8%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Palestine	Salem
Population	4,493 → 4,699 (+4.6%)	11,774 → 11,805 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$49,615 → $49,006 (-1.2%)	$40,134 → $50,250 (+25.2%)
Median home value	$87,600 → $114,100 (+30.3%)	$96,900 → $117,400 (+21.2%)
Median gross rent	$822 → $824 (+0.2%)	$677 → $771 (+13.9%)

East Palestine

Population

4,4934,699

Median household income

$49,615$49,006

Median home value

$87,600$114,100

Median gross rent

$822$824

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)

	East Palestine	Salem
Under 5	8.7%	4.2%
5 to 17	17.5%	13.1%
18 to 24	4.4%	11.3%
25 to 34	14.0%	14.5%
35 to 44	10.4%	11.1%
45 to 54	8.5%	12.4%
55 to 64	15.0%	12.4%
65 to 74	8.6%	11.3%
75 and over	12.9%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Palestine	Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	88.7%	96.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	0.7%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.9%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	6.7%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Palestine	Salem
No high school diploma	15.7%	12.8%
High school graduate	51.1%	41.0%
Some college or associate's	23.7%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.0%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.4%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Palestine	Salem
Drove alone	71.7%	81.9%
Carpooled	19.0%	6.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.1%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	5.1%
Worked from home	6.8%	4.1%
Other means	0.4%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Palestine	Salem
1-unit, detached	83.8%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	4.2%	18.2%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	3.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	2.3%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	East Palestine	Salem
Poverty rate	9.5%	19.2%
Average household size	2.32	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	21	22
Median year structure built	1948	1953