Adelphi vs South Salem

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

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

Adelphi has the higher population (327 vs 135 in South Salem). South Salem has the higher median household income ($68,750 vs $36,563 in Adelphi). Adelphi has the higher median home value ($123,800 vs $115,600 in South Salem).

Population, income & housing

	Adelphi	South Salem
Population	327	135
Median age	40.1 yrs	31.8 yrs
Median household income	$36,563	$68,750
Median home value	$123,800	$115,600
Median gross rent	$869	$988
Housing units	157	58
Homeownership rate	53.6%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.0%	20.0%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	9.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Adelphi	South Salem
Population	329 → 327 (-0.6%)	287 → 135 (-53.0%)
Median household income	$43,036 → $36,563 (-15.0%)	$39,500 → $68,750 (+74.1%)
Median home value	$84,500 → $123,800 (+46.5%)	$82,500 → $115,600 (+40.1%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $869 (+18.6%)	$754 → $988 (+31.0%)

Adelphi

Population

329327

Median household income

$43,036$36,563

Median home value

$84,500$123,800

Median gross rent

$733$869

South Salem

Population

287135

Median household income

$39,500$68,750

Median home value

$82,500$115,600

Median gross rent

$754$988

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Adelphi	South Salem
Under 5	2.1%	8.9%
5 to 17	22.6%	20.7%
18 to 24	9.8%	3.7%
25 to 34	9.5%	23.7%
35 to 44	13.8%	12.6%
45 to 54	19.3%	9.6%
55 to 64	7.0%	8.1%
65 to 74	7.6%	3.7%
75 and over	8.3%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Adelphi	South Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	95.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Adelphi	South Salem
No high school diploma	22.4%	13.3%
High school graduate	48.6%	41.1%
Some college or associate's	14.0%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.7%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Adelphi	South Salem
Drove alone	88.2%	81.0%
Carpooled	5.6%	13.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Adelphi	South Salem
1-unit, detached	79.0%	89.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	21.0%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Adelphi	South Salem
Poverty rate	25.5%	18.9%
Average household size	2.14	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	31	24
Median year structure built	1952	1938