Clarksburg vs South Salem

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

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

Clarksburg has the higher population (543 vs 135 in South Salem). South Salem has the higher median household income ($68,750 vs $47,727 in Clarksburg). Clarksburg has the higher median home value ($117,500 vs $115,600 in South Salem).

Population, income & housing

	Clarksburg	South Salem
Population	543	135
Median age	28.0 yrs	31.8 yrs
Median household income	$47,727	$68,750
Median home value	$117,500	$115,600
Median gross rent	$1,264	$988
Housing units	169	58
Homeownership rate	45.8%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.7%	20.0%
Unemployment rate	22.8%	9.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarksburg	South Salem
Population	426 → 543 (+27.5%)	287 → 135 (-53.0%)
Median household income	$24,500 → $47,727 (+94.8%)	$39,500 → $68,750 (+74.1%)
Median home value	$70,000 → $117,500 (+67.9%)	$82,500 → $115,600 (+40.1%)
Median gross rent	$583 → $1,264 (+116.8%)	$754 → $988 (+31.0%)

Clarksburg

Population

426543

Median household income

$24,500$47,727

Median home value

$70,000$117,500

Median gross rent

$583$1,264

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)

	Clarksburg	South Salem
Under 5	8.5%	8.9%
5 to 17	28.4%	20.7%
18 to 24	7.9%	3.7%
25 to 34	16.2%	23.7%
35 to 44	6.6%	12.6%
45 to 54	14.7%	9.6%
55 to 64	7.0%	8.1%
65 to 74	5.9%	3.7%
75 and over	4.8%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarksburg	South Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	95.8%	95.6%
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	2.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarksburg	South Salem
No high school diploma	18.3%	13.3%
High school graduate	60.0%	41.1%
Some college or associate's	16.0%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarksburg	South Salem
Drove alone	79.0%	81.0%
Carpooled	13.2%	13.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.0%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.8%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarksburg	South Salem
1-unit, detached	92.3%	89.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.7%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Clarksburg	South Salem
Poverty rate	29.7%	18.9%
Average household size	3.23	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	28	24
Median year structure built	1967	1938