Massieville vs South Salem

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

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

Massieville has the higher population (415 vs 135 in South Salem). South Salem has the higher median household income ($68,750 vs $39,519 in Massieville). Massieville has the higher median home value ($141,000 vs $115,600 in South Salem).

Population, income & housing

	Massieville	South Salem
Population	415	135
Median age	28.7 yrs	31.8 yrs
Median household income	$39,519	$68,750
Median home value	$141,000	$115,600
Median gross rent	$727	$988
Housing units	183	58
Homeownership rate	60.7%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.1%	20.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	9.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Massieville	South Salem
Population	579 → 415 (-28.3%)	287 → 135 (-53.0%)
Median household income	$46,381 → $39,519 (-14.8%)	$39,500 → $68,750 (+74.1%)
Median home value	$84,300 → $141,000 (+67.3%)	$82,500 → $115,600 (+40.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$754 → $988 (+31.0%)

Massieville

Population

579415

Median household income

$46,381$39,519

Median home value

$84,300$141,000

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)

	Massieville	South Salem
Under 5	24.3%	8.9%
5 to 17	0.0%	20.7%
18 to 24	4.6%	3.7%
25 to 34	34.2%	23.7%
35 to 44	0.0%	12.6%
45 to 54	0.0%	9.6%
55 to 64	7.7%	8.1%
65 to 74	22.9%	3.7%
75 and over	6.3%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Massieville	South Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	97.8%	95.6%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Massieville	South Salem
No high school diploma	15.3%	13.3%
High school graduate	42.4%	41.1%
Some college or associate's	16.3%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	26.1%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Massieville	South Salem
Drove alone	69.0%	81.0%
Carpooled	31.0%	13.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Massieville	South Salem
1-unit, detached	71.0%	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	29.0%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Massieville	South Salem
Poverty rate	2.2%	18.9%
Average household size	2.27	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	—	24
Median year structure built	1969	1938