Kidron vs West Salem

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

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

West Salem has the higher population (1,301 vs 858 in Kidron). Kidron has the higher median household income ($66,667 vs $57,917 in West Salem). Kidron has the higher median home value ($253,800 vs $123,000 in West Salem).

Population, income & housing

	Kidron	West Salem
Population	858	1,301
Median age	35.1 yrs	44.6 yrs
Median household income	$66,667	$57,917
Median home value	$253,800	$123,000
Median gross rent	$983	$770
Housing units	314	630
Homeownership rate	73.8%	80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	5.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kidron	West Salem
Population	993 → 858 (-13.6%)	1,622 → 1,301 (-19.8%)
Median household income	$71,250 → $66,667 (-6.4%)	$39,196 → $57,917 (+47.8%)
Median home value	$212,100 → $253,800 (+19.7%)	$82,300 → $123,000 (+49.5%)
Median gross rent	$938 → $983 (+4.8%)	$682 → $770 (+12.9%)

Kidron

Population

993858

Median household income

$71,250$66,667

Median home value

$212,100$253,800

Median gross rent

$938$983

West Salem

Population

1,6221,301

Median household income

$39,196$57,917

Median home value

$82,300$123,000

Median gross rent

$682$770

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kidron	West Salem
Under 5	10.6%	6.2%
5 to 17	21.4%	12.3%
18 to 24	4.1%	7.5%
25 to 34	13.6%	11.9%
35 to 44	10.5%	13.6%
45 to 54	6.3%	11.2%
55 to 64	7.8%	13.7%
65 to 74	6.1%	19.8%
75 and over	19.6%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kidron	West Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	94.7%
Black or African American	0.7%	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%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	6.5%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kidron	West Salem
No high school diploma	25.4%	10.8%
High school graduate	33.8%	65.1%
Some college or associate's	20.1%	19.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kidron	West Salem
Drove alone	60.4%	79.7%
Carpooled	22.8%	7.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	8.8%
Bicycle	4.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.1%	3.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kidron	West Salem
1-unit, detached	71.3%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	14.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	14.6%	1.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	21.1%

Poverty & households

	Kidron	West Salem
Poverty rate	3.6%	14.6%
Average household size	2.84	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	21	28
Median year structure built	1981	1971