Loretto vs Salix

A side-by-side comparison of Loretto and Salix: population, income, housing, and more.

Loretto and Salix are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Loretto has the higher population (1,370 vs 1,339 in Salix). Salix has the higher median household income ($64,333 vs $61,591 in Loretto). Loretto has the higher median home value ($187,500 vs $145,100 in Salix).

Population, income & housing

	Loretto	Salix
Population	1,370	1,339
Median age	20.5 yrs	34.5 yrs
Median household income	$61,591	$64,333
Median home value	$187,500	$145,100
Housing units	175	570
Homeownership rate	71.2%	69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.8%	27.4%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Loretto	Salix
Population	1,190 → 1,370 (+15.1%)	1,272 → 1,339 (+5.3%)
Median household income	$41,563 → $61,591 (+48.2%)	$44,803 → $64,333 (+43.6%)
Median home value	$127,100 → $187,500 (+47.5%)	$132,800 → $145,100 (+9.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,148 → $1,297 (+13.0%)	$618 → $657 (+6.3%)

Loretto

Population

1,1901,370

Median household income

$41,563$61,591

Median home value

$127,100$187,500

Median gross rent

$1,148$1,297

Salix

Population

1,2721,339

Median household income

$44,803$64,333

Median home value

$132,800$145,100

Median gross rent

$618$657

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Loretto	Salix
Under 5	0.7%	6.3%
5 to 17	1.5%	12.6%
18 to 24	82.0%	13.9%
25 to 34	4.2%	18.7%
35 to 44	1.0%	1.9%
45 to 54	1.2%	15.2%
55 to 64	5.0%	11.4%
65 to 74	1.5%	14.8%
75 and over	2.9%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Loretto	Salix
White (non-Hispanic)	86.7%	92.0%
Black or African American	5.3%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Loretto	Salix
No high school diploma	0.0%	9.2%
High school graduate	31.0%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	16.2%	23.6%
Bachelor's degree	28.7%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	24.1%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Loretto	Salix
Drove alone	47.6%	80.8%
Carpooled	2.0%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	37.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	9.4%
Other means	5.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Loretto	Salix
1-unit, detached	45.1%	79.1%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	26.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	27.4%	12.6%
20 or more units	0.6%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Loretto	Salix
Poverty rate	41.2%	7.1%
Average household size	2.13	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	13	26
Median year structure built	1956	1972