East Salem vs Mexico

A side-by-side comparison of East Salem and Mexico: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mexico has the higher population (411 vs 123 in East Salem). East Salem has the higher median household income ($68,333 vs $49,476 in Mexico). Mexico has the higher median home value ($171,100 vs $156,300 in East Salem).

Population, income & housing

	East Salem	Mexico
Population	123	411
Median age	26.9 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$68,333	$49,476
Median home value	$156,300	$171,100
Median gross rent	$1,075	$1,143
Housing units	62	221
Homeownership rate	50.0%	65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Salem	Mexico
Population	221 → 123 (-44.3%)	367 → 411 (+12.0%)
Median household income	$54,583 → $68,333 (+25.2%)	$50,750 → $49,476 (-2.5%)
Median home value	$120,000 → $156,300 (+30.3%)	$88,300 → $171,100 (+93.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,071 → $1,075 (+0.4%)	$658 → $1,143 (+73.7%)

East Salem

Population

221123

Median household income

$54,583$68,333

Median home value

$120,000$156,300

Median gross rent

$1,071$1,075

Mexico

Population

367411

Median household income

$50,750$49,476

Median home value

$88,300$171,100

Median gross rent

$658$1,143

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Salem	Mexico
Under 5	8.9%	3.4%
5 to 17	22.0%	9.5%
18 to 24	8.9%	4.9%
25 to 34	27.6%	31.6%
35 to 44	13.8%	9.2%
45 to 54	9.8%	3.9%
55 to 64	6.5%	13.9%
65 to 74	2.4%	12.7%
75 and over	0.0%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Salem	Mexico
White (non-Hispanic)	83.7%	75.7%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	3.4%
Two or more races	4.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.4%	20.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Salem	Mexico
No high school diploma	4.1%	10.1%
High school graduate	63.5%	43.2%
Some college or associate's	18.9%	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Salem	Mexico
Drove alone	90.4%	89.4%
Carpooled	4.1%	1.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	2.1%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Salem	Mexico
1-unit, detached	50.0%	93.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	50.0%	6.8%

Poverty & households

	East Salem	Mexico
Poverty rate	6.5%	5.6%
Average household size	2.93	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	24	30
Median year structure built	1971	1955