East Salem vs Mifflin

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

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

Mifflin has the higher population (415 vs 123 in East Salem). East Salem has the higher median household income ($68,333 vs $50,357 in Mifflin). East Salem has the higher median home value ($156,300 vs $73,300 in Mifflin).

Population, income & housing

	East Salem	Mifflin
Population	123	415
Median age	26.9 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$68,333	$50,357
Median home value	$156,300	$73,300
Median gross rent	$1,075	$836
Housing units	62	168
Homeownership rate	50.0%	42.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.5%	2.9%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	9.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Salem	Mifflin
Population	221 → 123 (-44.3%)	511 → 415 (-18.8%)
Median household income	$54,583 → $68,333 (+25.2%)	$42,857 → $50,357 (+17.5%)
Median home value	$120,000 → $156,300 (+30.3%)	$74,400 → $73,300 (-1.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,071 → $1,075 (+0.4%)	$626 → $836 (+33.5%)

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

Mifflin

Population

511415

Median household income

$42,857$50,357

Median home value

$74,400$73,300

Median gross rent

$626$836

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Salem	Mifflin
Under 5	8.9%	8.9%
5 to 17	22.0%	14.2%
18 to 24	8.9%	11.3%
25 to 34	27.6%	14.0%
35 to 44	13.8%	19.5%
45 to 54	9.8%	10.4%
55 to 64	6.5%	7.7%
65 to 74	2.4%	10.1%
75 and over	0.0%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Salem	Mifflin
White (non-Hispanic)	83.7%	59.5%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	8.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.4%	32.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Salem	Mifflin
No high school diploma	4.1%	40.1%
High school graduate	63.5%	40.1%
Some college or associate's	18.9%	16.9%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Salem	Mifflin
Drove alone	90.4%	67.4%
Carpooled	4.1%	28.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	4.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Salem	Mifflin
1-unit, detached	50.0%	19.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	47.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	14.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	19.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	50.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Salem	Mifflin
Poverty rate	6.5%	30.0%
Average household size	2.93	3.24
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1971	1938