Salem vs South Union

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

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

South Union has the higher population (333 vs 208 in Salem). Since 2019, Salem's population has grown faster (+57.6% vs +0.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Salem	South Union
Population	208	333
Median age	47.5 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$63,750	—
Median home value	$154,800	—
Housing units	113	88
Homeownership rate	86.3%	83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.1%	5.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Salem	South Union
Population	132 → 208 (+57.6%)	332 → 333 (+0.3%)
Median household income	$60,417 → $63,750 (+5.5%)	—
Median home value	$122,500 → $154,800 (+26.4%)	—
Median gross rent	$875 → $950 (+8.6%)	—

Salem

Population

132208

Median household income

$60,417$63,750

Median home value

$122,500$154,800

Median gross rent

$875$950

South Union

Population

332333

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Salem	South Union
Under 5	7.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.0%	23.4%
18 to 24	7.7%	0.0%
25 to 34	6.7%	19.2%
35 to 44	11.5%	21.3%
45 to 54	17.8%	4.8%
55 to 64	23.6%	12.9%
65 to 74	6.3%	18.3%
75 and over	5.8%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Salem	South Union
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Salem	South Union
No high school diploma	18.8%	0.0%
High school graduate	40.9%	59.2%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	5.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Salem	South Union
Drove alone	96.5%	79.1%
Carpooled	1.2%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	20.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Salem	South Union
1-unit, detached	69.9%	40.9%
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	30.1%	59.1%

Poverty & households

	Salem	South Union
Poverty rate	10.4%	1.5%
Average household size	2.60	3.78
Mean commute (minutes)	25	—
Median year structure built	1977	2003