Salem vs West Union

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

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

West Union has the higher population (396 vs 208 in Salem). Salem has the higher median household income ($63,750 vs $49,821 in West Union). Salem has the higher median home value ($154,800 vs $149,200 in West Union).

Population, income & housing

	Salem	West Union
Population	208	396
Median age	47.5 yrs	33.1 yrs
Median household income	$63,750	$49,821
Median home value	$154,800	$149,200
Median gross rent	—	$679
Housing units	113	161
Homeownership rate	86.3%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.1%	14.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Salem	West Union
Population	132 → 208 (+57.6%)	335 → 396 (+18.2%)
Median household income	$60,417 → $63,750 (+5.5%)	$33,750 → $49,821 (+47.6%)
Median home value	$122,500 → $154,800 (+26.4%)	$125,600 → $149,200 (+18.8%)
Median gross rent	$875 → $950 (+8.6%)	$550 → $679 (+23.5%)

Salem

Population

132208

Median household income

$60,417$63,750

Median home value

$122,500$154,800

Median gross rent

$875$950

West Union

Population

335396

Median household income

$33,750$49,821

Median home value

$125,600$149,200

Median gross rent

$550$679

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Salem	West Union
Under 5	7.7%	7.1%
5 to 17	13.0%	22.2%
18 to 24	7.7%	9.3%
25 to 34	6.7%	18.2%
35 to 44	11.5%	10.4%
45 to 54	17.8%	6.6%
55 to 64	23.6%	6.8%
65 to 74	6.3%	15.9%
75 and over	5.8%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Salem	West Union
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%	69.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.6%
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%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	21.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Salem	West Union
No high school diploma	18.8%	13.6%
High school graduate	40.9%	42.0%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.4%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.7%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Salem	West Union
Drove alone	96.5%	85.0%
Carpooled	1.2%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	4.0%
Other means	0.0%	3.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Salem	West Union
1-unit, detached	69.9%	67.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30.1%	23.6%

Poverty & households

	Salem	West Union
Poverty rate	10.4%	7.6%
Average household size	2.60	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	25	20
Median year structure built	1977	1984