Golden View Colony vs Salem

A side-by-side comparison of Golden View Colony and Salem: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Salem has the higher population (1,201 vs 82 in Golden View Colony). Since 2019, Salem's population has grown faster (-4.7% vs -19.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Golden View Colony	Salem
Population	82	1,201
Median age	76.3 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$71,655
Median home value	—	$163,500
Median gross rent	—	$880
Housing units	0	620
Homeownership rate	—	70.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	59.8%	24.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Golden View Colony	Salem
Population	102 → 82 (-19.6%)	1,260 → 1,201 (-4.7%)
Median household income	—	$54,342 → $71,655 (+31.9%)
Median home value	—	$107,700 → $163,500 (+51.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$766 → $880 (+14.9%)

Golden View Colony

Population

10282

Salem

Population

1,2601,201

Median household income

$54,342$71,655

Median home value

$107,700$163,500

Median gross rent

$766$880

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Golden View Colony	Salem
Under 5	0.0%	2.4%
5 to 17	0.0%	23.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	1.9%
25 to 34	14.6%	13.8%
35 to 44	0.0%	9.6%
45 to 54	0.0%	10.2%
55 to 64	0.0%	14.8%
65 to 74	25.6%	14.4%
75 and over	59.8%	9.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Golden View Colony	Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	89.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Golden View Colony	Salem
No high school diploma	40.2%	7.3%
High school graduate	0.0%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	29.3%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	30.5%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Golden View Colony	Salem
Drove alone	63.6%	86.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	36.4%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Golden View Colony	Salem
1-unit, detached	—	73.2%
1-unit, attached	—	3.2%
2 to 4 units	—	19.8%
5 to 19 units	—	1.1%
20 or more units	—	1.6%
Mobile home & other	—	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Golden View Colony	Salem
Poverty rate	74.4%	6.3%
Average household size	—	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	—	20
Median year structure built	—	1972