Elk Ridge vs Salem

A side-by-side comparison of Elk Ridge and Salem: population, income, housing, and more.

Elk Ridge and Salem are places in Utah. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Salem has the higher population (9,893 vs 4,782 in Elk Ridge). Elk Ridge has the higher median household income ($138,587 vs $107,617 in Salem). Elk Ridge has the higher median home value ($565,200 vs $547,000 in Salem).

Population, income & housing

	Elk Ridge	Salem
Population	4,782	9,893
Median age	31.0 yrs	28.6 yrs
Median household income	$138,587	$107,617
Median home value	$565,200	$547,000
Median gross rent	—	$1,691
Housing units	1,303	2,795
Homeownership rate	99.6%	94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	41.9%	39.0%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elk Ridge	Salem
Population	3,737 → 4,782 (+28.0%)	8,099 → 9,893 (+22.2%)
Median household income	$100,391 → $138,587 (+38.0%)	$98,750 → $107,617 (+9.0%)
Median home value	$356,300 → $565,200 (+58.6%)	$331,900 → $547,000 (+64.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,536 → $1,472 (-4.2%)	$1,250 → $1,691 (+35.3%)

Elk Ridge

Population

3,7374,782

Median household income

$100,391$138,587

Median home value

$356,300$565,200

Median gross rent

$1,536$1,472

Salem

Population

8,0999,893

Median household income

$98,750$107,617

Median home value

$331,900$547,000

Median gross rent

$1,250$1,691

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elk Ridge	Salem
Under 5	11.6%	9.3%
5 to 17	27.0%	27.7%
18 to 24	6.3%	9.6%
25 to 34	13.0%	11.7%
35 to 44	11.1%	12.3%
45 to 54	8.6%	11.5%
55 to 64	13.2%	9.0%
65 to 74	5.3%	6.3%
75 and over	3.9%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elk Ridge	Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	88.6%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	1.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.1%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elk Ridge	Salem
No high school diploma	2.1%	1.7%
High school graduate	18.1%	16.9%
Some college or associate's	37.9%	42.4%
Bachelor's degree	29.5%	26.9%
Graduate or professional degree	12.4%	12.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elk Ridge	Salem
Drove alone	71.2%	77.5%
Carpooled	7.3%	7.5%
Public transit	0.5%	0.5%
Walked	0.4%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.3%	13.8%
Other means	2.1%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elk Ridge	Salem
1-unit, detached	93.0%	89.4%
1-unit, attached	6.5%	8.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	0.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Elk Ridge	Salem
Poverty rate	2.2%	4.1%
Average household size	3.75	3.59
Mean commute (minutes)	29	22
Median year structure built	2011	2004