Salem Lakes vs Somers

A side-by-side comparison of Salem Lakes and Somers: population, income, housing, and more.

Salem Lakes and Somers are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Salem Lakes has the higher population (14,521 vs 8,245 in Somers). Salem Lakes has the higher median household income ($94,554 vs $78,068 in Somers). Somers has the higher median home value ($287,800 vs $281,500 in Salem Lakes).

Population, income & housing

	Salem Lakes	Somers
Population	14,521	8,245
Median age	44.4 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$94,554	$78,068
Median home value	$281,500	$287,800
Median gross rent	$1,132	$1,400
Housing units	6,199	3,462
Homeownership rate	85.6%	59.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.8%	42.3%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	9.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Salem Lakes	Somers
Population	14,728 → 14,521 (-1.4%)	8,336 → 8,245 (-1.1%)
Median household income	$74,201 → $94,554 (+27.4%)	$67,560 → $78,068 (+15.6%)
Median home value	$202,100 → $281,500 (+39.3%)	$205,100 → $287,800 (+40.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,005 → $1,132 (+12.6%)	$972 → $1,400 (+44.0%)

Salem Lakes

Population

14,72814,521

Median household income

$74,201$94,554

Median home value

$202,100$281,500

Median gross rent

$1,005$1,132

Somers

Population

8,3368,245

Median household income

$67,560$78,068

Median home value

$205,100$287,800

Median gross rent

$972$1,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Salem Lakes	Somers
Under 5	5.7%	4.3%
5 to 17	14.8%	15.7%
18 to 24	6.2%	18.7%
25 to 34	12.8%	11.3%
35 to 44	11.3%	11.7%
45 to 54	14.1%	11.0%
55 to 64	19.9%	13.1%
65 to 74	10.3%	8.6%
75 and over	4.9%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Salem Lakes	Somers
White (non-Hispanic)	85.8%	76.9%
Black or African American	0.8%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.4%	2.6%
Two or more races	4.0%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.7%	10.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Salem Lakes	Somers
No high school diploma	6.9%	4.0%
High school graduate	29.6%	25.6%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	18.3%	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.5%	18.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Salem Lakes	Somers
Drove alone	76.2%	77.2%
Carpooled	7.5%	10.3%
Public transit	0.5%	0.3%
Walked	1.0%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.7%	7.9%
Other means	4.1%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Salem Lakes	Somers
1-unit, detached	83.3%	48.9%
1-unit, attached	3.3%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	24.7%
20 or more units	1.7%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Salem Lakes	Somers
Poverty rate	6.0%	8.7%
Average household size	2.49	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	33	27
Median year structure built	1987	1984