Bangor vs West Salem

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

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

West Salem has the higher population (5,268 vs 1,409 in Bangor). West Salem has the higher median household income ($90,991 vs $74,271 in Bangor). West Salem has the higher median home value ($269,300 vs $211,900 in Bangor).

Population, income & housing

	Bangor	West Salem
Population	1,409	5,268
Median age	38.1 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$74,271	$90,991
Median home value	$211,900	$269,300
Median gross rent	$884	$1,142
Housing units	603	2,101
Homeownership rate	68.1%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.6%	44.1%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bangor	West Salem
Population	1,200 → 1,409 (+17.4%)	5,005 → 5,268 (+5.3%)
Median household income	$60,250 → $74,271 (+23.3%)	$57,543 → $90,991 (+58.1%)
Median home value	$148,400 → $211,900 (+42.8%)	$183,400 → $269,300 (+46.8%)
Median gross rent	$757 → $884 (+16.8%)	$869 → $1,142 (+31.4%)

Bangor

Population

1,2001,409

Median household income

$60,250$74,271

Median home value

$148,400$211,900

Median gross rent

$757$884

West Salem

Population

5,0055,268

Median household income

$57,543$90,991

Median home value

$183,400$269,300

Median gross rent

$869$1,142

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bangor	West Salem
Under 5	7.7%	4.1%
5 to 17	18.5%	23.6%
18 to 24	6.5%	5.6%
25 to 34	14.3%	9.8%
35 to 44	15.3%	12.6%
45 to 54	12.1%	11.2%
55 to 64	10.6%	14.4%
65 to 74	10.1%	9.9%
75 and over	4.8%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bangor	West Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	97.2%	86.4%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	6.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bangor	West Salem
No high school diploma	3.2%	3.2%
High school graduate	24.6%	18.6%
Some college or associate's	43.7%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	21.5%	30.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.1%	13.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bangor	West Salem
Drove alone	78.8%	81.6%
Carpooled	7.7%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.6%	13.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bangor	West Salem
1-unit, detached	79.1%	62.4%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	9.7%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	13.4%	5.0%
20 or more units	2.2%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	9.9%

Poverty & households

	Bangor	West Salem
Poverty rate	9.5%	8.9%
Average household size	2.45	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	22	20
Median year structure built	1978	1990