St. Joseph vs West Salem

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

St. Joseph 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 530 in St. Joseph). West Salem has the higher median household income ($90,991 vs $84,583 in St. Joseph). West Salem has the higher median home value ($269,300 vs $264,400 in St. Joseph).

Population, income & housing

	St. Joseph	West Salem
Population	530	5,268
Median age	34.9 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$84,583	$90,991
Median home value	$264,400	$269,300
Median gross rent	$883	$1,142
Housing units	197	2,101
Homeownership rate	69.5%	78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.8%	44.1%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Joseph	West Salem
Population	507 → 530 (+4.5%)	5,005 → 5,268 (+5.3%)
Median household income	$65,833 → $84,583 (+28.5%)	$57,543 → $90,991 (+58.1%)
Median home value	$178,900 → $264,400 (+47.8%)	$183,400 → $269,300 (+46.8%)
Median gross rent	$929 → $883 (-5.0%)	$869 → $1,142 (+31.4%)

St. Joseph

Population

507530

Median household income

$65,833$84,583

Median home value

$178,900$264,400

Median gross rent

$929$883

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)

	St. Joseph	West Salem
Under 5	6.0%	4.1%
5 to 17	15.3%	23.6%
18 to 24	9.6%	5.6%
25 to 34	19.4%	9.8%
35 to 44	3.6%	12.6%
45 to 54	12.6%	11.2%
55 to 64	12.8%	14.4%
65 to 74	14.7%	9.9%
75 and over	5.8%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Joseph	West Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	85.5%	86.4%
Black or African American	3.2%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.0%	6.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	8.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Joseph	West Salem
No high school diploma	0.0%	3.2%
High school graduate	47.3%	18.6%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	30.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	13.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Joseph	West Salem
Drove alone	77.4%	81.6%
Carpooled	6.6%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	1.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.6%	13.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Joseph	West Salem
1-unit, detached	86.8%	62.4%
1-unit, attached	3.6%	9.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	9.6%	5.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	9.9%

Poverty & households

	St. Joseph	West Salem
Poverty rate	7.6%	8.9%
Average household size	2.36	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	31	20
Median year structure built	1978	1990