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Compare Fair Oaks to Salem

This post compares Fair Oaks, Virginia to Salem, Virginia across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Fair Oaks (CDP) Salem (city)
Population 33,789 25,521
Income (median) $78,979 $42,987
Home Value (median) $452,100 $174,000
White 57% 88%
Black 9% 7%
Asian 26% 1%
With Kids 30% 29%
Age (median) 34 41
Rentals 53% 34%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Fair Oaks or Salem?
A: Fair Oaks has a larger population count than Salem: 33789 compared with 25521 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Fair Oaks or in Salem?
A: Incomes are on average much higher in Fair Oaks.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Fair Oaks or Salem?
A: Homes tend to be much more expensive in Fair Oaks.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Fair Oaks does. The percentage of rentals differs quite a bit: 53% for Fair Oaks versus 34% for Salem.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Fair Oaks may include: Tysons, West-Falls-Church, and Short-Pump.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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