Salisbury is a city located in Wicomico County Maryland. Salisbury has a 2020 population of 33,319. It is also the county seat of Wicomico County. Salisbury is currently growing at a rate of 0.39% annually and its population has increased by 9.67% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 30,382 in 2010.
The average household income in Salisbury is $55,165 with a poverty rate of 26.85%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to $1,061 per month, and the median house value is $167,800. The median age in Salisbury is 28.7 years, 27.3 years for males, and 30.8 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Salisburywas:
2021 and 2022 population is estimated by projecting the 2019 numbers.
Year | Population | Growth | Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | 374,821 | 0.00% | |
2011 | 378,196 | 3,375 | 0.89% |
2012 | 381,216 | 3,020 | 0.79% |
2013 | 384,567 | 3,351 | 0.87% |
2014 | 388,766 | 4,199 | 1.08% |
2015 | 393,526 | 4,760 | 1.21% |
2016 | 398,676 | 5,150 | 1.29% |
2017 | 404,155 | 5,479 | 1.36% |
2018 | 409,999 | 5,844 | 1.43% |
2019 | 415,726 | 5,727 | 1.38% |
2020 | 421,453 | 5,727 | 1.36% |
2021 | 427,180 | 5,727 | 1.34% |
Race | Population | Percentage |
---|---|---|
White | 16,479 | 50.16% |
Black or African American | 13,093 | 39.86% |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 83 | 0.25% |
Asian | 1,348 | 4.10% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 6 | 0.02% |
Some Other Race | 538 | 1.64% |
Two or More Races | 1,303 | 3.97% |
Type | Count | Average Size | Owned |
---|---|---|---|
All | 12,705 | 2.48 | 27.5 |
Married | 3,218 | 3.12 | 51.5 |
Male | 845 | 2.72 | 10.9 |
Female | 2,559 | 3.57 | 10.1 |
Non Family | 6,083 | 1.64 | 24.5 |
3.1
Average Family Size
2.48
Average Household Size
Education Attained | Count | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Less Than 9th Grade | 912 | 4.83% |
9th to 12th Grade | 1,796 | 9.51% |
High School Graduate | 5,681 | 30.09% |
Some College | 3,653 | 19.35% |
Associates Degree | 1,553 | 8.23% |
Bachelors Degree | 2,941 | 15.58% |
Graduate Degree | 2,341 | 12.40% |
Race | Total | High School | Bachelors |
---|---|---|---|
White | 9,345 | 8,480 | 3,552 |
Asian | 853 | 726 | 283 |
Black | 7,506 | 6,094 | 1,346 |
2+ Races | 374 | 352 | 63 |
Other Race | 355 | 124 | 26 |
Hispanic | 841 | 581 | 53 |
Native American | 41 | 41 | |
Islander | 6 | 6 |
The highest rate of high school graduation is among native american people with a rate of 100.00%.
The highest rate of bachelors degrees is among white people with a rate of 38.01%.
$32,424
Average Earnings
$36,362
Average Male
$28,460
Average Female
84.43% of Salisbury residents speak only English, while 15.57% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Other Indo-European, which is spoken by 7.53% of the population.
Name | Total | In Poverty | Poverty Rate |
---|---|---|---|
Hispanic | 1,672 | 834 | 49.88% |
White | 14,817 | 3,960 | 26.73% |
Black | 12,906 | 3,283 | 25.44% |
Asian | 1,331 | 44 | 3.31% |
Other | 226 | NaN% | |
Multiple | 1,266 | 591 | 46.68% |
26.85%
Overall Poverty Rate
24.87%
Male Poverty Rate
28.59%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Salisbury is Hispanic, with 49.88% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Salisbury is Multiple, with 46.68% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 3.53%. Among those working part-time, it was 40.62%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 35.88%.
26.1%
Overall Marriage Rate
29.6%
Male Marriage Rate
23.3%
Female Marriage Rate
The age group where males are most likely to be married is Over 65, while the female age group most likely to be married is 55-64.
Name | Veterans | % of Total |
---|---|---|
White | 1,012 | 7.14% |
Black | 541 | 5.81% |
Native American | 16 | 25.81% |
Asian | 1 | 0.10% |
2+ Races | 10 | 1.43% |
Hispanic | 24 | 2.31% |
9.38%
Veteran Poverty Rate
20.87%
Veteran Disability Rate
66.7%
Labor Force Participation
60%
Employment Rate
9.6%
Unemployment Rate
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
57.68%
Born in Salisbury
87.79%
Native Born
12.21%
Foreign Born
8.64%
Non Citizen
3.57%
Naturalized
87.79% of Salisbury residents were born in the United States, with 57.68% having been born in Maryland. 8.64% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1880 | 2,581 | 0.00% | |
1890 | 2,905 | 324 | 1.19% |
1900 | 4,277 | 1,372 | 3.94% |
1910 | 6,690 | 2,413 | 4.58% |
1920 | 7,553 | 863 | 1.22% |
1930 | 10,997 | 3,444 | 3.83% |
1940 | 13,313 | 2,316 | 1.93% |
1950 | 15,141 | 1,828 | 1.29% |
1960 | 16,302 | 1,161 | 0.74% |
1970 | 15,252 | -1,050 | -0.66% |
1980 | 16,429 | 1,177 | 0.75% |
1990 | 20,592 | 4,163 | 2.28% |
2000 | 23,743 | 3,151 | 1.43% |
2010 | 30,382 | 6,639 | 2.50% |
2011 | 30,981 | 599 | 1.97% |
2012 | 30,946 | -35 | -0.11% |
2013 | 31,378 | 432 | 1.40% |
2014 | 32,349 | 971 | 3.09% |
2015 | 32,468 | 119 | 0.37% |
2016 | 32,554 | 86 | 0.26% |
2017 | 32,631 | 77 | 0.24% |
2018 | 32,807 | 176 | 0.54% |
2019 | 32,935 | 128 | 0.39% |
2020 | 33,063 | 128 | 0.39% |
2021 | 33,191 | 128 | 0.39% |
2022 | 33,319 | 128 | 0.39% |