Salisbury, MD

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2024 Population

33,285

US Senator

Chris Van Hollen

Democratic Party

US Senator

Angela Alsobrooks

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

30.1

0.669% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

24.3%

2.11% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$58,576

3.85% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$227,300

4.51% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

15,725

3.52% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Salisbury, MD reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

89.4% of the residents in Salisbury, MD are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Salisbury, MD are Del-Mar-Va Beauty Academy (24 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Salisbury, MD was $227,300, and the homeownership rate was 27.1%.

Most people in Salisbury, MD drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Salisbury, MD was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Salisbury, MD is home to a population of 33.3k people, from which 89.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 16.1% of Salisbury, MD residents were born outside of the country (5.36k people).

In 2024, there were 1.01 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (13.6k people) in Salisbury, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 13.5k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.86k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

89.4%

2024 Citizenship

89.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 89.4% of Salisbury, MD residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Salisbury, MD was 89.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Salisbury, MD compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Salisbury, MD

White (Non-Hispanic)
13.6k ± 1.05k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
13.5k ± 1.14k
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.86k ± 500

7.8%

Hispanic Population

2.6k people

7.8% of the people in Salisbury, MD are hispanic (2.6k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Salisbury, MD as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Maryland.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
130,412 ± 8,772 people
India
62,394 ± 6,102 people
Nigeria
47,653 ± 5,339 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Maryland was El Salvador, the natal country of 130,412 Maryland residents, followed by India with 62,394 and Nigeria with 47,653.

Foreign-Born Population

16.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

5.36k people

15.7%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

5.2k people

As of 2024, 16.1% of Salisbury, MD residents (5.36k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Salisbury, MD was 15.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Salisbury, MD compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
314 ± 125
Gulf War (2001-)
178 ± 83
Gulf War (1990s)
123 ± 68

Salisbury, MD has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.76 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Salisbury, MD.

Economy

The economy of Salisbury, MD employs 15.7k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Salisbury, MD were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,835 people), Manufacturing (2,312 people), and Educational Services (2,076 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($73,750), Wholesale Trade ($61,228), and Public Administration ($51,406).

Employment

Occupations

15.7k

2024 Value

± 1,153

3.52%

1 Year growth

± 10.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Salisbury, MD grew at a rate of 3.52%, from 15.2k employees to 15.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Salisbury, MD, are Production Occupations (1,788 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,551 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,315 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Salisbury, MD.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Maryland.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Maryland (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

15.7k

2024 Value

± 1,153

3.52%

1 Year growth

± 10.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Salisbury, MD grew at a rate of 3.52%, from 15.2k employees to 15.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Salisbury, MD, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,835 people), Manufacturing (2,312 people), and Educational Services (2,076 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Salisbury, MD, though some of these residents may live in Salisbury, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$38,446

Median earning men ± $5,724

$35,081

Median earning women ± $2,360

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($63,618), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($63,472), and Wholesale Trade ($61,327).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($58,056), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,042), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($48,036).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Maryland.

Y-Axis

0.617%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.69M people employed in Maryland. This represents a 0.617% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Maryland.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Maryland went to Kamala Harris with 62.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.1%), followed by Jill Stein (1.09%).

Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks are the senators currently representing the state of Maryland. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Maryland is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Salisbury, MD. Showing the available data for Maryland.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (62.6%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (34.1%)
Republican Party
Jill Stein (1.09%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Maryland went to Kamala Harris with 62.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (34.1%), followed by Jill Stein (1.09%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Maryland for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Maryland

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Maryland.

Chris Van Hollen

Senator from Maryland

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Angela Alsobrooks

Senator from Maryland

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks are the senators currently representing Maryland.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Maryland over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Salisbury, MD awarded 24 degrees. The student population of Salisbury, MD in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1 male students and 42 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Salisbury, MD are Black or African American (13 and 54.2%), White (8 and 33.3%), Hispanic or Latino (1 and 4.17%), and Two or More Races (1 and 4.17%).

The largest universities in Salisbury, MD by number of degrees awarded are Del-Mar-Va Beauty Academy (24 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Salisbury, MD are General Cosmetology (24 and 100%) and Nail Specialist & Manicurist (0 and 0%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 43 students enrolled in Salisbury, MD, 2.33% men and 97.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 23 records, of which 100% were women and 0% men.

Completions

Concentrations

General Cosmetology

Most Common

24 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Salisbury, MD was General Cosmetology with 24 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Salisbury, MD according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Del-Mar-Va Beauty Academy

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

24 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Del-Mar-Va Beauty Academy with 24 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 0 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Salisbury, MD, which is 0 times less than the 24 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 13 degrees mean that there were 1.63 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 8 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Salisbury, MD was $227,300 in 2024, which is 0.683 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $217,500 to $227,300, a 4.51% increase. The homeownership rate in Salisbury, MD is 27.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Salisbury, MD have an average commute time of 22.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Salisbury, MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$227,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$11,376

$3,567

Median Property Taxes

±$432

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Salisbury, MD the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Salisbury, MD compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

27.1%

Homeownership

2024

63.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 27.1% of the housing units in Salisbury, MD were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 25.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Salisbury, MD compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$58,576

Median Household Income

± $4,167

13.2k

Number of Households

± 1,066

In 2024, the median household income of the 13.2k households in Salisbury, MD grew to $58,576 from the previous year's value of $56,402.

The following chart displays the households in Salisbury, MD distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Salisbury, MD is from Maryland.

0.451

2023 Wage GINI in Maryland

0.454

2022 Wage GINI in Maryland

In 2023, the income inequality in Maryland was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.683% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Maryland was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maryland in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Maryland across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (74.3%)
Carpooled (13.8%)
Worked At Home (4.88%)

In 2024, 74.3% of workers in Salisbury, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.8%) and those who worked at home (4.88%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Salisbury, MD have a shorter commute time (22.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.64% of the workforce in Salisbury, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Salisbury, MD compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Salisbury, MD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Salisbury, MD have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

24.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Salisbury, MD (7.82k out of 32.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Salisbury, MD is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

90% of the population of Salisbury, MD has health coverage, with 36.4% on employee plans, 32.8% on Medicaid, 9.67% on Medicare, 10.5% on non-group plans, and 0.706% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Maryland see 1,179 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,179 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1238 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 273 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.7% under 18 years, 33.1% between 18 and 34 years, 29.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

10%

Uninsured

36.4%

Employer Coverage

32.8%

Medicaid

9.67%

Medicare

10.5%

Non-Group

0.706%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Salisbury, MD grew by 11.1% from 9.02% to 10%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Salisbury, MD changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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