2024 population: 457,041 ( 38,975 from 2020)
Land area: 2098.7 square miles
Population density: 217.8 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	316,496	69.25%	8.3%
Black:	75,142	16.44%	5.8%
Indian:	1,483	0.32%	3.1%
Asian:	8,699	1.90%	17.5%
2+ races:	10,979	2.40%	21.0%
Hispanic:	44,242	9.68%	20.0%

Total non-White:	140,545	30.75%	11.7%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	18,520	11.1
Deaths:	23,659	14.1
Net Migration:	38,124	22.8
Net Immigration:	6,033	3.6

Change in White population:	24,208	5.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	14,767	3.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
418,066
292,288	69.91%
71,011	16.99%
1,439	0.34%
7,404	1.77%
9,070	2.17%
36,854	8.82%
125,778	30.09%

2010
373,802
269,919	72.21%
66,133	17.69%
1,331	0.36%
5,217	1.40%
6,647	1.78%
23,917	6.40%
103,883	27.79%

2000
312,572
234,689	75.08%
60,407	19.33%
1,080	0.35%
3,084	0.99%
3,314	1.06%
9,687	3.10%
77,883	24.92%

1990
246,036
189,649	77.08%
51,475	20.92%
1,234	0.50%
1,574	0.64%
n/a
2,104	0.86%
56,387	22.92%

1980
212,621
162,897	76.61%
46,327	21.79%
740	0.35%
971	0.46%
n/a
1,582	0.74%
49,724	23.39%

1970
177,958
133,396	74.96%
42,796	24.05%
341	0.19%
182	0.10%
n/a
1,051	0.59%
44,562	25.04%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
38,714	10.4
39,219	10.5
37,563	10.0
4,614	1.2

22,369	6.0
21,895	5.9

Number	Rate
2000's
39,205	12.5
32,700	10.5
38,601	12.3
5,892	1.9

35,230	11.3
26,000	8.3

Number	Rate
1990's
36,534	14.8
30,556	12.4
35,211	14.3
3,901	1.6

45,040	18.3
21,496	8.7

Number	Rate
1980's
33,133	15.6
24,733	11.6
26,778	12.6
n/a

26,752	12.6
6,663	3.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
24,637	13.8
n/a

29,501	16.6
5,162	2.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Salisbury, MD-DE Market Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
46.9
79,606	9.1%
795,501	90.9%
106,018	12.1%

171,609
2.39

113,867	66.4%
85,006	74.7%
10,665	9.4%
57,742	33.6%

2010
Number	Percent
42.6
76,290	20.4%
297,512	79.6%
69,541	18.6%

147,605
2.44

97,946	66.4%
72,431	73.9%
10,098	10.3%
49,659	33.6%

2000
Number	Percent
39.6
70,275	22.5%
242,297	77.5%
52,767	16.9%

122,885
2.44

84,896	69.1%
65,775	77.5%
8,705	10.3%
37,989	30.9%

1990
Number	Percent
35.5
57,894	23.5%
188,142	76.5%
38,406	15.6%

93,322
2.54

67,210	72.0%
53,274	79.3%
5,683	8.5%
26,112	28.0%

1980
Number	Percent
32.4
56,770	26.7%
155,851	73.3%
28,177	13.3%

76,724
2.71

57,717	75.2%
47,830	82.9%
4,247	7.4%
19,007	24.8%

2022 Housing Data for Salisbury, MD-DE Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	7,671	4.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,868	3.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	5,875	3.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	6,130	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	6,823	4.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	6,302	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	6,984	4.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	7,021	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	6,264	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	12,748	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	16,419	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	24,595	14.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	18,131	10.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	11,065	6.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	14,378	8.4%
$200,000 or more	15,335	8.9%

Median Household Income	73,056
Per Capita Income	41,138

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	89

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	8,510	5.0%
Public Assistance	4,439	2.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	23,672	13.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	157,335	69.2%
Unemployed	10,100	4.4%
In Armed Forces	436	0.2%

Total Labor Force	167,871	73.8%
Not in Labor Force	59,546	26.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	64,501	56,147	53.5%
Non-Profit	4,266	10,726	28.5%
Self-Employed	13,668	7,723	63.9%

Local Government	5,921	7,580	43.9%
State Government	6,078	7,903	43.5%
Federal Government	1,913	2,002	48.9%

Total Private + Self	78,169	63,870	55.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	18,178	28,211	39.2%
Total	96,347	92,081	51.1%

Pct. Govt.	16.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	27,147	14.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	40,545	21.4%
Professional, Technical	39,375	20.8%
Service Occupations	40,023	21.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,795	0.9%
All others	41,945	22.2%

White Collar		56.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	28,605	15.1%
Retail trade	22,996	12.2%
Educational services	18,628	9.9%
Accommodation and food services	17,519	9.3%
Construction	17,063	9.0%
Manufacturing	14,799	7.8%
Public administration	10,695	5.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	9,760	5.2%
Other services	8,747	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	8,625	4.6%
Transportation and warehousing	6,673	3.5%
Finance and insurance	5,527	2.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4,588	2.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	4,200	2.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,684	1.9%
Wholesale trade	3,351	1.8%
Information	2,100	1.1%
Utilities	1,297	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	122	0.1%
Management	56	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	10,627	2.52%
Puerto Rican	3,830	0.91%
Cuban	602	0.14%
Dominican	1,349	0.32%

Total Central American	12,118	2.87%
Costa Rican	288	0.07%
Guatemalan	9,500	2.25%
Honduran	734	0.17%
Nicaraguan	127	0.03%
Panamanian	54	0.01%
Salvadoran	1,406	0.33%
Other Central American	9	0.00%

Total South American	1,219	0.29%
Argentinean	112	0.03%
Bolivian	2	0.00%
Chilean	167	0.04%
Colombian	316	0.07%
Ecuadorian	184	0.04%
Paraguayan	44	0.01%
Peruvian	278	0.07%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	108	0.03%
Other South American	8	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2,064	0.49%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	1,488	0.35%
Korean	1,104	0.26%
Indian	1,080	0.26%
Chinese	953	0.23%
Filipino	925	0.22%
Japanese	129	0.03%
Laotian	104	0.02%
Taiwanese	41	0.01%
Thai	31	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	359,497	89.6%
Spanish	23,798	5.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	5,431	1.4%
Other Indo-European	4,048	1.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,322	0.3%
Vietnamese	1,277	0.3%
Other	1,186	0.3%
Other Asian	995	0.2%
Korean	893	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	60,533	14.3%
German	58,024	13.8%
English	56,056	13.3%
American	35,151	8.3%
Italian	29,035	6.9%
Polish	13,631	3.2%
Scottish	7,957	1.9%
French	5,762	1.4%
European	5,742	1.4%
Haitian	4,954	1.2%
Dutch	3,278	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	3,273	0.8%
Welsh	3,240	0.8%
British	2,993	0.7%
Russian	2,877	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	405,391	96.1%
Not a citizen	16,591	3.9%

Native	391,785	92.8%
Foreign-born	30,197	7.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
9,603	3.1%	21,156	6.9%	95,161	31.2%	86,617	28.4%	54,646	17.9%	37,890	12.4%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	9,603	3.1%
9-12 Years	21,156	6.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	95,161	31.2%
Some College	86,617	28.4%
Bach. Degree	54,646	17.9%
Grad Degree	37,890	12.4%
Average years of education: 13.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	136,863	128,803	8,060	5.9%
1991	140,457	130,669	9,788	7.0%
1992	145,069	134,333	10,736	7.4%
1993	147,008	136,813	10,195	6.9%
1994	149,451	139,432	10,019	6.7%
1995	149,996	140,661	9,335	6.2%
1996	152,141	142,775	9,366	6.2%
1997	153,005	143,958	9,047	5.9%
1998	157,245	148,719	8,526	5.4%
1999	155,466	147,424	8,042	5.2%

2000	161,951	154,868	7,083	4.4%
2001	166,760	158,858	7,902	4.7%
2002	170,705	162,222	8,483	5.0%
2003	169,885	161,414	8,471	5.0%
2004	174,200	165,658	8,542	4.9%
2005	181,569	172,821	8,748	4.8%
2006	185,076	176,967	8,109	4.4%
2007	184,491	176,640	7,851	4.3%
2008	187,009	176,326	10,683	5.7%
2009	184,666	167,782	16,884	9.1%

2010	177,450	159,659	17,791	10.0%
2011	178,834	161,843	16,991	9.5%
2012	179,351	163,648	15,703	8.8%
2013	177,966	163,173	14,793	8.3%
2014	179,648	166,704	12,944	7.2%
2015	182,283	170,825	11,458	6.3%
2016	185,088	174,656	10,432	5.6%
2017	188,741	178,547	10,194	5.4%
2018	191,340	182,188	9,152	4.8%
2019	194,480	185,758	8,722	4.5%

2020	189,196	174,002	15,194	8.0%
2021	195,195	184,353	10,842	5.6%
2022	197,228	188,620	8,608	4.4%
2023	201,718	194,843	6,875	3.4%
2024	208,679	201,188	7,491	3.6%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	255,255
Median Value	$297,425

Occupied	171,609	67.2%
Vacant	83,646	32.8%

Owned	128,753	75.0%
Rented	42,856	25.0%
Median Rent	$1,153

Single-Family Units	178,613	70.0%
Detached	155,837	61.1%
Attached	22,776	8.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	41,597	16.3%
Mobile Homes	26,018	10.2%

Salisbury, MD-DE Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Salisbury, MD-DE Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Salisbury, MD-DE Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Salisbury, MD-DE Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Salisbury, MD-DE Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Salisbury, MD-DE Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Salisbury, MD-DE Market Area