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 Metro 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	17.4%
377,435	82.6%
106,018	23.2%

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 Metro 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	273,726	257,606	16,120	5.9%
1991	280,914	261,338	19,576	7.0%
1992	290,138	268,666	21,472	7.4%
1993	294,016	273,626	20,390	6.9%
1994	298,902	278,864	20,038	6.7%
1995	299,992	281,322	18,670	6.2%
1996	304,282	285,550	18,732	6.2%
1997	306,010	287,916	18,094	5.9%
1998	314,490	297,438	17,052	5.4%
1999	310,932	294,848	16,084	5.2%

2000	323,902	309,736	14,166	4.4%
2001	333,520	317,716	15,804	4.7%
2002	341,410	324,444	16,966	5.0%
2003	339,770	322,828	16,942	5.0%
2004	348,400	331,316	17,084	4.9%
2005	363,138	345,642	17,496	4.8%
2006	370,152	353,934	16,218	4.4%
2007	368,982	353,280	15,702	4.3%
2008	374,018	352,652	21,366	5.7%
2009	369,332	335,564	33,768	9.1%

2010	354,900	319,318	35,582	10.0%
2011	357,668	323,686	33,982	9.5%
2012	358,702	327,296	31,406	8.8%
2013	355,932	326,346	29,586	8.3%
2014	359,296	333,408	25,888	7.2%
2015	364,566	341,650	22,916	6.3%
2016	370,176	349,312	20,864	5.6%
2017	377,482	357,094	20,388	5.4%
2018	382,680	364,376	18,304	4.8%
2019	388,960	371,516	17,444	4.5%

2020	378,392	348,004	30,388	8.0%
2021	390,390	368,706	21,684	5.6%
2022	394,456	377,240	17,216	4.4%
2023	403,436	389,686	13,750	3.4%
2024	417,358	402,376	14,982	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 Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Salisbury, MD-DE Metro Area

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

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

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

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