Salisbury, MD (Maryland) Houses and Residents

Back to: Salisbury, Maryland main profile, Maryland, Maryland smaller cities, Maryland small towns, Maryland forum, All US cities.

Total population: 27,833 (Urban population: 27,629, Rural population: 204 (all nonfarm))

Salisbury, Maryland Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 9,769 (9,221 occupied: 3,502 owner occupied, 5,719 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	62%
State:	32%

Housing density: 883 houses/condos per square mile

Recent posts about housing in Salisbury, Maryland on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users:

	1 week internship in Salisbury...want authentic Eastern Shore experience (8 replies)
	Thinking About Moving To Eastern Shore, Salisbury, MD From NJ (27 replies)
	Want to know about Salisbury, MD (39 replies)
	Help! Worried about moving to Salisbury.... (10 replies)
	Salisbury crime rates, etc... (25 replies)
	Work in Salisbury, where to live? (8 replies)

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $65,440.

Median contract rent in 2007: $657 (lower quartile is $504, upper quartile is $842)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $599

Median gross rent in Salisbury, MD in 2007: $833

Housing units in Salisbury with a mortgage: 2,044 (220 second mortgage, 173 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,026

Salisbury,MD index of house prices

Household type by relationship

Households: 21,822

In family households: 15,679 (2,807 male householders, 2,154 female householders)
2,728 spouses, 5,950 children (5,529 natural, 92 adopted, 329 stepchildren), 593 grandchildren, 197 brothers or sisters, 198 parents, 362 other relatives, 690 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 6,143 (1,777 male householders (1,113 living alone)), 2,495 female householders (1,964 living alone)), 1,871 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,337 (538 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,064 2-persons, 1,250 3-persons, 849 4-persons, 468 5-persons, 233 6-persons, 97 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,077 1-person, 706 2-persons, 329 3-persons, 150 4-persons, 10 5-persons.

2,104 married couples with children.
2,379 single-parent households (336 men, 2,043 women).

90.3% of residents of Salisbury speak English at home.
3.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 32% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
4.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (53% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (24% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 48% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 1,608 (6.7%)
(33.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

Home Value Estimate
Address:		Unit (optional):
City	State	Zip

Recent Home Sales
Address:
City	State	Zip
Min Price (optional)	Max Price (optional)
Prioritization: Sale Date Distance

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Salisbury, Maryland:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 24 3 rooms: 88 4 rooms: 265 5 rooms: 792 6 rooms: 970 7 rooms: 645 8 rooms: 366 9 or more rooms: 348

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Salisbury, Maryland:
	1 room: 136 2 rooms: 453 3 rooms: 983 4 rooms: 1,339 5 rooms: 1,477 6 rooms: 827 7 rooms: 347 8 rooms: 143 9 or more rooms: 14

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 58
1995 to 1998: 611
1990 to 1994: 692
1980 to 1989: 1,512
1970 to 1979: 1,704
1960 to 1969: 1,096
1950 to 1959: 1,549
1940 to 1949: 998
1939 or earlier: 1,549

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Salisbury:
	no bedroom: 11 1 bedroom: 58 2 bedrooms: 970 3 bedrooms: 1,809 4 bedrooms: 547 5 or more bedrooms: 107

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Salisbury:
	no bedroom: 156 1 bedroom: 1,394 2 bedrooms: 2,169 3 bedrooms: 1,569 4 bedrooms: 391 5 or more bedrooms: 40

Cars and other vehicles available in Salisbury in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 222 1 vehicle: 1,408 2 vehicles: 1,379 3 vehicles: 388 4 vehicles: 88 5 or more vehicles: 17

Cars and other vehicles available in Salisbury in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,262 1 vehicle: 2,821 2 vehicles: 1,132 3 vehicles: 313 4 vehicles: 141 5 or more vehicles: 50

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Salisbury, MD:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 16
$20,000 to $24,999: 10
$25,000 to $29,999: 28
$30,000 to $34,999: 31
$35,000 to $39,999: 20
$40,000 to $49,999: 171
$50,000 to $59,999: 232
$60,000 to $69,999: 459
$70,000 to $79,999: 492
$80,000 to $89,999: 460
$90,000 to $99,999: 254
$100,000 to $124,999: 358
$125,000 to $149,999: 220
$150,000 to $174,999: 165
$175,000 to $199,999: 70
$200,000 to $249,999: 60
$250,000 to $299,999: 6
$300,000 to $399,999: 5
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 7
$750,000 to $999,999: 6
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Salisbury rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Salisbury:

Less than $100: 95 people
$100 to $149: 60
$150 to $199: 144
$200 to $249: 198
$250 to $299: 114
$300 to $349: 175
$350 to $399: 241
$400 to $449: 188
$450 to $499: 220
$500 to $549: 296
$550 to $599: 331
$600 to $649: 261
$650 to $699: 160
$700 to $749: 91
$750 to $799: 115
$800 to $899: 44
$900 to $999: 84
$1,000 to $1,249: 131
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 119

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 678 1990 to 1994: 340 1985 to 1989: 254 1980 to 1984: 161 1975 to 1979: 55 1970 to 1974: 22 1970 to 1974: 17 1965 to 1969: 81

Salisbury, MD Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 80.1%
Number of people working at home: 326 (2.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 731
5 to 9 minutes: 2245
10 to 14 minutes: 2757
15 to 19 minutes: 1549
20 to 24 minutes: 854
25 to 29 minutes: 360
30 to 34 minutes: 904
35 to 39 minutes: 207
40 to 44 minutes: 259
45 to 59 minutes: 511
60 to 89 minutes: 229
90 or more minutes: 211

Salisbury mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,848 (70%)
Carpooled: 1,730 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 93 (1%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 12 (0%)
Taxi: 233 (2%)
Bicycle: 132 (1%)
Walked: 665 (6%)
Other means: 104 (1%)
Worked at home: 326 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1251
$10,000 to $14,999: 887
$15,000 to $19,999: 979
$20,000 to $24,999: 851
$25,000 to $29,999: 754
$30,000 to $34,999: 767
$35,000 to $39,999: 693
$40,000 to $44,999: 478
$45,000 to $49,999: 431
$50,000 to $59,999: 664
$60,000 to $74,999: 539
$75,000 to $99,999: 432
$100,000 to $124,999: 295
$125,000 to $149,999: 89
$150,000 to $199,999: 57
$200,000 or more: 66

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 7612
United States or American: 2123
English: 1907
Irish: 1771
German: 1655
Italian: 902
Subsaharan African:: 470
African: 462
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 333
Haitian: 319
Scottish: 293
Scotch-Irish: 283
Polish: 229
French (except Basque): 196
Dutch: 117
British: 117
Swedish: 96
European: 91
Greek: 75
Norwegian: 72
French Canadian: 68
Welsh: 59
Arab:: 48
Ukrainian: 48
Russian: 47
Slovak: 42
Swiss: 36
Albanian: 31
Czech: 28
Pennsylvania German: 27
Canadian: 25
Moroccan: 21
Lebanese: 21
Romanian: 17
Austrian: 16
Belgian: 15
Hungarian: 15
Danish: 14
Czechoslovakian: 11
Celtic: 10
Eastern European: 10
Guyanese: 9
Armenian: 9
Other Subsaharan African: 8
U.S. Virgin Islander: 8
Yugoslavian: 8
Basque: 7
Portuguese: 7
Scandinavian: 7
Arab/Arabic: 6
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 6
Northern European: 4
Lithuanian: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Korea (20%)
Haiti (16%)
India (12%)
Mexico (7%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
Peru (6%)
Vietnam (5%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 14000
Northeast: 3365
Midwest: 688
South: 3914
West: 454

42% of Salisbury residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Maryland.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 159
Nursery to 4th grade: 11
5th and 6th grade: 101
7th and 8th grade: 167
9th grade: 172
10th grade: 431
11th grade: 254
12th grade, no diploma: 253
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,722
Less than 1 year of college: 284
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 828
Associate degree: 280
Bachelor's degree: 768
Master's degree: 337
Professional school degree: 151
Doctorate degree: 113

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 172
Nursery to 4th grade: 58
5th and 6th grade: 101
7th and 8th grade: 164
9th grade: 251
10th grade: 331
11th grade: 225
12th grade, no diploma: 335
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,491
Less than 1 year of college: 460
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 982
Associate degree: 424
Bachelor's degree: 926
Master's degree: 412
Professional school degree: 97
Doctorate degree: 52

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 7.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.3%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 15.4%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 8.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 11.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 7.5%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 23.8%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 9.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 11.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 6.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 8.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $41,382
Black householders: $29,192
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $64,784
Asian householders: $49,774
Some other race householders: $22,839
Two or more races householders: $54,572
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $31,760

Salisbury household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Salisbury household income for Black householders

Salisbury household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Salisbury household income for Asian householders

Salisbury household income for Some other race householders

Salisbury household income for Two or more races householders

Salisbury household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Salisbury marital status for males

Salisbury marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $197,267
Black or African American householders: $173,262
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $297,089
Asian householders: $183,244
Some other race householders: $202,020
Two or more races householders: $386,215
Hispanic or Latino householders: $209,150

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,024
One, attached: 823
Two: 662
3 or 4: 618
5 to 9: 1,068
10 to 19: 1,045
20 to 49: 214
50 or more: 262
Mobile homes: 53

Median worth of mobile homes: $40,870

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Salisbury:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (34%) Electricity (33%) Utility gas (28%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (43%) Electricity (39%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 107

Here:	4.3%
Maryland:	14.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 54

Here:	4.3%
Maryland:	13.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 277

Here:	7.0%
Maryland:	21.7%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Back to the top

Discuss this and other local issues on our hugely popular Maryland forum.

Back to: Salisbury, MD (don't miss, contains a wealth of additional information), Maryland, All US cities.

Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2008 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2008 Advameg, Inc.