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Salisbury township, PA map Land area: 11.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.
Population: 13,498 (97% urban, 3% rural)
Males: 6,608  (49.0%)
Females: 6,890  (51.0%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 13,065 (11,869 owner occupied, 1,196 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

9%
State:

29%


Races in Salisbury township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 94.3%
  • Black: 1.4%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.0%
  • Asian: 1.5%
  • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 2.1%
  • Two or more races: 0.5%
  • Some other race: 0.0%

Median age of males: 42.3
Median age of females: 43.3

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Average household size: 2.54

Salisbury township:

2.5 people
Pennsylvania:

2.5 people

Average family size: 2.96

Estimated median household income in 2008: $66,934 ($52,935 in 1999)
This township:

$66,934
Pennsylvania:

$50,713

Median contract rent in 2008 for apartments: $778 (lower quartile is $638, upper quartile is $915)
Here:

$778
State:

$584

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $227,289 (it was $129,700 in 2000)
Salisbury township:

$227,289
Pennsylvania:

$164,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $144,837 - $322,086

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $264,010
Here:

$264,010
State:

$226,884

Townhouses or other attached units: $177,685
Here:

$177,685
State:

$161,921

In 2-unit structures: $163,165
Here:

$163,165
State:

$152,955

Mobile homes: $26,667
Here:

$26,667
State:

$35,442

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $55,000
Here:

$55,000
State:

$97,532
Population density: 1225 people per square mile 
 
  (very high).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

2.7%
Whole state:

11.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
This township:

1.2%
Whole state:

5.1%

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Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Church in Salisbury township: Western Salisbury Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Salisbury township include: Green Acres Park (1), Devonshire Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Number of foreign born residents: 494 (68% naturalized citizens)

Salisbury township:  3.7%
State:  4.1%

69% of Salisbury township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Pennsylvania.

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

  • This state: 10687
  • Northeast: 1245
  • Midwest: 351
  • South: 441
  • West: 185

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $85,000

Salisbury township, Pennsylvania satellite photo by USGS

Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

People in group quarters in Salisbury township, Pennsylvania:

  • 216 people in nursing homes
  • 152 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
  • 48 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 11 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 6 people in religious group quarters

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 4,424
  • One, attached: 282
  • Two: 94
  • 3 or 4: 70
  • 5 to 9: 70
  • 10 to 19: 147
  • 20 to 49: 13
  • 50 or more: 86
  • Mobile homes: 87
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $23,100


Housing units in Salisbury township with a mortgage: 2,556 (175 second mortgage, 585 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,676

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 22
  • 1995 to 1998: 125
  • 1990 to 1994: 384
  • 1980 to 1989: 773
  • 1970 to 1979: 803
  • 1960 to 1969: 1,147
  • 1950 to 1959: 1,018
  • 1940 to 1949: 370
  • 1939 or earlier: 639

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Salisbury township, Pennsylvania:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 12
  • 3 rooms: 34
  • 4 rooms: 209
  • 5 rooms: 506
  • 6 rooms: 972
  • 7 rooms: 873
  • 8 rooms: 946
  • 9 or more rooms: 932

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Salisbury township, Pennsylvania:

  • 1 room: 53
  • 2 rooms: 12
  • 3 rooms: 151
  • 4 rooms: 171
  • 5 rooms: 143
  • 6 rooms: 65
  • 7 rooms: 36
  • 8 rooms: 20
  • 9 or more rooms: 3

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Salisbury township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 64
  • 2 bedrooms: 549
  • 3 bedrooms: 2,173
  • 4 bedrooms: 1,413
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 285

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Salisbury township:

  • no bedroom: 53
  • 1 bedroom: 210
  • 2 bedrooms: 234
  • 3 bedrooms: 113
  • 4 bedrooms: 41
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 3

Cars and other vehicles available in Salisbury township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 118
  • 1 vehicle: 1,014
  • 2 vehicles: 2,185
  • 3 vehicles: 802
  • 4 vehicles: 267
  • 5 or more vehicles: 98

Cars and other vehicles available in Salisbury township in n renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 93
  • 1 vehicle: 379
  • 2 vehicles: 154
  • 3 vehicles: 23
  • 4 vehicles: 5
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Construction (8%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Chemicals (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Health care (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (16%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
  • Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Top executives (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Registered nurses (4%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Salisbury township:

  • German (29.3%)
  • Italian (11.0%)
  • Irish (8.1%)
  • Polish (5.5%)
  • Pennsylvania German (5.3%)
  • United States or American (5.1%)
  • Hungarian (4.2%)

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

  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (15%)
  • Syria (9%)
  • India (7%)
  • Italy (7%)
  • Canada (6%)
  • Hungary (6%)
  • Portugal (6%)

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 5,583 (88%)
  • Carpooled: 389 (6%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 45 (1%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 10 (0%)
  • Railroad: 22 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 10 (0%)
  • Walked: 59 (1%)
  • Other means: 19 (0%)
  • Worked at home: 201 (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Electricity (41%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (38%)
  • Utility gas (16%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Coal or coke (1%)
  • Wood (1%)

People in group quarters in Salisbury township, Pennsylvania:

  • 216 people in nursing homes
  • 152 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
  • 48 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 11 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 6 people in religious group quarters

92.5% of residents of Salisbury township speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (61% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 13,066
  • In family households: 11,552 (3,405 male householders, 505 female householders)
    3,454 spouses, 3,731 children (3,452 natural, 92 adopted, 187 stepchildren), 85 grandchildren, 58 brothers or sisters, 92 parents, 106 other relatives, 116 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 1,514 (560 male householders (426 living alone)), 700 female householders (641 living alone)), 254 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 432 (367 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,818 2-persons, 903 3-persons, 778 4-persons, 291 5-persons, 106 6-persons, 14 7-or-more-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 1,067 1-person, 166 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 17 4-persons,

2,465 married couples with children.
344 single-parent households (95 men, 249 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 623
Here:

39.2%
Pennsylvania:

16.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 201
Here:

25.0%
Pennsylvania:

13.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 126
Here:

33.2%
Pennsylvania:

37.3%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School


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.)


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Salisbury township:

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