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    Salisbury, NC
    Demographic Data



    Salisbury Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    Salisbury Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    36,579

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    5.2%
    5 - 17:
    16.7%
    18 - 24:
    11.5%
    25 - 34:
    13.3%
    35 - 54:
    25.3%
    55 - 64:
    10.8%
    Over 65 Years:
    17.1%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    7.5%
    7.5%
    87.1%
    87.1%
    29.9%
    29.9%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Salisbury
    USA
    $32,043
    $32,043
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Salisbury
    USA
    $53,716
    $53,716
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    26.3%

    Employment Industries

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    Healthcare
    Manufacturing
    Retail
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Education
    Accommodation
    Construction
    Administration
    Transportation
    Finance
    Wholesale
    Other
    Public Service
    Information Technology
    17.7%
    17.7%
    12.4%
    12.4%
    11.1%
    11.1%
    9.5%
    9.5%
    8.4%
    8.4%
    8.2%
    8.2%
    6.6%
    6.6%
    4.3%
    4.3%
    3.6%
    3.6%
    3.6%
    3.6%
    3.2%
    3.2%
    3.0%
    3.0%
    2.6%
    2.6%
    2.1%
    2.1%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    White
    Black or African American
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Asian
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    49.1%
    49.1%
    35.0%
    35.0%
    11.5%
    11.5%
    3.2%
    3.2%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    German
    English
    Irish
    Italian
    Scots-Irish
    African
    Scottish
    French
    Swedish
    European
    Welsh
    Norwegian
    Hungarian
    Dutch
    British
    Eastern European
    Polish
    Russian
    Moroccan
    Canadian
    12.7%
    12.7%
    9.9%
    9.9%
    7.6%
    7.6%
    2.9%
    2.9%
    2.4%
    2.4%
    2.2%
    2.2%
    1.9%
    1.9%
    1.4%
    1.4%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Spanish
    Serbo-Croatian
    German/Yiddish
    Vietnamese
    Other Indo-European
    French
    Other Asian languages
    Langs. of India
    African languages
    Slavic languages
    Arabic
    Chinese
    Native American languages
    Tagalog
    Thai
    Miao/Hmong
    Russian
    Hungarian
    Navajo
    88.6%
    88.6%
    8.4%
    8.4%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
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    0.1%
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    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Salisbury Residents

    6.4%

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