Salisbury is a medium-sized city located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 33,159 people and 15 associated neighborhoods, Salisbury is the 34th largest community in Maryland.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Salisbury is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Salisbury is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Salisbury who work in food service (9.50%), management occupations (8.56%), and sales jobs (8.52%).Salisbury is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Salisbury enrolled in college, Salisbury has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students. In terms of college education, Salisbury is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.32% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Salisbury in 2022 was $30,079, which is low income relative to Maryland, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,316 for a family of four. However, Salisbury contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Salisbury is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Salisbury home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Salisbury residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Salisbury include German, Haitian, Irish, English, and Italian. Salisbury also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.80%. The most common language spoken in Salisbury is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and French Creole.
