Demographics of Salisbury city, Maryland

Salisbury city, Maryland had 33,845 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +881 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Salisbury city, in four figures

33,845
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 33,285 ±48.; +2.7%
Change since July 2020: +881 people.; 30.1 ±1.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $58,576 ±$4,167
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Salisbury city, Maryland's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Salisbury city, Maryland's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Salisbury city, Maryland's population grew 2.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Salisbury city, Maryland's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	32,964	100.0	100.0
2021	33,115	100.5	100.2
2022	33,346	101.2	100.7
2023	33,525	101.7	101.6
2024	33,748	102.4	102.5
2025	33,845	102.7	103.1

Population of Salisbury city, Maryland on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	32,964	—
2021	33,115	+151
2022	33,346	+231
2023	33,525	+179
2024	33,748	+223
2025	33,845	+97

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 30.1 ±1.2: for men 27.9 ±1.8 and for women 31.5 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Salisbury city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Under 5	2,272 ±350	6.8% ±1.1	5.7% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,769 ±649	17.3% ±1.9	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,667 ±706	17.0% ±2.1	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,045 ±707	27.2% ±2.1	26.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,089 ±638	18.3% ±1.9	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,443 ±526	13.3% ±1.6	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $58,576 ±$4,167, and income per person $30,170 ±$2,448, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,678 ±$597 in Maryland and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Salisbury city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Maryland	United States
Under $25,000	3,070 ±557	23.3% ±4.1	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,760 ±463	21.0% ±3.4	12.4% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,286 ±430	17.4% ±3.2	12.8% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,579 ±311	12.0% ±2.3	11.9% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,772 ±399	13.5% ±3.0	18.9% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,184 ±380	9.0% ±2.9	12.5% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	517 ±161	3.9% ±1.2	20.3% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Salisbury city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Maryland	United States
All ages	7,815 ±1,172	24.3% ±3.6	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,378 ±578	29.7% ±6.4	11.5% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,545 ±784	24.8% ±4.0	8.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	892 ±302	15.2% ±4.8	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Salisbury city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Salisbury city	Maryland	United States
Housing units	14,658 ±471	2,560,784 ±424	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.8% ±2.0	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.2% ±2.4	7.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	27.1% ±2.8	67.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	72.9% ±3.0	32.4% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$227,300 ±$11,376	$419,900 ±$1,385	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,318 ±$80	$1,705 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±3	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Salisbury city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,597 ±590	7.8% ±1.8	12.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,608 ±1,047	40.9% ±3.1	46.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	13,493 ±1,143	40.5% ±3.4	28.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	346 to 1,086	1.0% to 3.3%	6.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 13	0% to < 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 848	0% to 2.5%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,471 ±588	7.4% ±1.8	4.6% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Salisbury city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Maryland	United States
Born in the state	16,808 ±1,005	50.5% ±3.0	46.8% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	10,388 ±921	31.2% ±2.8	34.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	710 ±270	2.1% ±0.8	1.8% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	5,379 ±828	16.2% ±2.5	16.6% ±0.2	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,853 ±438	5.6% ±1.3	9.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,526 ±705	10.6% ±2.1	7.5% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Salisbury city among the places of Maryland

36th of 203 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Maryland page.

Places of Maryland near Salisbury city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Chillum CDP	34,871 ±2,094
College Park city	34,540 ±35
Pasadena CDP	34,309 ±2,245
Montgomery Village CDP	34,110 ±2,161
Pikesville CDP	33,524 ±1,739
Salisbury city	33,285 ±48
Middle River CDP	31,712 ±1,960
Eldersburg CDP	31,695 ±1,229
Bel Air North CDP	31,302 ±1,540
Milford Mill CDP	30,829 ±1,925
Parkville CDP	30,549 ±1,694

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Salisbury city, Maryland

Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Places in Maryland by poverty rate
No. 57 Places in Maryland by foreign-born share
No. 67 Places in Maryland by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 147 Places in Maryland by median rent
No. 178 Places in Maryland by per capita income
No. 179 Places in Maryland by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026