Demographics of Salisbury town, Massachusetts

Salisbury town, Massachusetts had 9,530 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +317 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 town, in four figures

9,530
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 9,281 ±18.; +3.4%
Change since July 2020: +317 people.; 51.3 ±3.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $93,361 ±$5,840
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 town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Salisbury town, Massachusetts's population grew 3.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Salisbury town, Massachusetts'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 town, Massachusetts's population grew 3.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Salisbury town, Massachusetts'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	9,213	100.0	100.0
2021	9,231	100.2	100.2
2022	9,232	100.2	100.7
2023	9,339	101.4	101.6
2024	9,438	102.4	102.5
2025	9,530	103.4	103.1

Population of Salisbury town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	9,213	—
2021	9,231	+18
2022	9,232	+1
2023	9,339	+107
2024	9,438	+99
2025	9,530	+92

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 51.3 ±3.5: for men 47.2 ±6.2 and for women 54.1 ±1.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Salisbury town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	318 ±149	3.4% ±1.6	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	896 ±219	9.7% ±2.4	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	849 ±324	9.1% ±3.5	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,057 ±365	22.2% ±3.9	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,792 ±373	30.1% ±4.0	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,369 ±326	25.5% ±3.5	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $93,361 ±$5,840, and income per person $52,352 ±$4,278, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,960 ±$527 in Massachusetts and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Salisbury town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	437 ±142	10.5% ±3.4	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	577 ±160	13.9% ±3.8	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	475 ±133	11.5% ±3.1	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	746 ±246	18.0% ±5.8	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	819 ±202	19.7% ±4.7	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	481 ±169	11.6% ±4.0	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	613 ±181	14.8% ±4.3	22.3% ±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 town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	465 ±164	5.0% ±1.8	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 38	0% to 3.1%	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	65 to 281	1.3% to 5.7%	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	286 ±139	9.1% ±4.3	10.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Salisbury town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Salisbury town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	5,040 ±262	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.3% ±1.8	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.7% ±3.4	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.2% ±4.2	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.8% ±5.7	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$478,700 ±$27,192	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,691 ±$411	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±4	1964 ±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 town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	253 to 905	2.7% to 9.8%	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,807 ±479	84.1% ±5.2	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6 to 228	0.1% to 2.5%	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	38 to 350	0.4% to 3.8%	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 372	0% to 4.0%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	174 to 694	1.9% to 7.5%	5.1% ±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 town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	6,582 ±394	70.9% ±4.2	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,925 ±382	20.7% ±4.1	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	47 to 311	0.5% to 3.4%	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	595 ±235	6.4% ±2.5	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	163 to 493	1.8% to 5.3%	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	81 to 453	0.9% to 4.9%	8.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<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%.

Salisbury town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

196th of 291 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Massachusetts page.

Places of Massachusetts near Salisbury town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Middleton town	9,816 ±20
Sutton town	9,452 ±24
Andover CDP	9,451 ±785
Rutland town	9,353 ±32
Freetown town	9,285 ±27
Salisbury town	9,281 ±18
Blackstone town	9,255 ±21
Southwick town	9,217 ±33
Douglas town	9,207 ±19
Williamstown town	9,150 ±37
Townsend town	9,100 ±19

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