Population

Salisbury's current population is 37,937 people with 13,445 households within this smaller 2 mile radius. This area experienced positive population growth of 6.1% from 2010-2020. This area is projected to grow another 2.3% over the next five years. This is lower than the national average.

The median age of the population in this area is 29.8 which is well below the state average of 39.6 years old. This area has an average household size of 2.53 persons. This area is not very family centric with 52.0% of the households being family households and with 29.9% having children in the home and 16.8% of the population being under 15 and an additional 25.8% being under 24. Another 25.4% of this area’s population is between 25 and 44 years of age and 17.8% between 45-64 years old leaving 14.2% of the population over 65 years old. These last two age groups are target age groups for dentures, partials, crowns, and other restorative work. This area does have a higher percentage of the population between 15-24 years old which could indicate a college population in this area. Many college students are included in the count, but do not typically make the best patient base for the area. Salisbury has a daytime employee population of 22,937 versus a permanent population of 37,937 meaning the daytime employee population is 60.5% of the permanent population living in the area and 51.0% of the total daytime population. This is a significant daytime employee population that has a positive impact on the overall numbers.

In this area, 26.7% of the population either holds a bachelor's degree or higher educational degree. Salisbury is lower than the state and US average.

The dominant racial and ethnic groups of the population in the Salisbury area are White 50.5%, Black 39.2%, Asian 2.6%, 3.7% other races and 8.7% Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics

		Salisbury, Maryland		Maryland	United States
Demographic Characteristic		Salisbury
		Maryland
Latitude / Longitude:		38.360674, -75.599369
Radius		2 miles	4 miles
POPULATION
Population 2021		37,937	67,781	6,099,098	333,934,112
2010 Total Population		35,601	63,034	5,780,124	309,121,785
2020 Total Population		37,780	67,334	6,093,834	332,502,844
Projected Total Population 2026		38,796	69,948	6,250,391	345,887,495
Population Change, 2010 - 2020		6.1%	6.8%	5.4%	7.6%
Annual Population Change Rate, 2021 - 2026		0.5%	0.6%	0.5%	0.7%
POPULATION AGE BREAKDOWN
Median Age		29.8	34.3	39.6	38.8
Under 4 years old		6.1%	5.8%	5.5%	5.9%
5 - 9 years old		5.6%	5.6%	5.9%	6.1%
10 - 14 years old		5.2%	5.5%	6.3%	6.2%
15 - 24 years old		25.8%	19.4%	12.3%	12.8%
25 - 44 years old		25.4%	25.9%	26.8%	26.8%
Number of Adults 25-44		9,638	17,535	1,636,374	89,400,051
45 - 64 years old		17.8%	21.1%	26.1%	25.0%
Number of Adults 45-64		6,735	14,331	1,589,829	83,512,738
65 years and over		14.2%	16.6%	17.1%	17.3%
Number of Adults 65 years and older		5,398	11,277	1,040,250	57,652,490
0 - 14 years old		16.8%	17.0%	17.7%	18.2%
Number of Children 0-14 years old		6,392	11,498	1,081,306	60,698,912

NOTE: All percentages are rounded. ESRI data pulled as of September 25, 2021. Data showing future dates are projections.

Highlighted fields signify favorable characteristics on a comparison basis with the other locations listed and/or national averages