CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Salisbury

Massachusetts · 3,695 residents · 5.88 sq mi

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With 3,695 people, Salisbury is a city in Massachusetts. Median home value sits at $143,200. At a median age of 36.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. There are 789 fewer people here than in 2000. The poverty rate is 7.7%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,695

−18%vs 2000

vs 4,484 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

36.5

−7%vs 2000

vs 39.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.88 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.1%(189)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.1%(152)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.6%(355)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(224)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.4%(198)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.5%(646)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.2%(600)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.9%(401)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.8%(399)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.3%(343)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(158)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.8%(30)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,708

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,961 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,298

−33%vs 2000

vs $21,345 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.7%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$143,200

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $180,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$545

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $693 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.5%

+6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.5% in 2000

34.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.3%(4,319)

Black0.4%(17)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(66)

Asian0.5%(22)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.2%(3,666)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.8%(29)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican3.9%(223)

South American0.5%(27)

Bolivian0.5%(27)

Mexican0.4%(24)

Asian origin

Chinese3%(168)

Filipino0.3%(19)

Vietnamese0.1%(7)

Ancestry

Irish17.8%(1,006)

English13.2%(744)

Italian12.2%(692)

French Canadian7.2%(410)

French5.3%(300)

German4.2%(237)

Polish3.6%(202)

American3.1%(178)

Portuguese2.7%(150)

Greek1.8%(99)

Scottish1.5%(86)

Arab1.4%(82)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Lebanese1.4%(82)

Russian1%(59)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(47)

Swedish0.6%(33)

Canadian0.5%(30)

Ukrainian0.5%(27)

Lithuanian0.5%(26)

British0.3%(19)

West Indian0.2%(14)

Jamaican0.2%(14)

Brazilian0.2%(10)

Norwegian0.2%(10)

Subsaharan African0.2%(9)

Cape Verdean0.2%(9)

Slovak0.1%(7)

Armenian0.1%(6)

Danish0.1%(6)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest French Canadian population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.8%

−5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.9%

−7.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.6%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.9 min

−8%vs 2000

vs 22.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married26%(623)

Married56.7%(1,358)

Widowed5.5%(131)

Divorced11.8%(282)

Women 15+

Never married29.1%(792)

Married46.2%(1,259)

Widowed11.7%(318)

Divorced13%(354)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.0%

−4.9 ptssince 2013

from 6.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.4%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 55.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.4%

−9.7 ptssince 2020

from 23.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

31.0%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 30.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.4%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 18.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 6.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.4%

−5.3 ptssince 2020

from 76.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.4%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 45.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)26.9%(119)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)2%(9)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.1%(155)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.1%(5)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 442 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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