Salisbury is a city of 12,412 people in New York. That is roughly 89% ahead of the New York median. Owners hold 91% of the housing stock. Households take in $162,478 a year at the median, 98% more than the country as a whole. At a median age of 45.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That puts it in the top 1% of US cities for household income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $162,478, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
47% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 70%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Salisbury
What changed most since 1990
White share89.3% → 52.8%(−36.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Asian share5.8% → 25.7%(+19.9 pts)US over the same years: +3.1 pts
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)6.5%(17)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.2%(42)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45.4%(118)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.6%(25)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 260 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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Over time
Salisbury, decade by decade
Salisbury population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
12,226
$138,196
$441,373
30.1%
24.6
2000
12,341
$134,148
$390,199
35.2%
42.3
2010
12,093
$141,775
$672,820
38.3%
60.3
2020
12,618
$151,276
$610,262
45.8%
77.0
2024
12,412
$162,478
$664,300
47.5%
77.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
