CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Salisbury

New York · 12,226 residents · 1.75 sq mi

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With 12,226 people, Salisbury is a city in New York. That is roughly 75% ahead of the New York median. Owners hold 92% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $183,900. Households take in $57,580 a year at the median, 91% more than the country as a whole. The poverty rate is 1.2%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.1

US median: 33.0

More educated

30% 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

12,226

−1%vs 2000

vs 12,341 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

37.1

−6%vs 2000

vs 39.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.75 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(784)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(787)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.8%(703)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(777)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(736)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.2%(1,862)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417%(2,075)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(1,293)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.8%(1,437)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.6%(1,299)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.2%(392)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(81)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$57,580

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $73,641 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$21,877

−21%vs 2000

vs $27,579 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

1.2%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$183,900

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $214,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$697

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $1,103 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

91.5%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.3% in 2000

8.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic80.4%(9,922)

Black1%(118)

Hispanic / Latino8.6%(1,056)

Asian8.9%(1,101)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.1%(11,382)

Black0.5%(62)

Hispanic / Latino4.2%(517)

Asian5.8%(705)

Other0.6%(77)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

South American4.3%(531)

Puerto Rican3.9%(490)

Central American3.9%(488)

Salvadoran3.5%(438)

Ecuadorian1.8%(219)

Colombian1.7%(213)

Dominican1.7%(206)

Mexican1.5%(182)

Cuban0.9%(113)

Bolivian0.5%(58)

Guatemalan0.3%(40)

Venezuelan0.2%(27)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Peruvian0.1%(14)

Honduran0.1%(10)

Asian origin

Asian Indian8.3%(1,034)

Chinese6.3%(787)

Korean4.2%(525)

Filipino3.4%(425)

Pakistani1.3%(157)

Bangladeshi0.5%(64)

Thai0.1%(18)

Ancestry

Italian16%(1,981)

Irish12.8%(1,592)

German7.5%(937)

Polish4.1%(503)

English2.5%(315)

American2.3%(286)

Guyanese2.3%(284)

Russian2.1%(259)

West Indian1.9%(239)

Greek1.3%(164)

Haitian1.1%(137)

French1.1%(135)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Jamaican0.8%(94)

Scottish0.7%(82)

Portuguese0.4%(46)

Ukrainian0.3%(38)

British0.2%(31)

Austrian0.2%(30)

Finnish0.2%(28)

Slovak0.2%(25)

Iranian0.2%(24)

Hungarian0.2%(21)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(16)

Israeli0.1%(15)

Swedish0.1%(15)

Arab0.1%(14)

Syrian0.1%(14)

Dutch0.1%(13)

Czech0.1%(12)

Swiss0.1%(11)

Armenian0.1%(9)

Turkish0.1%(9)

Welsh0.1%(8)

Norwegian0%(6)

Macedonian0%(4)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest Asian Indian population · Largest German population · Largest Chinese population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

30.1%

−5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 35.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

84.4%

−5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

13.2%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.3 min

+20%vs 2000

vs 22.6 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 married30.1%(1,603)

Married65.5%(3,495)

Widowed1.4%(73)

Divorced3.1%(163)

Women 15+

Never married23.7%(1,279)

Married56.9%(3,074)

Widowed12.1%(653)

Divorced7.4%(399)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.6%

−0.6 ptssince 2013

from 6.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

64.3%

−6.2 ptssince 2020

from 70.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.8%

+5.8 ptssince 2020

from 11.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.4%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 20.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.2%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 13.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.9%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

79.3%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 79.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

29.6%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 30.6% 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)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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