CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Salisbury

Pennsylvania · 700 residents · 0.38 sq mi

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Salisbury is home to 700 people in Pennsylvania. At a median age of 45.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $42,700. That trails the Pennsylvania median by roughly 32%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 45.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

700

−20%vs 2000

vs 878 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

45.0

+9%vs 2000

vs 41.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.38 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024587

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.3%(30)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.6%(32)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 142.7%(19)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.9%(34)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(43)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.6%(95)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(97)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(68)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.1%(78)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7416.4%(115)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8410.3%(72)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.4%(17)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,702

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,875 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,424

−20%vs 2000

vs $12,973 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.1%

−7.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,700

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $63,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$245

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $289 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.9%

+2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.0% in 2000

23.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(868)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(7)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(700)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(8)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

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 Rican1.2%(7)

Ancestry

German48.4%(284)

Irish11.9%(70)

Italian9.9%(58)

English5.5%(32)

American4.3%(25)

Scottish3.1%(18)

Swiss2.4%(14)

Welsh1.9%(11)

Polish1%(6)

Scotch-Irish1%(6)

Portuguese0.5%(3)

Arab0.3%(2)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

Lebanese0.3%(2)

Swedish0.3%(2)

French0.2%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.6%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.5%

−12.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 2.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.1 min

+73%vs 2000

vs 15.1 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 married21.7%(45)

Married66.7%(138)

Widowed2.4%(5)

Divorced9.2%(19)

Women 15+

Never married18.8%(48)

Married54.3%(139)

Widowed12.9%(33)

Divorced14.1%(36)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.3%

−4.3 ptssince 2013

from 9.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.6%

−7.2 ptssince 2020

from 60.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.6%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 12.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.3%

+5.9 ptssince 2020

from 18.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.8%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 11.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.8%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 5.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.3%

−9.0 ptssince 2020

from 83.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.5%

+7.2 ptssince 2020

from 29.3% 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)45.8%(22)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10.4%(5)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.4%(17)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II4.2%(2)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 48 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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