COMPARING TWO PLACES
Albemarle vs Salisbury
PLACE A
Albemarle, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Salisbury, Pennsylvania
Albemarle is 2509% larger than Salisbury. Salisbury earns more, with a median household income $23,460 higher. Albemarle has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -3%).
ALBEMARLESALISBURYDIFFERENCE
Total population17,769681+2509% vs Salisbury
Population density9871,778−791
Population growth3.3%-2.9%+6.2 pts
Median age39.539.7−0.2
Male47.6%41.7%+5.8 pts
Female52.4%58.3%−5.8 pts
Foreign-born5.0%0.5%+4.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic62.1%97.6%−35.5 pts
Black25.2%0.0%+25.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.2%1.2%+5.0 pts
Asian3.5%0.0%+3.5 pts
Other2.9%1.2%+1.8 pts
Median household income$46,881$70,341−$23,460
Per capita income$28,131$31,745−$3,614
Poverty rate24.9%9.4%+15.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4720.388+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.4%19.6%+0.8 pts
Graduate degree5.0%4.9%+0.1 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%9.8%−4.2 pts
Labor force participation56.2%66.7%−10.5 pts
Median home value$204,800$162,000+$42,800
Median gross rent$880$753+$127
Owner-occupied56.3%80.9%−24.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.5%34.1%−19.6 pts
Rent-burdened households49.5%54.2%−4.7 pts
Average commute24.126.5−2.5
Worked from home8.2%17.2%−9.0 pts
Public transit to work0.5%0.0%+0.5 pts
Uninsured10.3%5.3%+5.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025