COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dames Quarter vs Salisbury
PLACE A
Dames Quarter, Maryland
VS
PLACE B
Salisbury, Pennsylvania
Dames Quarter is 67% smaller than Salisbury. Dames Quarter earns more, with a median household income $13,409 higher. Salisbury has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -15%).
DAMES QUARTERSALISBURYDIFFERENCE
Total population226681−67% vs Salisbury
Population density191,778−1,759
Population growth-15.0%-2.9%−12.1 pts
Median age41.939.7+2.2
Male47.3%41.7%+5.6 pts
Female52.7%58.3%−5.6 pts
Foreign-born2.2%0.5%+1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%97.6%+2.4 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Median household income$83,750$70,341+$13,409
Per capita income$27,578$31,745−$4,167
Poverty rate6.6%9.4%−2.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2660.388−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.8%19.6%−2.8 pts
Graduate degree0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%9.8%−9.8 pts
Labor force participation60.2%66.7%−6.6 pts
Median home value$232,000$162,000+$70,000
Median gross rent$606$753−$147
Owner-occupied93.4%80.9%+12.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate32.7%34.1%−1.4 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%54.2%−54.2 pts
Average commute42.126.5+15.6
Worked from home0.0%17.2%−17.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%5.3%−5.3 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024