COMPARING TWO PLACES
Modest Town vs Salisbury
PLACE A
Modest, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Salisbury, Pennsylvania
Modest Town is 61% smaller than Salisbury. Modest Town earns more, with a median household income $33,068 higher. Salisbury has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -19%).
MODEST TOWNSALISBURYDIFFERENCE
Total population265681−61% vs Salisbury
Population density4491,778−1,329
Population growth-19.5%-2.9%−16.6 pts
Median age41.039.7+1.3
Male58.1%41.7%+16.4 pts
Female41.9%58.3%−16.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.9%97.6%−6.7 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other9.1%1.2%+7.9 pts
Median household income$103,409$70,341+$33,068
Per capita income$19,595$31,745−$12,150
Poverty rate5.7%9.4%−3.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2940.388−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher6.8%19.6%−12.8 pts
Graduate degree6.8%4.9%+1.9 pts
Unemployment rate12.9%9.8%+3.1 pts
Labor force participation71.6%66.7%+4.9 pts
Median home value$183,000$162,000+$21,000
Median gross rent–$753–
Owner-occupied40.7%80.9%−40.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%34.1%−34.1 pts
Rent-burdened households29.4%54.2%−24.8 pts
Average commute–26.5–
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, 2010 – 2024