COMPARING TWO PLACES
Onancock vs Salisbury
PLACE A
Onancock, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Salisbury, Pennsylvania
Onancock is 73% larger than Salisbury. Salisbury earns more, with a median household income $15,841 higher.
ONANCOCKSALISBURYDIFFERENCE
Total population1,177681+73% vs Salisbury
Population density1,1241,778−654
Population growth-7.4%-2.9%−4.6 pts
Median age44.539.7+4.8
Male40.2%41.7%−1.5 pts
Female59.8%58.3%+1.5 pts
Foreign-born1.2%0.5%+0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic54.1%97.6%−43.5 pts
Black37.8%0.0%+37.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.3%1.2%+2.2 pts
Asian0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Other4.6%1.2%+3.4 pts
Median household income$54,500$70,341−$15,841
Per capita income$36,562$31,745+$4,817
Poverty rate21.4%9.4%+12.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4860.388+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher40.1%19.6%+20.5 pts
Graduate degree23.1%4.9%+18.2 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%9.8%−6.8 pts
Labor force participation52.2%66.7%−14.5 pts
Median home value$294,400$162,000+$132,400
Median gross rent$904$753+$151
Owner-occupied60.4%80.9%−20.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate25.4%34.1%−8.8 pts
Rent-burdened households34.6%54.2%−19.6 pts
Average commute18.226.5−8.3
Worked from home19.3%17.2%+2.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.1%5.3%−0.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025