COMPARING TWO PLACES
Salisbury vs Ocean Pines
PLACE A
Salisbury, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Ocean Pines, Maryland
Salisbury is 94% smaller than Ocean Pines. Ocean Pines earns more, with a median household income $21,483 higher. Ocean Pines has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -3%).
SALISBURYOCEAN PINESDIFFERENCE
Total population68112,351−94% vs Ocean Pines
Population density1,7781,907−129
Population growth-2.9%3.7%−6.6 pts
Median age39.762.4−22.7
Male41.7%47.8%−6.1 pts
Female58.3%52.2%+6.1 pts
Foreign-born0.5%4.1%−3.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.6%88.5%+9.1 pts
Black0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.2%2.5%−1.3 pts
Asian0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Other1.2%3.3%−2.1 pts
Median household income$70,341$91,824−$21,483
Per capita income$31,745$53,755−$22,010
Poverty rate9.4%5.5%+3.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3880.392Even
Bachelor's degree or higher19.6%40.4%−20.8 pts
Graduate degree4.9%16.2%−11.3 pts
Unemployment rate9.8%6.0%+3.8 pts
Labor force participation66.7%46.3%+20.4 pts
Median home value$162,000$380,100−$218,100
Median gross rent$753$2,069−$1,316
Owner-occupied80.9%90.5%−9.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate34.1%35.2%−1.0 pts
Rent-burdened households54.2%55.3%−1.1 pts
Average commute26.525.9+0.6
Worked from home17.2%17.2%−0.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured5.3%2.5%+2.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024