COMPARING TWO PLACES
Salisbury vs Seaford
PLACE A
Salisbury, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Seaford, Delaware
Salisbury is 93% smaller than Seaford. Salisbury earns more, with a median household income $16,325 higher. Seaford has grown faster since 2000 (15% vs -3%).
SALISBURYSEAFORDDIFFERENCE
Total population6819,165−93% vs Seaford
Population density1,7781,796−18
Population growth-2.9%14.9%−17.7 pts
Median age39.741.1−1.4
Male41.7%45.3%−3.5 pts
Female58.3%54.7%+3.5 pts
Foreign-born0.5%8.7%−8.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.6%49.0%+48.7 pts
Black0.0%22.4%−22.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.2%12.5%−11.3 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other1.2%15.0%−13.8 pts
Median household income$70,341$54,016+$16,325
Per capita income$31,745$29,868+$1,877
Poverty rate9.4%18.8%−9.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3880.444−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.6%15.3%+4.3 pts
Graduate degree4.9%7.1%−2.2 pts
Unemployment rate9.8%13.1%−3.3 pts
Labor force participation66.7%63.9%+2.8 pts
Median home value$162,000$224,300−$62,300
Median gross rent$753$1,176−$423
Owner-occupied80.9%49.5%+31.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate34.1%10.0%+24.1 pts
Rent-burdened households54.2%50.3%+3.9 pts
Average commute26.528.1−1.6
Worked from home17.2%6.3%+10.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured5.3%10.1%−4.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025