COMPARING TWO PLACES
Saxis vs Salisbury
PLACE A
Saxis, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Salisbury, Pennsylvania
Saxis is 75% smaller than Salisbury. Salisbury earns more, with a median household income $30,028 higher. Salisbury has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -29%).
SAXISSALISBURYDIFFERENCE
Total population169681−75% vs Salisbury
Population density4171,778−1,361
Population growth-28.6%-2.9%−25.7 pts
Median age60.539.7+20.8
Male45.0%41.7%+3.2 pts
Female55.0%58.3%−3.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.8%97.6%−11.8 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other14.2%1.2%+13.0 pts
Median household income$40,313$70,341−$30,028
Per capita income$22,726$31,745−$9,019
Poverty rate41.7%9.4%+32.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5690.388+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher4.1%19.6%−15.5 pts
Graduate degree1.0%4.9%−3.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%9.8%−9.8 pts
Labor force participation25.4%66.7%−41.4 pts
Median home value$98,400$162,000−$63,600
Median gross rent$1,063$753+$310
Owner-occupied97.8%80.9%+16.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate54.5%34.1%+20.3 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%54.2%−54.2 pts
Average commute22.926.5−3.7
Worked from home17.6%17.2%+0.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.7%5.3%−1.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025