Salisbury, NC Demographic Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	26,462	100.0

Male	12,548	47.4
Female	13,914	52.6

Under 5 years	1,697	6.4
5 to 9 years	1,658	6.3
10 to 14 years	1,567	5.9
15 to 19 years	1,903	7.2
20 to 24 years	2,412	9.1
25 to 34 years	3,276	12.4
35 to 44 years	3,352	12.7
45 to 54 years	3,162	11.9
55 to 59 years	1,157	4.4
60 to 64 years	1,017	3.8
65 to 74 years	2,200	8.3
75 to 84 years	2,118	8.0
85 years and over	943	3.6

Median age (years)	37.1	(X)

18 years and over	20,703	78.2
Male	9,589	36.2
Female	11,114	42.0
21 years and over	19,006	71.8
62 years and over	5,880	22.2
65 years and over	5,261	19.9
Male	1,998	7.6
Female	3,263	12.3

RACE
One race	26,070	98.5
White	15,163	57.3
Black or African American	9,940	37.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	74	0.3
Asian	369	1.4
Asian Indian	141	0.5
Chinese	24	0.1
Filipino	20	0.1
Japanese	6	0.0
Korean	14	0.1
Vietnamese	95	0.4
Other Asian ¹	69	0.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	15	0.1
Native Hawaiian	1	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	1	0.0
Samoan	2	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	11	0.0
Some other race	509	1.9
Two or more races	392	1.5

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	15,458	58.4
Black or African American	10,120	38.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	176	0.7
Asian	455	1.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	35	0.1
Some other race	640	2.4

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	26,462	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1,138	4.3
Mexican	640	2.4
Puerto Rican	77	0.3
Cuban	29	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	392	1.5
Not Hispanic or Latino	25,324	95.7
White alone	14,650	55.4

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	26,462	100.0
In households	23,483	88.7
Householder	10,276	38.8
Spouse	4,004	15.1
Child	6,324	23.9
Own child under 18 years	4,893	18.5
Other relatives	1,544	5.8
Under 18 years	696	2.6
Nonrelatives	1,335	5.0
Unmarried partner	494	1.9
In group quarters	2,979	11.3
Institutionalized population	1,290	4.9
Noninstitutionalized population	1,689	6.4

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	10,276	100.0
Family households (families)	6,183	60.2
With own children under 18 years	2,721	26.5
Married-couple family	4,004	39.0
With own children under 18 years	1,421	13.8
Female householder, no husband present	1,784	17.4
With own children under 18 years	1,118	10.9
Nonfamily households	4,093	39.8
Householder living alone	3,520	34.3
Householder 65 years and over	1,491	14.5

Households with individuals under 18 years	3,129	30.4
Households with individuals 65 years and over	3,087	30.0

Average household size	2.29	(X)
Average family size	2.92	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	11,288	100.0
Occupied housing units	10,276	91.0
Vacant housing units	1,012	9.0
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	56	0.5

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	3.1	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	7.0	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	10,276	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	5,493	53.5
Renter-occupied housing units	4,783	46.5

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.29	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.28	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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