Language Spoken At Home in Salisbury City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 28,054 | 100% |
English only | 23,455 | 83.6% |
Language other than English | 4,599 | 16.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,786 | 9.9% |
Spanish | 1,832 | 6.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,067 | 3.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,212 | 7.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,447 | 5.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 432 | 1.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 236 | 0.8% |
Other languages | 123 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 36 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Salisbury City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 30,407 | 100% |
American | 1,470 | 4.8% |
Arab | 103 | 0.3% |
Czech | 71 | 0.2% |
Danish | 46 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 370 | 1.2% |
English | 3,168 | 10.4% |
French (except Basque) | 419 | 1.4% |
French Canadian | 60 | 0.2% |
German | 4,105 | 13.5% |
Greek | 63 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 128 | 0.4% |
Irish | 3,832 | 12.6% |
Italian | 1,368 | 4.5% |
Lithuanian | 65 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 192 | 0.6% |
Polish | 898 | 3.0% |
Portuguese | 174 | 0.6% |
Russian | 178 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 407 | 1.3% |
Scottish | 556 | 1.8% |
Slovak | 12 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 235 | 0.8% |
Swedish | 75 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 96 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 41 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 182 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 1,493 | 4.9% |
Households By Type in Salisbury City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 11,666 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 6,129 | 52.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,481 | 29.8% |
Married-couple family | 3,084 | 26.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,314 | 11.3% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 589 | 5.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 359 | 3.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,456 | 21.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,808 | 15.5% |
Nonfamily households | 5,537 | 47.5% |
Householder living alone | 3,958 | 33.9% |
65 years and over | 1,441 | 12.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 4,019 | 34.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,575 | 22.1% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Salisbury City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 28,785 | 100% |
Householder | 11,666 | 40.5% |
Spouse | 3,106 | 10.8% |
Child | 7,706 | 26.8% |
Other relatives | 1,778 | 6.2% |
Nonrelatives | 4,529 | 15.7% |
Unmarried partner | 945 | 3.3% |
Marital Status in Salisbury City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 11,859 | 100% |
Never married | 6,608 | 55.7% |
Now married, except separated | 3,581 | 30.2% |
Separated | 322 | 2.7% |
Widowed | 320 | 2.7% |
Divorced | 1,028 | 8.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 12,935 | 100% |
Never married | 5,897 | 45.6% |
Now married, except separated | 3,365 | 26.0% |
Separated | 516 | 4.0% |
Widowed | 1,481 | 11.4% |
Divorced | 1,676 | 13.0% |
Fertility in Salisbury City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 643 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 283 | 44.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 44 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 72 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 104 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 94 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 24 | 0% |
Grandparents in Salisbury City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 716 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 368 | 51.4% |
Less than 1 year | 59 | 8.2% |
1 or 2 years | 156 | 21.8% |
3 or 4 years | 67 | 9.4% |
5 or more years | 86 | 12.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 368 | 100% |
Who are female | 265 | 72.0% |
Who are married | 238 | 64.7% |
School Enrollment in Salisbury City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 10,778 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 596 | 5.5% |
Kindergarten | 342 | 3.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,633 | 24.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,087 | 10.1% |
College or graduate school | 6,120 | 56.8% |
Educational Attainment in Salisbury City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 17,064 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,236 | 7.2% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,548 | 9.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,730 | 27.7% |
Some college, no degree | 3,710 | 21.7% |
Associate's degree | 1,098 | 6.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,032 | 17.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,710 | 10.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 27.8% |
Veteran Status in Salisbury City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 23,694 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 2,182 | 9.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Salisbury City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 29,972 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,235 | 10.8% |
Under 18 years | 6,550 | 100% |
With a disability | 259 | 4.0% |
18 to 64 years | 20,302 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,684 | 8.3% |
65 years and over | 3,120 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,292 | 41.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Salisbury City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 29,880 | 100% |
Same house | 20,795 | 69.6% |
Different house in the U.S. | 8,376 | 28.0% |
Same county | 5,335 | 17.9% |
Different county | 3,041 | 10.2% |
Same state | 2,022 | 6.8% |
Different state | 1,019 | 3.4% |
Abroad | 709 | 2.4% |
Place Of Birth in Salisbury City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 30,407 | 100% |
Native | 26,552 | 87.3% |
Born in United States | 26,228 | 86.3% |
State of residence | 17,456 | 57.4% |
Different state | 8,772 | 28.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 324 | 1.1% |
Foreign born | 3,855 | 12.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Salisbury City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 3,855 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,046 | 27.1% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,809 | 72.9% |
Year of Entry in Salisbury City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 4,179 | 100% |
Native | 324 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 25 | 7.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 299 | 92.3% |
Foreign born | 3,855 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 178 | 4.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,677 | 95.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Salisbury City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 3,855 | 100% |
Europe | 744 | 19.3% |
Asia | 801 | 20.8% |
Africa | 151 | 3.9% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 2,131 | 55.3% |
Northern America | 28 | 0.7% |