Salisbury, PA Population

Overview

647

Total Population

39.3

Median age

58.73%

Female population %

70.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

5-9 years

Largest age group

73.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

11

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Salisbury's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Salisbury is 39.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Salisbury's population under 18 was 26.58%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Salisbury's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.25% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Salisbury, 22.10% were under the age of 15, 12.98% aged 15 to 29, 44.67% aged 30 to 64, 17.47% aged 65 to 84, and 2.78% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 113 more females than males in Salisbury:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 58.73% females and 41.27% males in Salisbury, PA.
The Salisbury, PA gender ratio is 70.3:100 i.e. 70.3 men to 100 women (0.703).
For male population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 31.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 49.

Salisbury's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Salisbury population: 97.68% are White, 0.77% are some other race and 1.55% are multiracial.
Salisbury's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 11 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 636 (98.30% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Salisbury is White with a population of 632 (97.68% of the total population).

Salisbury's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 864 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Salisbury's population decreased by 138 (15.97%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Salisbury's population decreased by 19 (2.62%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Salisbury's population was lowest in year 2019 at 673.