Salisbury.
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North Carolina·Rowan County
13 tracts·31K people·$243K median·1,341/mi²
White 49 · Black 35 · Hispanic 11 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 1 · Other 0
Married couple 35 · Living alone 34 · Other 31
Health 38 · Retail 18 · Professional 12 · Leisure 11 · Manufacturing 9 · Public admin 9 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 37 · Sales · office 19 · Service 18 · Production · transport 17 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 72 · Carpool 23 · Work from home 10 · Walk 2 · Transit 2 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Salisbury is $242,500 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Salisbury has 35,825 residents across 7 census tracts and 13 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.5; the population is 49.1% White, 35.0% Black, 11.5% Hispanic or Latino, 3.0% Multiracial, 1.0% Asian and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 29.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 26.3% (Census ACS).
Isenberg Elementary (37%) and Overton Elementary (25%) lead the elementary schools; Rowan Co Early College (86%), Salisbury High (28%) and Henderson High (10%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,071/month, 32% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Salisbury is $53,716 a year, 38% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Salisbury, median rent is $1,071/month and the median home value is $242,500 (Census ACS).
Salisbury reported 9.7 violent crimes and 41.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 88°F; winter lows average 31°F; there are 77 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 44 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Salisbury are ice storm (93), cold wave (90) and drought (82), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.14g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Salisbury, 2.3% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).