North Carolina · Census place 58860
Salisbury city, NC
Quick answer
Salisbury city has 35,730 residents, ranking #28 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $51,058, the median home is worth $215,200 and median gross rent runs $1,030 a month.
- Population
- 35,730Salisbury city residents
- Median household income
- $51,058Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $215,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,030Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 49.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Salisbury city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Salisbury city median would spend about 24.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 24.3% of residents and 49.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Cornelius town 32,009
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