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28144

Salisbury, NC · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
27,977
Median household income
$52,568
People below poverty
26.6%
Median home value
$226,700

Income

The median income of households in 28144 was $52,568. An estimated 10.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 9.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 28144 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 10.3
$10,000 to $14,999 10.7
$15,000 to $24,999 8.4
$25,000 to $34,999 8.2
$35,000 to $49,999 10.4
$50,000 to $74,999 18
$75,000 to $99,999 10.4
$100,000 to $149,999 8.7
$150,000 to $199,999 5.3
$200,000 or more 9.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 28144 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 60578
Female 46936

An estimated 69.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 41.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 25.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,936. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 28144 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 69.6
Social Security 41.2
Retirement income 25.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 9.4
Cash public assistance income 0.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 26.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 43.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 13.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 24.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 28144 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 26.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 43.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 13.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 24.4

In 2020-2024, 25.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 47.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 25% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 33.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 28144 in 2020-2024, 92.7% had health insurance coverage and 7.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 58.5% and public coverage was 49.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2.1%.


In 2020-2024, 28144 had a total population of 27,977 - 14,334 (51.2%) females and 13,643 (48.8%) males. The median age was 38.9 years. An estimated 21% of the population was under 18 years, 31.8% was 19 to 44 years, 24.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 18.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 28144 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 666 762
5 to 9 800 894
10 to 14 1067 606
15 to 19 1249 970
20 to 24 1256 1032
25 to 29 775 989
30 to 34 927 610
35 to 39 895 874
40 to 44 576 966
45 to 49 845 696
50 to 54 609 1017
55 to 59 961 890
60 to 64 849 962
65 to 69 703 917
70 to 74 547 885
75 to 79 435 538
80 to 84 271 213
85 and over 212 513

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 51.7% were White; 35.9% were Black or African American; 6.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1% were Asian; 15.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 12.2% of the people in 28144 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 47.5% of the people in 28144 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 11,270 households in 28144. The average household size was 2.28 people.

Married-couple households made up 35.6% of the households in 28144 while cohabiting couple households made up 7.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 38.2% of all households, while 19% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 19.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 33.1% of all households.

In 28144, 26.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 33.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 28144 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 35.6
Cohabiting Couples 7.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
38.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 42.1% of males and 35.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 41.2 35.8
Now married, except separated 42.1 35.9
Separated 2.4 3.4
Widowed 4 8.5
Divorced 10.3 16.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 28144, 637 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 26.4% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 94.3% of the people living in 28144 were U.S. natives. 61.9% of the 28144 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 5.7% of 28144 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 23.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 43.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 28144 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 28144.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 28144 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 54.3
Asia 24.8
Europe 3.4
Africa 9.1
Northern America 6.4
Oceania 2

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 28144 in 2020-2024, 8.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 6.2% of people at least five years old; 4.4% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 28144 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 6.2
Other Indo-European languages 1.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.9
Other languages 0.5

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 87.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 28144 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 28144 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 87.2
Different house, same county 5.2
Different county, same state 5.3
Different state 1.8
Abroad 0.6

Education

In 2020-2024, 89 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 29.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 11% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 28144 was 7,750 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 329 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 4,383. College or graduate school enrollment was 3,038.

Educational Attainment of People in 28144 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 11
High school diploma or equivalency 30.6
Some college, no degree 20.7
Associate's degree 7.8
Bachelor's degree 18.1
Graduate or professional degree 11.8

Disability

In 28144, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 18.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.5% of people under 18 years old, to 17.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 38.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 28144, 48.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 47.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 84.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 9,389 84.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,266 11.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 426 3.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 28144 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 28144 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.2
Construction 5.3
Manufacturing 12.4
Wholesale trade 2
Retail trade 9.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.4
Information 2.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 12.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 28.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10
Other Services, except public administration 6.4
Public administration 2.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 28144 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,020 36.2
Service occupations 2,336 21
Sales and office occupations 1,939 17.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 909 8.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,897 17.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 73% of 28144 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 12.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 20.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 28144 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 73
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 12.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.9
Walked 2.3
Other means 3.4
Worked from home 8.4

In 2020-2024, 28144 had a total of 12,859 housing units. Of these housing units, 72.6% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 25.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 2.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 28144 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 72.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 25.2
Mobile homes 2.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

6.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 19% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 28144 was 5.3 rooms, and of these housing units 59% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 28144 had 11,270 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,589 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 54.7% while renters occupied 45.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.32 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.24.

3.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 12.4% and another 20.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 28144:

House Heating Fuel Used in 28144 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 38.8
Electricity 58.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.7
All other fuels 1.2
No fuel used 0.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 28144 was $226,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 59.6 % had a mortgage. 40.4% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,450 and for owners without a mortgage it was $473.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 28144 was $972. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.