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Newark, NJ vs Salisbury, MD

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- Salisbury is 0% more densely populated than Newark.
- People are 15.9% less likely to be married in Salisbury.
- The Median Age is 4.6 years younger in Salisbury.
 Newark, NJSalisbury, MDUnited States
 Population  Unlock32,583329,725,481
 Female Population50.8%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.2%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock30.138.4
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 Population - 2010276,989  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock23,743285,036,114
 Population - 1990275,221  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock39.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now2.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,378.293.4
 Land Area24.1  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Newark, NJSalisbury, MDUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock10.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.7%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 842.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Newark, NJSalisbury, MDUnited States
 White9.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock39.3%12.2%
 Asian1.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Newark, NJSalisbury, MDUnited States
 Married Population34.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock27.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock71.3%50.2%
 Never Married52.5%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.1%10.8%
 Widowed5.2%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.362.60
 Households109,737  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,89380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children22.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock28.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households42,930  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock33.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children21.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Newark    26 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Newark is straight garbage.  More

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Newark's Ironbound is extremely dangerous, there is a lot of crime, the police are just good at hiding it. It usually doesn't happen on Ferry St., but does 1/2 block  More

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Over 12 years ago

I have worked and lived in Newark for 20 years. I raised 3 children. Two of my children went on to college, graudated with Accountant Degree and the other one in  More

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Reviews for Salisbury    11 Reviews

Elijah · 
Over 5 years ago

I left Salisbury 5 years ago, but a year ago I had some business nearby, so I decides to visit Salisbury, MD for nostalgia’s sake, it was a big mistake. I’ll admit there  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in Salisbury for 10 years before leaving and It’s funny that people keep telling me that Salisbury has very little crime, and that it having high crime is made  More

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I am tired of hearing about salisbury having a "high violent crime rate" in these national reviews. It is inaccurate and damaging to property and business owners here.  More

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