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Salisbury, CT vs Salem, CT

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- Salem is 0% more densely populated than Salisbury.
- People are 37.5% more likely to be married in Salem.
- The Median Age is 14.1 years younger in Salem.
 Salisbury, CTSalem, CTUnited States
 Population  Unlock4,186329,725,481
 Female Population53.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.938.4
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 Population - 20103,746  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock3,858285,036,114
 Population - 19904,090  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock5.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-12.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock144.793.4
 Land Area57.2  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Salisbury, CTSalem, CTUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.4%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock10.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.1%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.5%5.2%
 Age 25 to 343.9%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock14.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 8412.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Salisbury, CTSalem, CTUnited States
 White94.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.3%12.2%
 Asian1.0%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.6%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock5.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Salisbury, CTSalem, CTUnited States
 Married Population49.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock67.6%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock32.3%50.2%
 Never Married27.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.6%10.8%
 Widowed12.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.522.60
 Households1,493  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,32580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children25.3%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock54.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households525  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children1.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Salisbury    1 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Salisbury is a beautiful but an expensive place to live.if you can afford to be here at least part of the year there is not a better place. Real estate is out of sight  More

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Reviews for Salem    1 Reviews

We just moved to Salem and we love it. The town green is beautiful. The church in the center of the community is super involved and does awesome work, both with their  More

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