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Salisbury, MD vs Columbus, OH

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- Columbus is 0% more densely populated than Salisbury.
- People are 35.4% more likely to be married in Columbus.
- The Median Age is 2.4 years older in Columbus.
 Salisbury, MDColumbus, OHUnited States
 Population  Unlock898,143329,725,481
 Female Population54.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock32.538.4
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 Population - 201030,386  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock711,470285,036,114
 Population - 199020,592  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock27.0%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now60.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,104.993.4
 Land Area13.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock5.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Salisbury, MDColumbus, OHUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 209.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.6%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Salisbury, MDColumbus, OHUnited States
 White46.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock29.0%12.2%
 Asian4.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.5%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Salisbury, MDColumbus, OHUnited States
 Married Population28.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock36.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock61.2%50.2%
 Never Married51.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.6%10.8%
 Widowed6.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.322.60
 Households13,171  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock198,56280,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,278  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock25.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children18.2%  Unlock10.8%
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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Reviews for Columbus    156 Reviews

Ellenore · 
Over 2 years ago

I've lived here for my whole life! Awesome place to  More

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We lived in Columbus from 2014-2022, originally from Denver work has taken us to Charlotte, NC, Austin and Atlanta for perspective. One of our biggest reasons for  More

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Over 3 years ago

The city has nice areas and old/ugly areas that look like the remains of a civil war. The nice areas are pretty. Traffic isn't bad compared to Cali but the summer  More

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