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- New York is 0% more densely populated than Salisbury.
- People are 49.2% more likely to be married in New York.
- The Median Age is 7.2 years older in New York.
 Salisbury, MDNew York, NYUnited States
 Population  Unlock8,736,047329,725,481
 Female Population54.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.338.4
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 Population - 201030,386  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock8,008,278285,036,114
 Population - 199020,592  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now60.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock29,083.893.4
 Land Area13.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock167.8264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Salisbury, MDNew York, NYUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.3%3.9%
 Age 18 to 209.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.8%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.3%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.0%1.9%
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 Race
 Salisbury, MDNew York, NYUnited States
 White46.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock21.1%12.2%
 Asian4.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock28.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Salisbury, MDNew York, NYUnited States
 Married Population28.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock39.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock57.2%50.2%
 Never Married51.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.1%10.8%
 Widowed6.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.632.60
 Households13,171  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock1,929,69080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock34.4%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,278  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock19.1%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 New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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