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Waynesboro, VA vs Salisbury, MD

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- Salisbury is 0% more densely populated than Waynesboro.
- People are 34.0% less likely to be married in Salisbury.
- The Median Age is 9.0 years younger in Salisbury.
 Waynesboro, VASalisbury, MDUnited States
 Population  Unlock32,583329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock30.138.4
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 Population - 201020,989  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock23,743285,036,114
 Population - 199018,549  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock39.1%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now22.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,378.293.4
 Land Area15.0  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Waynesboro, VASalisbury, MDUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.9%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.9%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.4%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock10.4%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock10.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.0%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock6.9%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Waynesboro, VASalisbury, MDUnited States
 White73.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock39.3%12.2%
 Asian1.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Waynesboro, VASalisbury, MDUnited States
 Married Population43.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock27.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock71.3%50.2%
 Never Married33.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.1%10.8%
 Widowed7.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.362.60
 Households9,419  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,89380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children23.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock28.3%42.9%
 Non Family Households4,349  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock33.9%15.8%
     Single householder, no children10.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Waynesboro    5 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Thinking of living in Waynesboro. Really nice, friendly people and a great City to live in as long as you plan to stay. You'll be penalized for living there any time  More

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Don't know why it was given top ratings. Worse place ever!!!! They do not hire people over 40 and they claim to be veteran friendly but they aren't. I retired from the  More

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Over 7 years ago

Waynesboro is horrible dont move here! I been here unfortunately all my life im 29. People here suck old ppl scared to do the speed limit so traffic is jammed up during  More

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Reviews for Salisbury    11 Reviews

Elijah · 
Over 6 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 7 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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