China Grove vs Salisbury

A side-by-side comparison of China Grove and Salisbury: population, income, housing, and more.

China Grove and Salisbury are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Salisbury has the higher population (35,730 vs 4,487 in China Grove). China Grove has the higher median household income ($53,717 vs $51,058 in Salisbury). Salisbury has the higher median home value ($215,200 vs $207,500 in China Grove).

Population, income & housing

	China Grove	Salisbury
Population	4,487	35,730
Median age	34.7 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$53,717	$51,058
Median home value	$207,500	$215,200
Median gross rent	$955	$1,030
Housing units	2,009	15,523
Homeownership rate	66.8%	49.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	26.9%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	China Grove	Salisbury
Population	4,189 → 4,487 (+7.1%)	33,727 → 35,730 (+5.9%)
Median household income	$51,658 → $53,717 (+4.0%)	$41,901 → $51,058 (+21.9%)
Median home value	$118,200 → $207,500 (+75.5%)	$129,100 → $215,200 (+66.7%)
Median gross rent	$696 → $955 (+37.2%)	$786 → $1,030 (+31.0%)

China Grove

Population

4,1894,487

Median household income

$51,658$53,717

Median home value

$118,200$207,500

Median gross rent

$696$955

Salisbury

Population

33,72735,730

Median household income

$41,901$51,058

Median home value

$129,100$215,200

Median gross rent

$786$1,030

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	China Grove	Salisbury
Under 5	4.0%	5.5%
5 to 17	16.5%	17.1%
18 to 24	7.6%	11.6%
25 to 34	23.1%	13.6%
35 to 44	8.2%	12.1%
45 to 54	13.3%	12.8%
55 to 64	13.3%	9.9%
65 to 74	10.5%	9.3%
75 and over	3.4%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	China Grove	Salisbury
White (non-Hispanic)	68.2%	47.5%
Black or African American	4.1%	35.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	1.9%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	2.4%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	23.4%	12.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	China Grove	Salisbury
No high school diploma	17.8%	13.4%
High school graduate	23.2%	27.5%
Some college or associate's	45.9%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	16.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.8%	10.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	China Grove	Salisbury
Drove alone	89.1%	74.0%
Carpooled	3.8%	11.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	0.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	7.2%	7.8%
Other means	0.0%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	China Grove	Salisbury
1-unit, detached	75.5%	59.7%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	9.8%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	17.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	9.9%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	China Grove	Salisbury
Poverty rate	18.4%	24.3%
Average household size	2.24	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	28	21
Median year structure built	1969	1976