Salisbury

Population: 5,735
Median household income: $93,052
Median home value: $441,500

Salisbury is a community in Essex County, Massachusetts, home to 5,735 residents. The median household income of $93,052 is below the Essex County median ($99,431).

Between 2019 and 2023, Salisbury's population grew 11.8% from 5,131 to 5,735, while its median home value rose 22.7% from $359,900 to $441,500.

Owners occupy 69.2% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 48.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,735
Median age: 48.6 yrs
Median household income: $93,052
Median home value: $441,500
Median gross rent: $1,737
Housing units: 3,721
Homeownership rate: 69.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 52.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,1315,735

Median household income

$78,787$93,052

Median home value

$359,900$441,500

Median gross rent

$1,440$1,737

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,131	$78,787	$359,900	$1,440
2020	5,116	$79,805	$367,400	$1,471
2021	5,081	$88,350	$370,300	$1,695
2022	5,269	$89,768	$427,100	$1,509
2023	5,735	$93,052	$441,500	$1,737

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 178.9%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3415.4%

35 to 448.5%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7416.6%

75 and over12.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	205	3.6%
5 to 17	512	8.9%
18 to 24	531	9.3%
25 to 34	883	15.4%
35 to 44	487	8.5%
45 to 54	656	11.4%
55 to 64	824	14.4%
65 to 74	950	16.6%
75 and over	687	12.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,883	85.1%
Black or African American	103	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	176	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	258	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	315	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate20.9%

Some college or associate's22.2%

Bachelor's degree32.8%

Graduate or professional degree19.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	212	4.7%
High school graduate	940	20.9%
Some college or associate's	997	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,472	32.8%
Graduate or professional degree	866	19.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone75.1%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.4%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,446	75.1%
Carpooled	193	5.9%
Public transit	25	0.8%
Walked	6	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	566	17.4%
Other means	19	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	782	29.1%
15 to 29 min	790	29.4%
30 to 44 min	544	20.2%
45 to 59 min	202	7.5%
60+ min	371	13.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.05
Poverty rate: 5.1% (295 of 5,735)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,563	55.8%
Nonfamily households	1,238	44.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,801	75.3%
Vacant	920	24.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,937	69.2%
Renter-occupied	864	30.8%

1-unit, detached43.6%

1-unit, attached12.8%

2 to 4 units23.4%

5 to 19 units7.1%

20 or more units11.1%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,623	43.6%
1-unit, attached	477	12.8%
2 to 4 units	869	23.4%
5 to 19 units	265	7.1%
20 or more units	413	11.1%
Mobile home & other	74	2.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2559210
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.88 sq mi
Water area: 1.88 sq mi
Center point: 42.8311, -70.8471