Salisbury, MD

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Salisbury, MD: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 68,541. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet SALISBURY-MD · Salisbury, MD 3 ZIPs · 68,541 pop · #12321/25278 · Wicomico County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $72,235
  • RANK-MID #12321/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Parsonsburg
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 55% owners
  • POP-SMALL 68,541
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 21801→21804
  • HOME-MID $285,700

Nearest income peer: Parsonsburg, MD ( $1,024 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Salisbury

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Salisbury on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Salisbury, MD sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 49%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
68,541
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$72,235
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (3) - lead code 21804 (38,491 residents). Household income $72,235 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (54.8%) for this income tier, rent $1,273 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Maryland, Girdletree is the closest lower-income city and Goldsboro the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Salisbury.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Salisbury differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Salisbury: $71,313 in ZIP 21801 to $73,156 in 21804. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.0×

21801 to 21804

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.3×

21804 to 21801

Poverty-rate spread
1.1 points

21801 to 21804

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 21804 skews compact Salisbury

In this 3-ZIP cluster, 21804 covers about 56% of Salisbury's 68,541 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Salisbury

Citywide ZBP: 1,991 establishments, 31,564 employees , annual payroll $1,683,986k (~29 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 21801 (1,141 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (321) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Salisbury, MD

These ZIP codes sit in Wicomico County, which covers 16 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Salisbury. See the Wicomico County roll-up →

Salisbury sits in the lower half of Wicomico County on income: Delmar, Hebron and Pittsville report more, Fruitland and Mardela Springs report less. Hebron marks the far end of that range at $112,991, 56% above Salisbury.

Side-by-side: Compare 21804 vs 21801 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
21804 38,491 $73,156 833 200
21801 29,961 $71,313 1,141 274
21802 89 n/a 17 654

Salisbury roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Salisbury, .