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.
- Mardela Spring · lowest
Mardela Spring · lowest
$62,880 median HH income
- Fruitland · near
Fruitland · near
$64,946 median HH income
- Parsonsburg · near
Parsonsburg · near
$71,211 median HH income
- Salisbury · this city
Salisbury · this city
$72,235 median HH income
- Willards · near
Willards · near
$78,393 median HH income
- Pittsville · near
Pittsville · near
$79,665 median HH income
- Hebron · highest
Hebron · highest
$112,991 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.
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×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.3×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 1.1 points
21801 to 21804
21804 to 21801
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) .
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 →
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, .