Salisbury is a medium-sized city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 26,676 people and 14 constituent neighborhoods, Salisbury is the 25th largest community in North Carolina.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Salisbury is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Salisbury is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Salisbury who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.45%), sales jobs (8.93%), and management occupations (8.42%).

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 19.11 minutes getting to work every day.

For their daily commute to and from work, many people in Salisbury choose to take public transit. Most of these commuters are using the bus.

Salisbury Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Salisbury who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 24.13% of adults in Salisbury have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Salisbury in 2000 was $18,864, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $75,456 for a family of four.

Salisbury is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Salisbury home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Salisbury is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Salisbury include German, English, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Salisbury is English. Some people also speak Spanish.