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Salisbury Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of Salisbury Area is $21,054, which is lower than the state average of $25,285 and is lower than the national average of $28,051. Salisbury Area median household income is $41,561. On average Salisbury Area residents spend 23.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 23.2 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.4 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #668

Salisbury Area	21,054 USD
North Carolina	25,285 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Salisbury Area	26,669 USD
North Carolina	27,699 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Salisbury Area	31,482 USD
North Carolina	31,802 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Salisbury Area	21,759 USD
North Carolina	23,848 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #634

Salisbury Area	41,561 USD
North Carolina	46,450 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Salisbury Area	53,941 USD
North Carolina	63,562 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Salisbury Area		-8.16%
North Carolina		19.16%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Salisbury Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The North Carolina and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Salisbury Area		North Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.58%	$14,124, see rank	20.11%	$14,590	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	33.21%	$16,665, see rank	29.19%	$16,582	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	3.28%	$3,713, see rank	1.89%	$3,444	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	19.82%	$16,905, see rank	18.06%	$21,428	17.61%	$23,126

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Salisbury Area	50,888 USD
North Carolina	57,146 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Salisbury Area	61,584 USD
North Carolina	74,684 USD
U.S.	85,065 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Salisbury Area	North Carolina	U.S.
White	$45,912, see rank	$51,902	$56,203
Black	$27,103, see rank	$32,702	$35,564
Hispanic	$33,559, see rank	$34,359	$41,994
Asian	$40,145, see rank	$63,958	$71,709
American Indian, Alaska Native	$33,750, see rank	$30,945	$37,469
One Race, Other	$33,520, see rank	$31,596	$40,405
Two or More Races	$21,929, see rank	$38,806	$46,787

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Salisbury Area	North Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$20,902, see rank	$24,444	$25,955
25 to 44	$45,245, see rank	$50,698	$58,073
45 to 64	$50,686, see rank	$55,249	$64,486
65 or over	$31,187, see rank	$33,341	$36,181

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Salisbury Area	North Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	109,105, see rank	7,523,670	243,810,053
Male¹	53,279, 48.83%, see rank	48.05%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	34,666, 65.07%, see rank	69.94%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	104, 0.20%, see rank	2.20%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	34,562, 64.87%, see rank	67.75%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	30,197, 87.37%, see rank	89.23%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,365, 12.63%, see rank	10.77%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	18,613, 34.93%, see rank	30.06%	29.80%
Female¹	55,826, 51.17%, see rank	51.95%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	31,145, 55.79%, see rank	58.94%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	23, 0.04%, see rank	0.24%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	31,122, 55.75%, see rank	58.70%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	28,033, 90.07%, see rank	89.81%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,089, 9.93%, see rank	10.19%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	24,681, 44.21%, see rank	41.06%	40.57%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Salisbury Area	North Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	57,167, 100%	4,237,689	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	48,169, 84.26%, see rank	80.88%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	5,570, 9.74%, see rank	10.70%	10.03%
Public Transportation	327, 0.57%, see rank	1.09%	4.98%
Walked	595, 1.04%, see rank	1.79%	2.82%
Other Means	605, 1.06%, see rank	1.28%	1.76%
Worked at Home	1,901, 3.33%, see rank	4.26%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Salisbury Area	23.4 minutes
North Carolina	23.2 minutes
U.S.	25.4 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Salisbury Area	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	58,230	4,246,096	141,996,548
Male¹	30,197, 51.86%, see rank	51.47%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5,987, 19.83%, see rank	30.85%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	3,932, 13.02%, see rank	13.97%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,534, 15.01%, see rank	17.14%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	276, 0.91%, see rank	1.25%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4,330, 14.34%, see rank	10.61%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	8,477, 28.07%, see rank	19.15%	17.87%
Female¹	28,033, 48.14%, see rank	48.53%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	9,316, 33.23%, see rank	39.96%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	6,635, 23.67%, see rank	20.52%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	9,291, 33.14%, see rank	31.19%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	75, 0.27%, see rank	0.27%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	18, 0.06%, see rank	0.28%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,650, 9.45%, see rank	7.46%	5.77%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Salisbury Area	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	58,230, 100%	4,246,096	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	757, 1.30%, see rank	1.46%	1.90%
Construction	5,111, 8.78%, see rank	7.33%	6.49%
Manufacturing	9,136, 15.69%, see rank	12.84%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	2,026, 3.48%, see rank	2.85%	2.83%
Retail Trade	7,971, 13.69%, see rank	11.73%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	3,258, 5.60%, see rank	4.33%	5.00%
Information	673, 1.16%, see rank	1.82%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,401, 4.12%, see rank	6.37%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3,904, 6.70%, see rank	9.61%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	13,150, 22.58%, see rank	23.35%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	4,469, 7.67%, see rank	8.97%	9.18%
Public Administration	2,294, 3.94%, see rank	4.45%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	3,080, 5.29%, see rank	4.90%	4.95%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Salisbury Area	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	24,670	18.54%, see rank	16.83%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	5,172	14.19%, see rank	12.41%	10.92%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical poverty level data.