Salisbury, PA

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Salisbury, Pennsylvania

Salisbury, Pennsylvania, in Somerset county, is 67 miles SE of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The town is part of the Johnstown metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 878 people people live in Salisbury.

The People and Families of Salisbury

In Salisbury, about 52% of adults are married. Single people feel welcome in Salisbury, and many people make their homes without family or roommates living with them.

Its large mature (over 65) population grounds the town nicely.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Salisbury had a median family income of $36,188.

Salisbury Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Salisbury, about 73% are lived in by their owners, not renters. The average year in which most residences in the town were built is earlier than in most places. Renting one (or even zero) bedroom apartments is pretty common in Salisbury. If you're looking for affordable rentals, the town is one place with an advantage over most places in Pennsylvania. Salisbury isn't one of those high-end towns with high property taxes.

Commuting

In Salisbury, 91% of commuters drive to work.

High Points

Salisbury strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Pennsylvania):

Category	Trophy
Affordability of Rents (vs. State)	Top 1%
Affordability of Property Taxes (vs. State)	Top 13%

Comparative Profile of Salisbury, PA

Comparing Salisbury to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Pennsylvania (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Senior Citizens
Age of the Population
Female Share of the Population
Male Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men
Children Under 5 Years Old
Racial Diversity

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Median Family Income
People Above Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Short Commute Times
Working at Home
Walking and Biking to Work

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Affordability of Rents
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
People Living Alone
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Affordability of Property Taxes
Housing Recently Built

Category	Value
Nearest Large City	67 miles SE of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
County	Somerset
Metro Area	Johnstown
Standard Zip Codes	15558
Phone Area Codes	814
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	39.753
Longitude	-79.08

Station	FROSTBURG 2
Distance	9.9 miles
Jan Temp	17 to 32 F
Apr Temp	35 to 57 F
Jul Temp	58 to 79 F
Oct Temp	39 to 59 F
Annual Precip	44.5 inches

Station	CONFLUENCE 1 SW DAM
Distance	15.5 miles
Jan Temp	16 to 37 F
Apr Temp	34 to 63 F
Jul Temp	57 to 85 F
Oct Temp	37 to 65 F
Annual Precip	45.5 inches

Station	SAVAGE RIVER DAM
Distance	16.6 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 33 F
Apr Temp	37 to 58 F
Jul Temp	60 to 80 F
Oct Temp	40 to 60 F
Annual Precip	39.5 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	878	100%
Male	415	47.3%
Female	463	52.7%
Under 18	207	23.6%
18+	671	76.4%
65+	191	21.8%
Median Age	41.4
Average Family Size	3.07
White	875	99.7%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	3	0.3%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	7	0.8%
Median Family Income (1999)	$36,188
Population In Poverty	160	18.3%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	829
Growth	-49
Growth %	-5.59%

Ancestry	Percent
German	54.9%
Irish	9.1%
US/American	8.2%
Italian	6.3%
English	5.6%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	4.7%
Welsh	1.9%
Scottish	1.8%
Dutch	1.4%
Polish	1%
European	0.8%
French (except Basque)	0.8%
Swiss	0.6%
Greek	0.6%
Canadian	0.5%
Norwegian	0.3%
Pennsylvania German	0.3%
Danish	0.3%
Scotch-Irish	0.3%
Austrian	0.3%
Ukrainian	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Salisbury	878	$36,188
Addison	214	$34,250
Berlin	2,192	$35,714
Garrett	449	$27,375
Meyersdale	2,473	$29,798
Rockwood	954	$31,023
Wellersburg	176	$23,750

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