ZIP 21801 · Salisbury
Who lives in ZIP code 21801 (Salisbury, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Salisbury, MD · Wicomico County
uszips 2026
People30,088
Median age36.9
Household income$71,313
Home value$320,502
Median rent$1,114/mo
Poverty15.6%
College degree+33.5%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Salisbury, MD
- Wider region
- Salisbury-Ocean Pines, MD
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 290 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,348
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.5% are 65 or older; 77.0% are adults.
Household income
34.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,002.
Education (adults 25+)
47.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 41.7%
- Never married
- 39.1%
- Divorced
- 11.1%
- Widowed
- 8.0%
- Family size
- 3.11
- Dual-income families
- 52.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 58.2%
- Rent burden
- 31.7%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.3%
- Unemployment
- 5.9%
- Self-employed
- 11.8%
- Farmers
- 0.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 28.7%
- Veterans
- 5.7%
- With a disability
- 12.3%
- No health insurance
- 6.5%
- Limited English
- 2.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.