ZIP 21804 · Salisbury
Who lives in ZIP code 21804 (Salisbury, MD): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Salisbury, MD · Wicomico County
uszips 2026
People40,430
Median age32.6
Household income$73,156
Home value$243,737
Median rent$1,432/mo
Poverty16.7%
College degree+28.3%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Salisbury, MD
- Wider region
- Salisbury-Ocean Pines, MD
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 228 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 15,707
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.4% are 65 or older; 78.4% are adults.
Household income
36.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,537.
Education (adults 25+)
44.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 40.8%
- Never married
- 43.0%
- Divorced
- 11.5%
- Widowed
- 4.7%
- Family size
- 3.00
- Dual-income families
- 58.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 51.4%
- Rent burden
- 28.4%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 69.1%
- Unemployment
- 7.2%
- Self-employed
- 11.0%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 24.0%
- Veterans
- 4.8%
- With a disability
- 11.5%
- No health insurance
- 8.3%
- Limited English
- 5.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.