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Salisbury, MD vs Dover, DE

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- Dover is 0% more densely populated than Salisbury.
- People are 21.3% more likely to be married in Dover.
- The Median Age is 4.3 years older in Dover.
 Salisbury, MDDover, DEUnited States
 Population  Unlock38,940329,725,481
 Female Population54.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population46.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.438.4
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 Population - 201030,386  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock32,135285,036,114
 Population - 199020,592  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock18.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now60.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,645.393.4
 Land Area13.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Salisbury, MDDover, DEUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 209.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock8.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.6%12.9%
 Age 45 to 548.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.5%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Salisbury, MDDover, DEUnited States
 White46.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock39.4%12.2%
 Asian4.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.5%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.7%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock8.1%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Salisbury, MDDover, DEUnited States
 Married Population28.7%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock32.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock65.2%50.2%
 Never Married51.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.1%10.8%
 Widowed6.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.322.60
 Households13,171  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock8,08380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households6,278  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock32.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children18.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Salisbury    11 Reviews

Elijah · 
Over 5 years ago

I left Salisbury 5 years ago, but a year ago I had some business nearby, so I decides to visit Salisbury, MD for nostalgia’s sake, it was a big mistake. I’ll admit there  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in Salisbury for 10 years before leaving and It’s funny that people keep telling me that Salisbury has very little crime, and that it having high crime is made  More

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I am tired of hearing about salisbury having a "high violent crime rate" in these national reviews. It is inaccurate and damaging to property and business owners here.  More

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Reviews for Dover    9 Reviews

Key points are "an excellent quality of life and a low crime rate" as well as low taxes. Delaware attracts the highest percentage of retirees, plus people of all other  More

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Dover, DE is a great placed to live. I work at OCEAN, which is a non profit organization that sponsors high school exchange students. We had foreign students reside in  More

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Over 7 years ago

Dover, like any town other than Newark, is very unsophisticated, boring, unfriendly, and uneducated. I've resided in many states and Delaware will be the state that I  More

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