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| Salisbury |
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| Population 2000: | 26,462 |
| Population 2002: | 26,444 |
| Elevation: | 746 feet |
| Area codes: | 704 980 |
| Land area: | 17.8 square miles |
| Foreign born: | 5.0% (2.9% Latin America, 1.0% Asia) |
| County: | Rowan |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (24.8%), Manufacturing (24.4%), Retail trade (11.5%). |
| Population growth: | -18 (-0.07%) |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 55.4% |
| Black: | 37.6% |
| Hispanic: | 4.3% |
| Other race: | 1.9% |
| Two or more races: | 1.5% |
| American Indian: | 0.7% |
| Asian Indian: | 0.5% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 50.2% |
| Never married: | 26.5% |
| Widowed: | 10.7% |
| Divorced: | 9.1% |
| Separated: | 3.4% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $93,800 |
| Household income: | $32,923 |
| Resident age: | 37.1 years |
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| Salisbury Compared to North Carolina State Average |
| Median house value: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | below |
| Black race population percentage: | much above |
| Unemployed percentage: | above |
| Institutionalized population percentage: | much above |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 75.7% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 24.1% |
| Unemployed: | 15.5% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 6.5% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 crime index: | 496.5 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 burglaries: | 331 (1210.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 97 (354.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 96 (351.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robberies: | 79 (288.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 20 (73.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 4 (14.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 1,136 (4153.3 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| United States: | 12.8% |
| German: | 9.6% |
| English: | 7.4% |
| Irish: | 3.8% |
| Scotch-Irish: | 2.7% |
| Subsaharan African: | 1.8% |