Under the previous CBSA definition, the metropolitan area had a population of 423,481 residents as of the 2020 census. And respectively, Under the previous Combined Statistical Area definition, the Salisbury-Cambridge, MD-DE Combined Statistical Area combined the Salisbury metropolitan area with the
Cambridge micropolitan statistical area,[2] with a total 2020 population of 456,012.
Demographics
As of the 2000 census,[3] of there were 109,931 people, 40,579 households, and 27,223 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 68.92%
White, 27.32%
African American, 0.25%
Native American, 1.46%
Asian, 0.02%
Pacific Islander, 0.73% from
other races, and 1.30% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.99% of the population.
The median income for a household in the area was $34,469, and the median income for a family was $42,386. Males had a median income of $29,989 versus $23,292 for females. The
per capita income for the MSA was $17,568.
History
Prior to the 2010 census, the Salisbury metropolitan area consisted only of Wicomico and Somerset counties in Maryland. As of the
2000 census, the MSA had a population of 109,391 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 120,181).[4] Worcester County, Maryland was considered a part of the
Ocean Pines Micropolitan Statistical Area and Sussex County, Delaware was considered a part of the
Seaford Micropolitan Statistical Area.[5]
In 2018, the United States Census Bureau defined the Salisbury-Cambridge, MD-DE Combined Statistical Area, which combined the Salisbury metropolitan area with the
Cambridge, Maryland Micropolitan Statistical Area (
Dorchester County).[2]
The current Salisbury–
Ocean Pines Combined Statistical Area consists of the Salisbury metropolitan area and the Ocean Pines micropolitan area. As of the 2000 Census, the CSA had a population of 155,934 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 169,303).[6]
Shore Transit serves Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester counties with local routes in Salisbury and commuter routes between cities and towns in the three counties.
Ocean City Transportation A Bus service in Ocean City with connections to Shore Transit and DART First State.
Core cities are metropolitan core cities of at least a million people. The other areas are urban areas of cities that have an urban area of 150,000+ or of a metropolitan area of at least 250,000+. Satellite cities are in italics.