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Population (year 2000): 26,462. Estimated
population in July 2005: 27,563 (+4.2% change)
Males: 12,548 (47.4%), Females: 13,914 (52.6%)
Rowan County
Zip codes:
28144,
28146,
28147.
Median resident age: 37.1 years
Median household income: $32,923 (year 2000)
Median house value: $93,800 (year 2000)
Races in Salisbury:
- 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%)
Ancestries: United States (12.8%), German
(9.6%), English (7.4%), Irish (3.8%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%),
Subsaharan African (1.8%).
Elevation: 746 feet
Land area: 17.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Salisbury
- High school or higher: 75.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
- Unemployed: 15.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Salisbury city
- Never married: 26.5%
- Now married: 50.2%
- Separated: 3.4%
- Widowed: 10.7%
- Divorced: 9.1%
5.0% Foreign born (2.9% Latin America, 1.0%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,996 (+8.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Salisbury:
- ROWAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (612 MOCKSVILLE
AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Salisbury:
- DAVIE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; MOCKSVILLE,
NC)
- NORTHEAST MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; CONCORD,
NC)
- LEXINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC (about 21 miles;
LEXINGTON, NC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Salisbury:
- SMITH REYNOLDS (about 37 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC;
ID: INT)
- CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 45 miles; CHARLOTTE,
NC; ID: CLT)
- PIEDMONT TRIAD INTERNATIONAL (about 48 miles;
GREENSBORO, NC; ID: GSO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Salisbury:
- ROWAN COUNTY (about 4 miles; SALISBURY, NC; ID: RUQ)
- DAVIDSON COUNTY (about 15 miles; LEXINGTON, NC; ID:
EXX)
- TWIN LAKES (about 17 miles; MOCKSVILLE, NC; ID: 8A7)
Amtrak station:
SALISBURY (DEPOT & LIBERTY STS.). Services: partially
wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public
payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking,
call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public
transit connection.
Colleges/Universities in Salisbury:
- ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 2,499; Location: BOX 1595; Public; Website:
www.rccc.cc.nc.us)
- CATAWBA COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 1,309;
Location: 2300 W INNES ST; Private, not-for-profit;
Offers Master's degree)
- LIVINGSTONE COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 979;
Location: 701 W MONROE ST; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.livingstone.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- CAROLINA BEAUTY COLLEGE 15 (FT enrollment:
62; Location: 1902 S MAIN ST; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Salisbury:
- FORSYTH TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles;
WINSTON SALEM, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,271)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 31
miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 13,706)
- WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles;
WINSTON-SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 2,508)
- WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; WINSTON
SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 5,944)
- CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles;
CHARLOTTE, NC; FT enrollment: 7,967)
- HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; HIGH POINT,
NC; FT enrollment: 2,564)
- NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL ST UNIV
(about 43 miles; Greensboro, NC; FT enrollment: 6,970)
Public high schools in Salisbury:
- EAST ROWAN HIGH (Students: 1,394; Location:
175 ST LUKE'S CHURCH RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SALISBURY HIGH (Students: 920; Location: 500
LINCOLNTON RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HENDERSON INDEPENDENT HIGH (Students: 178;
Location: 1215 N MAIN STREET; Grades: 08 - 12)
Private high schools in Salisbury:
- NORTH HILLS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 396;
Location: 2970 WEST INNES ST; Grades: PK - 12)
- SALISBURY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 14;
Location: PO BOX 1666; Grades: 2 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Salisbury:
- CHARLES C ERWIN MIDDLE (Students: 906;
Location: 170 ST LUKE'S CHURCH RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WEST ROWAN MIDDLE (Students: 830; Location:
5925 STATESVILLE BLVD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- KNOLLWOOD ELEMENTARY (Students: 791;
Location: 3075 SHUE RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- SOUTHEAST MIDDLE (Students: 731; Location:
1570 PEELER ROAD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- KNOX MIDDLE (Students: 637; Location: 1625
PARK RD W; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HURLEY ELEMENTARY (Students: 622; Location:
625 HURLEY SCHOOL RD; Grades: PK - 05)
- E HANFORD DOLE ELEMENTARY (Students: 569;
Location: 465 CHOATE ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- CARROLL T OVERTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 443;
Location: 1825 PARK RD W; Grades: PK - 05)
- H D ISENBERG ELEMENTARY (Students: 397;
Location: 2800 JAKE ALEXANDER BLVD N; Grades: KG - 05)
- ROWAN ACADEMY (Students: 72; Location: 1010
AIRPORT ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Salisbury:
- SACRED HEART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
265; Location: 123 NORTH ELLIS STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST JOHNS KINDERGARTEN (Students: 43;
Location: 200 W INNES STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
- SALISBURY ADVENTIST SCHOOL (Students: 29;
Location: 305 RUDOLPH RD; Grades: KG - 9)
Library in Salisbury:
- ROWAN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$2,229,462; Location: 201 W. FISHER ST; 189,779 books;
5,596 audio materials; 7,017 video materials; 420 serial
subscriptions)
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