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Salisbury, New York.

A community in Nassau County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Nassau County’s.

Living in Salisbury, Nassau County, New York

Salisbury, in Nassau County, had 12,618 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $162,478 a year and half less, against $146,202 across Nassau County; 5% of its people live below the poverty line. 91% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 9% are rented. Unemployment in Nassau County was 3.8% in August 2026, and the county had 0.7% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then finance and property.

People 12,618 in the 2020 census; median age 45.4
Household income $162,478 the median, give or take $36,530 · Nassau County: $146,202
Unemployment 3.8% Nassau County, August 2026; 3.8% a year before
Homes 91% lived in by their owners; 9% rented
  • 4,331households
  • 48%of adults have a degree
  • 5%below the poverty line
  • 32 mintypical commute
  • 11%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care30%
  • Banks, insurance and property13%
  • Professional and business services10%
  • Shops (retail)9%
  • Building trades7%
  • Transport, warehouses and utilities7%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Nassau County had 636,274 jobs in 2025, 0.7% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 42° and 27°; warmest in July, 86° and 68° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 42° 27° F M A M J J 86° 68° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 42° and 27°; warmest in July, 86° and 68° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 42° 27° F M A M J J 86° 68° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 42° and lows near 27°; warmest in July, with highs near 86° and lows near 68°. About 18 inches of snow and 45 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Mineola weather station, 3 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Nassau County

  1. Long Island Jewish Medical CenterGeneral hospital15,304FTE
  2. North Shore University HospitalGeneral hospital14,219FTE
  3. FreedomCareHome care of elderly, non-medical12,475
  4. Northwell7,689
  5. Nassau University Medical CenterGeneral hospital3,343FTE
  6. South Nassau Communities HospitalGeneral hospital3,279FTE
  7. St. Francis HospitalGeneral hospital3,061FTE
  8. Hofstra UniversityUniversity or college2,547

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 647 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 152,966 people in all across the county; Salisbury has two of its own. Hospitals come from their Medicare cost reports (CMS, 2023) and colleges from IPEDS (NCES, 2023–24); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. Winter weatherRelatively moderate
  2. Ice stormsRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Salisbury’s census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, very low. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Nassau County.